Posted on 07/13/2018 10:42:52 PM PDT by Norski
Pit bulls have never had the best reputation in Montreal, or really in any other city. Especially over the last couple years there's been a lot of back and forth on whether or not a pit bull ban will be enforced in the city. After Valerie Plante was elected mayor, dog owners thought the fight was over as the pit bull ban was revoked. But, for the last few months Bill 128 has still been in talks, and it doesn't look good for the dogs.
Despite the bad rep, there are still a few places in and around Montreal that allow dogs on sight. One of those being Hudson's Sandy Beach right outside of the city. Well, they did allow dogs, up until yesterday.
The area has always been a super popular spot for locals as well as tourists and out of town visitors. Since it was one of the only beaches in Quebec to be dog friendly, at times it looked more like a dog park than a place you'd actually want to sun tan and swim.
Dog owners are now out of luck though as the beach is now officially off limits to all dogs. It's because of a totally random pit bull attacked that sparked a lot of fear within beach-goers and even caused injury. Here's what happened.
(Excerpt) Read more at mtlblog.com ...
This was suggested in another post recently, and appears to have both humor and merit.
An interesting piece of information is that while the spay/neuter rate for most breeds is above 70%, the rate for pit bulls is at or below 20%.
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“I do not fear an army of lions, if they are led by a lamb. I do fear an army of sheep, if they are led by a lion. Alexander the Great. “
Thank you for the above quote.
Yes. This makes very good sense.
“I am not aware of any dogs that hold religious beliefs.”
That just proves your Total Insensitivity to dogs and their inner lives. DOGS ARE PEOPLE, TOO!!! My dog, for instance, self-identifies as a penis-bearing lesbian Hittite warrior queen from the Bronx. She/He/It/They are very demanding. But I do my best, damnit. Not like you insensitive slobs. Humph!
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