Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Dublin council evicting family pets

Dublin city council have decreed that all dogs belonging to 'dangerous' breeds which belong to council tenants must go...

You can read more here:

Anvil Ireland press release

Please sign the petition here.

There is also a thread with sample letters and more information on D For Dog .

This is senseless, absolutely senseless discrimination against innocent dogs and their owners. Already there are family pets in overflowing pounds which are destined to be put to sleep because the council have decided all dogs of certain breeds are dangerous. Discrimination of this kind against humans would be condemned as racism and would basically equate to, for example,everyone from a particular ethnic minority being evicted because one or two had a violent history. Seems to me it's the council who should be evicted.

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