This by-law will give dog owner only 24 hrs to find an accredited canine evaluator if the dog has caused a laceration on a person or another dog before being murdered.
Any type of injury where the skin is broken will be met with an automatic death sentence regardless of scenario or circumstances. This is insane!
Montreal just murdered Wicca...seems they got a taste of blood..
Sign..let them know the world is watching and we will not just sit back and let them kill dog after dog....
Toronto has a different manner of dealing with dog bites and perhaps this could be looked at as an alternative. It is as follows:
§ 349-14. Dogs that have bitten persons or animals; muzzles.
[Amended 2009-03-31 by By-law No. 349-2009]
A. Where the Executive Director has reason to believe that a dog has bitten a person or
domestic animal, the Executive Director shall:
(1) Where the bite is the first bite on record with the City, and where the bite
occurred on the owner's premises, serve the owner with a notice of caution.
(2) Serve the owner with a notice to muzzle if in his or her opinion the bite
referred to in Subsection A(1) is severe.
(3) Where the bite is a second or subsequent bite on record with the City, serve
the owner with a notice to muzzle.
B. Where the Executive Director has reason to believe that a dog has bitten a person or
domestic animal in the City other than on the owner's premises, the Executive
Director shall serve the owner with a notice to muzzle.
ANIMALS § 349-15
349-9 2009 - 03 - 31
§ 349-15. Notice of caution and notice to muzzle; hearing; microchip.
A. An owner who is served with a notice of caution or a notice to muzzle is entitled to
a hearing by the Executive Director who may confirm the notice or exempt the
owner from the muzzling requirements. [Amended 2009-03-31 by By-law No.
349-2009]
B. To receive a hearing, the owner must mail or deliver to the Executive Director
within 30 days after a copy of the notice of caution or notice to muzzle is served on
the owner, notice in writing requesting a hearing. [Amended 2009-03-31 by Bylaw No. 349-2009]
C. Although a hearing may be requested, a notice served pursuant to § 349-14 takes
effect when it is served on the person to whom it is directed.
D. Once a notice to muzzle has been issued and properly served upon the owner of the
dog, no person shall permit the dog to be off the premises of the owner unless
properly muzzled.
E. For the purposes of Subsection D, where an owner of a dog has exclusive
possession of part of a building or property, “premises” means that portion of the
property of which the owner has exclusive possession.
F. Once a notice to muzzle has been issued and properly served upon the owner of the
dog, the owner of the dog shall ensure that the dog is identified with a microchip.
