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Help this pet, PLEASE take action!

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<br />"FREE BRINDI" This dog must not be euthanized!<br /><br />Kindly sign the below petition<br /><br />http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/free-brindi-this-dog-must-not-be-euthanized<br /><br /><br />ALSO, check out this blog site, to know more about the situation, because the lady also needs funding for mounting legal costs, so please be kind and donate any amount you can. <br /><br /><br />http://freebrindi.blogspot.com/<br /><br />A "deposit only" account has been set up for this cause. If you wish to donate, go to your Bank with the following information.<br /><br />DEPOSIT ONLY TO:<br /><br />Royal Bank of Canada, account number 05563 &ndash; 5072657<br />SWIFT code: ROYCCAT2<br />IBAN number: 003505984505563 (within that, the bank number is 003 and the branch transit number is 05563) <br />ABA routing number: 021000021<br /><br />YOU CAN ALSO CHOOSE TO SEND YOUR DONATION TO: <br /><br />Royal Bank of Canada<br />"Legal Defense Fund for Brindi Rogier"<br />Porters Lake Branch, Lakeview Shopping Center<br />5228 Highway 7, Unit 6, <br />Porters Lake, Nova Scotia B3E 1J8<br /><br />Thank You for your kindness :)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Target: ANIMAL SERVICES AND THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA Sponsored&nbsp;by:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/feedback/307660457">CAROL WATERMAN</a> Public safety is an important responsibility of local government, as is the judicious use of force.&nbsp; In Halifax, Nova Scotia, animal control&nbsp;authorities&nbsp;customarily employ pre-emptive euthanization, a needless and injurious loss of life.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />Brindi,&nbsp;a 5-year old mixed breed dog,&nbsp;has never bitten a person&nbsp;or seriously injured another dog. She is friendly and calm around people and likes the vast majority of&nbsp;dogs she meets. Found abandoned with 5 puppies, she waited 2 years in a shelter before owner Fracesca Rogier&nbsp;adopted her in 2007. Ms. Rogier had her&nbsp;microchipped, spayed and vaccinated.&nbsp;Brindi did very well in obedience class and obeys many commands. She loves her owner and is gentle and safe around infants, children and adults.&nbsp;She even lives peacefully with 2 cats.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />Brindi was charged with a total of three offences that were minor by any comparison. They happened when she accidentally got loose and ran up to dogs being walked along the road at her property line. Only the second offence resulted in an injury, a small tooth puncture requiring minimal vet care, for which Ms. Rogier voluntarily paid.&nbsp; After this, the city issued a muzzle order. In Halifax By-Law A300,&nbsp;a muzzle order is one of six ways to deem a dog dangerous. The authorities construe this as a sanction for seizure and&nbsp;euthanization for any further violations. So, because she was not wearing her muzzle on the third offence, they seized her without warning four days later, even though the other dog was not grabbed or injured.<br /><br />Brindi remains at the SPCA-run city pound. Her owner is not allowd&nbsp;to visit her.&nbsp;<br /><br />This blanket imposition of the maximum penalty for minor offences is unjust. Halifax has already recognized that Brindi is not a threat to humans.&nbsp;It was informed by two respected trainers&nbsp;that her wayward behavior does not signify aggression and definitely can be corrected. Yet the city prefers to have her pay the ultimate price&nbsp;for human error,&nbsp;rather than accept reasonable alternatives that would both maintain safety and keep her alive.<br /><br />Clearly, Brindi does not deserve to die. Furthermore, she contributes significantly to the health and well-being&nbsp;of her owner, Ms. Rogier, much&nbsp;as a seeing-eye dog&nbsp;helps the blind.&nbsp; Ms. Rogier is desperate to have her precious&nbsp;dog back.&nbsp;She has already built&nbsp;fenced enclosures attached to her home entrances,&nbsp;engaged a private trainer and&nbsp; offered to pay all fines and costs.<br /><br />We strongly&nbsp;oppose the euthanization of Brindi.&nbsp;We appeal to HRM Animal Services and the City Council&nbsp;to accept&nbsp;Ms. Rogier&#39;s&nbsp;reasonable and responsible&nbsp;offer so that Brindi can go home immediately.

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