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Breed Specific Legislation

First they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for the communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a communist.

Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for me
And there was no-one left
To speak out for me.

"Those who don't learn from History are Doomed to repeat it."

WHO CARES

We go about our daily chores,
Not wanting to know facts,
That scary things are happening,
So then we turn our backs.

They take our rights and liberties,
Of yours and then of Mine,
And all it took to prevent it,
Was a little of your time.

To close your eyes and say so what,
Has caused part of this mess,
While lots of us fight hard and true,
And cope with heaps of stress.

Because you don't believe it,
Doesn't mean it isn't true,
When they come for your beloved,
Then what will you do?

We could say "We told you so",
But then what does that prove,
We keep you in the picture,
But NOW'S the time to move.

So if you sit, and say so what,
To you I say adieu,
Because you may say "WHO CARES",
I say to you, I DO!
--
Ginette Elliott

PUNISH THE DEED, NOT THE BREED

Have you heard of the next item on the anti-companion animals agenda? Its called BSL or Breed Specific Legislation.  Then if they have their way with that it will be the European Convention - or simply put - there will end up being only one type of dog world wide - yep Hitler's Arian race all over again, only this time it is dogs, and this push is originating from the same country too!

Is your dog under 7 inches tall, a Dachshund maybe? Or maybe your dog is over 14 inches tall? Perhaps a German Shepherd?

Does your breed have a pushed in face. Is it a Pug or Boxer?

Does your breed have "bull" in its name, like Staffordshire Bull Terrier or Bull Terrier?

Does your breed have the merle gene? Is your dog a Collie?

Well you may not have that dog for much longer. Some one, without consultation with the stakeholders, will decide you should not have these dogs.

A few of its many ludicrous claims follow:

The Bulldog has in its opinion markedly folded skin, too short a skull and abnormally positioned teeth. The heads should be completely redesigned or the breed banned.

The Cocker Spaniel is considered by the Convention to have ears which are too long. They should be bred for shorter ears or banned.

The Boxer it alleges has difficulties in feeding due to "abnormal positioning of its teeth" which presumably require repositioning!

The sad sad thing in all this is that the real cruelty, the real issues, are not addressed.

Remember the Rat Trap.

A SIMPLE LESSON:

A rat looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package. What food might it contain? He was aghast to discover that it was a rat trap.

Retreating to the farmyard the rat proclaimed the warning; "There is a rat trap in the house, a rat trap in the house!" The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, "Excuse me, Mr. Rat, I can tell this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it."

The rat turned to the pig and told him, "There is a rat trap in the house, a rat trap in the house!" "I am so very sorry Mr. Rat," sympathized the pig, "but there is nothing I can do about it but pray. Be assured that you are in my prayers."

The rat turned to the cow. She said, "Like wow, Mr. Rat. A rat trap. I am in grave danger. Duh?"

So the rat returned to the house, head down and dejected, to face the farmer's rat trap alone. That very night a sound was heard throughout the house, like the sound of a rat trap catching its prey.

The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see that it was a venomous snake whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmer's wife.

The farmer rushed her to the hospital. She returned home with a fever. Now everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup's main ingredient.

His wife's sickness continued so that friends and neighbours came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them the farmer butchered the pig.

The farmer's wife did not get well. She died, and so many people came for her funeral that the farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide meat for all of them to eat.

So the next time you hear that someone is facing a problem and think that it does not concern you, remember that when there is a rat trap in the house, the whole farmyard is at risk.

Nick Trikilis President EDBA

Organisations that are fighting this ridiculous proposed Legislation.