Letsendbslnow

29/04/2023

Losing a beloved pet, such as a dog, can be extremely painful. There's no right or wrong way to grieve, even if you have had time to prepare.

But what if that process of grief was stolen from you? Can you imagine how it would feel if your dog was meant to be cared for by someone else and they did not tell you your dog was dead?

To make matters worse, what if they waited 6 days, 7 days, or almost 4 weeks before they had the decency to tell you?

This happened on three occasions with dogs that were being held under the Dangerous Dogs Act. The police not only failed to tell the owners at the time, they hadn't even informed the families their dogs had been sick or being treated, and one of the dogs wasn't treated but was found dead in her kennel.

Why hadn't the police informed the families?
Because currently there is no guidance from the government to the authorities, whose job it is to seize and hold dogs, on what to do in these situations should they occur,

The same applies for many dogs who are lucky enough to return that have received veterinary treatment or operations. Families are often left devastated when their dog is returned with ears or tails amputated or missing teeth, and they had never been informed.

We have this campaign running to create new legal requirements that families be informed immediately if a dog has been rushed to the vet, been operated on, placed on medication, or had any form of amputation.

Please sign the petition so no other family has to go through this, and share to encourage friends and families to sign.

PLEASE NOTE. Your signature only counts after you open your email and click the verify link.

Thank You, and please give your pet an extra cuddle tonight.

Please share far and wide and encourage everyone to sign 💔
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/635704

31/03/2023

UK petition.
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Currently there is no guidance or legal requirements from government on authorities who are responsible for enforcing dangerous dogs legislation to notify owners, if their dog is unwell, needs veterinary treatment, is dying or has died.

Dogs have been cremated or frozen without families knowing and only being informed at a later date. A dog should not be cremated or frozen without an owners consent allowing them a chance to seek a post mortem to establish the reasons why.

Many dogs also and very sadly that are returned are done so with weight loss or health problems they didn't have prior to being taken. Often no veterinary records or kennel records are made available to families.

Examples
Dog 1) died on 21/11/22 after eating his bed & developed bloat. Owner not told until 6 days later.

Dog 2) died over the Christmas period of 2022 and their owner was only notified on 16/01/23

Dog 3) was put to sleep at a vets on 01/03/23 after not responding to medications. Owner was not notified until 07/03/23

This has to change so please sign the petition to help protect the dogs and their families.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/635704

18/01/2023

12/07/2021

https://www.facebook.com/490002154450178/posts/4112874522162905/

It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of our beautiful boy Bobby, the last in a long line of pit bull type dogs granted exemption by the Court to a member of our team. Bobby was a very special boy, and we managed to help save his life through the Court system not once but twice. Like the other dogs exempted to CLAIN Trustees and staff - Rocky, Pink, Frankie and Sniper, who were all so very much loved by us, and Tinks who remains with one of our team - Bobby was a gentle, loving, wonderful dog who would never hurt a fly. He lived happily with other animals and loved every person he ever met, even appearing at a local dog event in his muzzle to give an example of how BSL targets the wrong dogs. Bobby was exempted by way of ownership to our founding Trustee Fran Ellis several years after we had stepped in to help his original owner when he was first deemed to be of type, and was cared for, loved and cherished by his best friend Cathy until his very last moments. Thank you to everyone who has sent condolences and kind words on the loss of Bobby. We are all very grateful, in particular Fran and Cathy.

As our supporters are aware, we have helped dogs through the Court system for many years, sometimes because they have been handled incorrectly and been allowed to become out of control, but more frequently because of the nightmare of Breed Specific Legislation which says dogs of pit bull type are illegal and should be destroyed. We have lost count of the number of sweet, gentle dogs we have known whose lives have been at risk because the law says their looks make them dangerous. BSL is legalised murder, and next month marks an unbelievable 30 years of this travesty. BSL DOES NOT WORK. We will not stop fighting for change and lending our support to those dogs who are victims of this wicked law, until it is replaced with better and more effective legislation.

After several years of non stop Court cases, then several years when cases needing help from us have always regularly trickled through, we are once again seemingly faced with yet more of the fallout for dogs from the big business of dog breeding and selling during covid. We have seen a rapid increase in the number of bull breeds being bred and then seized because of how they look, and sadly we fear we have hard times ahead once again. We do not blame those whose job it is to uphold the law of the land, we must all seek to change the law NOW. Lobby your MP, make your views known and your voice heard. But please, do not forget those who are facing death right now.

We have two dogs we are helping who are due in Court in the next few weeks for their future to be decided. Neither dog has done anything wrong whatsoever, nor are they accused of being dangerous. They are both facing death because they look a certain way. Of course we cannot use general charity funds to help dogs in this situation, so we set up Precious Pink’s memorial fund specifically to honour the memory of our special pit bull girl Pink by helping others in her position. Pink’s case was fought all the way to judicial review and won, finally allowing her to live her life as she deserved, exempted to Fran Ellis. We know she would want us to continue to fight for others like her, but we need your help to do it. Please, if you can, donate to help the next two on the list. We will do all we can but we simply cannot do it without you. Please, please help if you can. Thank you x

NARLA is a pretty young bully girl who was rescued by her owner from a bad situation. She is gentle and kind, and loves her family. Her owner is so upset without her, she has already worked hard to fund a £1,000 behavioural report herself, but is struggling to fund the remainder of the legal fees required to fight for Narla, which will be in the region of £1,500. Please help us to help her x

BUSTER is a six year old Pharaoh hound cross who has been owned since he was a puppy by his owner who has now been taken into custody. The law says that that fact means Buster must die unless a fit and proper keeper already known to the dog is able to apply to the Court to secure his future. We will provide more information about Buster in due course, but we need help with his legal fees which we estimate will be in the region of £2,900. Buster has no one except us now to fight for him, please please help us. Time is ticking on and we just cannot let him down.

Once again we thank everyone who stands with us in the fight against BSL, and ask you to remember Bobby today. He finally got the life he deserved, but the rest of his kind still need us all x

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28/04/2021

Please sign and share the petition, why? Because as it stands, the government have no immediate plans to repel BSL, we must try and do our utmost to get changes within the DDA that can stop the unnecessary euthanizing of family pets.

As the law stands if the police seize your dog and you have signed a form not realising that you have relinquished ownership of your dog the police are well within the law to take your dog straight to a vet to be put to sleep.

A family dog should not be pts under the dangerous dogs act for at least a 48 hour period from the moment they are seized. This will allow all families to consider their position instead of feeling pressured into signing a disclaimer giving the authorities permission to destroy without going to court.

This petition calls for a change of law to Require a 48 hours’ notice before a ‘dangerous dog’ can be destroyed.

Too many people risk losing their beloved family dog by not knowing their rights at the time their dog is seized. The law should be changed so that dog owners are given 48 hours’ notice before their dog can be destroyed.

17/04/2021

Too many people risk losing their beloved family dog by not knowing their rights at the time their dog is seized. Currently if you sign over your dog to the police they can destroy your dog immediately without the need to go to court.

When police visit people's homes many owners are left feeling scared or intimidated into signing over their dog as they have not been properly informed of their rights

The law should be changed so that dog owners are given at least a 48 hours’ notice before their dog can be destroyed. Allowing them to seek proper advice and understanding both theirs and their dogs rights to a defence.

Please help by signing and sharing this petition. YOUR SIGNATURE WILL ONLY COUNT BY CLICKING THE VERIFICATION IN EMAIL LINK YOU RECEIVE AFTER SIGNING.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/574548

If you find yourself in this position contact us on facebook. Through Help. Police Have Seized My Dog or Rockys Army Fighting BSL & DDA

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