Recently, the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association released a statement on their views on declawing cats. The organization strongly opposes the practice, stating that the elective procedure is unnecessary and causes needless suffering. Previously, the CVMA had stated that the procedure was acceptable under some circumstances. They have now updated their guidelines to recommend that the […]
Don’t Blame the Breed
On September 27th, the city council of Montreal passed (37-23) a new by-law that will ban pit bulls and pit bull-type breeds. This by-law was made effective just four months after a Montreal woman was killed by what the police claimed to be a “pit bull looking” dog. DNA tests were not released. Montreal has […]
Excalibur….
I’m going to go out on a limb here with a topic that many people have a strong opinion about and that is Excalibur. He was the mixed-breed dog owned by the Spanish nurse who contracted Ebola. After it was confirmed that the nurse did indeed have Ebola, the dog was euthanized despite protests around […]
