Hello
Everyone,
I
really need your help.
As you know, in Windsor, ON in September, 2004 BSL was
passed banning the new ownership of "pit bull" type dogs.
Since the passing of this by-law, AFTU has been working
diligently to fight the City of Windsor and trying to save
as many dogs as we can. To
date, AFTU has saved over 75 dogs and placed them into
forever homes. Still, with all of our efforts we estimate
that over 175 dogs have been euthanized. It is truly an
astounding number!
On this past New Year's Eve, a young pup was found
abandoned in a snow bank by a
young man. He brought the frozen, nearly dead pup
home to his aunt. The boy's aunt, a woman named
Stephanie, stayed up all night gently massaging the young
pup's body near her opened stove. Thinking the pup was
actually a full grown Chihuahua, she named him Taco. It
took several weeks for the pup to regain full mobility and
several trips to the vet to insure that the pup was going
to make it. It was during this time that she discovered
that the dog was not a Chihuahua, but instead could
possibly be a "pit bull" type pup. She did not care and
opened her home to this poor little soul.
Since then, Stephanie has been served with a
prohibited notice on Taco and she just had her appeal
hearing on March 22, 2005. Taco is
now approximately 4 months old and has been living in
Stephanie's home since his arrival on New Year's Eve.
The Appeal Hearing Committee has decided that Taco should
be euthanized humanely within the next 6 days.
Before
I go any further, I must tell you a bit about Stephanie.
Stephanie had her leg amputated last year. She was
released from the hospital mid-November, 2004. During her
stay in the hospital, she faced many changes in her life.
Not only did she lose her leg, but she also lost her job,
her home and her marriage ended. She also needed to learn
to walk again. Needless to say, with all the obstacles
and changes in her life in 2004, Stephanie slipped into
depression. But, when this nearly dead pup was delivered
to her, she took on the challenge of saving his life with
incredible strength and courage.
Almost
as a "payback", Taco taught Stephanie to walk again. The
two of them go for strolls daily and he is always gentle
and sure not to pull. It is as if he knows he could make
her fall if he did. When Stephanie is feeling down, Taco
sits with her and comforts her with his head in her lap.
This young dog is so full of love for this woman who
selflessly nursed him back to health. The role is now
reversed and Taco is now healing Stephanie. With so many
changes in her life, things do not always look so rosy.
But, Taco brightens her day and keeps her going.
If we
do not act on this immediately, this young boy could face
euthanization and Stephanie will lose her "youngest
child." She is absolutely devastated by the outcome of
the Appeal Committee.
I am
asking each and every one of you to please take 5 minutes
and email the Mayor and City Councilors of Windsor. Let
them know that this is unacceptable. I have included all
of their email addresses below. Just copy and paste them
to your "To" box.
Help
us save Taco's life!!
Thanking you in
advance for your help in this matter.
Regards,
Tammy Williams
Co-Founder /
Fundraising / Rescue
Advocates for the
Underdog
MY ONTARIO INCLUDES PIT
BULLS!!
PUNISH THE DEED....NOT THE
BREED.
What is man
without the beasts?
If all the
beasts were gone,
men would die
from great loneliness of spirit.
For whatever
happens to the beasts,
soon happens to
man.
All things are
connected.
-Chief Seattle
(Duwamish tribe)
