FREE BRINDI: May 27, 2009

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Message from Hendsbee

My local councilor, David Hendsbee, was kind enough to forward me a message he wrote to his colleagues at city hall last week.

I want to thank him most sincerely, and I believe he's already received a few thank-you's from folks around North America. Here's one:

From: Judy Loudin <@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 21:57:02 -0600
To: <david.hendsbee@halifax.ca>
Subject: Brindi needs to go home now!

Dear Sir,
Thank you so much for your attempts to reach the people who are in charge of this horrific situation. I hope and pray that sanity will prevail and that Brindi will be released to Francesca post haste. As you noted, the publicity is circling the globe and not putting Halifax in a very good light as a tourist destination. Hopefully reason will prevail and you and those who share your wisdom and common sense will work together to overcome this dastardly situation, release this poor dog from her prison, and allow Brindi and Francesca and the people of Halifax, Nova Scotia to get on with the business of living.
Again, I thank you for your comments to those who have the power to end this travesty of justice posthaste. Blessings from Wyoming, USA Judy Loudin M.Ed LCMT LCR

Judy Loudin
http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/WY54.html
The Healing Journey Rescue
Burns, WY 82053
"The last stop on their journey home!"

I am also glad to report that a few neighbors are signing statements of support to go to the court, and I hope that this may help.

HELP! HALIFAX WANTS TO KILL MY DOG!

My beloved companion and partner, over six years on death row and it's not over! In July 2008, Halifax dogcatchers seized my dog Brindi on an order to destroy her they issued without any warning - and without legal backing. Her crimes? Two reported scuffles with other dogs, and a third instance of getting loose accidentally, running to check out an approaching dog, which she never touched. She never bit a person or inflicted an injury to a dog that required medical attention. The city refused to reconsider, let alone negotiate; it rejected every alternative to killing Brindi, ignoring pleas from neighbors, trainer, vet, groomer, kennel owner, and hundreds of others - and no less than 5 positive behaviour assessments. A long, traumatic, destructive battle, with judges virtually washing their hands of her and sweeping aside all legal constraints on the city. In fact, they gave it more power - leaving her fate in the hands of the city that already decided to kill her! Halifax never deemed her dangerous - and the law does not even require dangerous dogs to be put down. HELP!