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Grrr, sometimes hoomans make me so growly! How can there be such loving, kind, and intelligent beings in the species, and then there are those that obviously have nothing useful between their ears?? *sigh*
In Northern Ireland, there is a sweet doggie named Bruce. He is an American Staffordshire Bully, most likely. Well, in Northern Ireland they have a stupid law that says that any dog that 'exhibits the qualities of a pit bull'--in other words, just LOOKS a certain way--are illegal, dangerous, and probably immoral. Ok, I made up that last bit. Makes about as much sense as the rest of it though. Anyway, all such dogs found in N. Ireland will be confiscated and killed. End of story. Bruce is very close to becoming a victim of this law. Although he is not an aggressive dog and has never so much as lifted a paw against anyone, almost two years ago he was taken from his loving family. His loving family has been waging a legal battle to save him since then. Ironically, there is a rescue in SOUTHERN Ireland that is ready and willing to take him, but there is no provision in the law in Northern Ireland to allow this. And it gets worse. Since Bruce has been in the 'care' of the authorities, he has lost weight, had his tail amputated due to an infection, and has developed open pressure sores on his body. So not only are they intending to kill him, they are failing to provide adequate care until that time comes.
This is where you come in. Bruce was scheduled to be PTS yesterday, but has been given a stay of execution. For how long, no one knows. So there is still time to add your voice to those that are calling for Bruce to be saved. You can sign a petition that is posted on The Petition Site, asking that Bruce be returned to his family. You can sign anonymously if you wish. And if you are interested in doing more, just paw-mail me, and I can give you more information on where to write. Here is the address for the petition, please copy and paste, and CROSSPOST this information!!
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