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08/25/2022

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10/14/2021

The right answer is NEVER!

05/27/2021

"Have you heard about changes to Pet Ownership Bylaws?

The new Responsible Pet Ownership Bylaw is set to go forward for first reading at City Council at the end of May. Some of the wording is too general, leaves no room for leeway and appears to be quite restrictive. Rules will affect dog owners in all aspects of daily living whether we’re at home, in the park or other public space."

Have you heard about changes to Pet Ownership Bylaws?

The new Responsible Pet Ownership Bylaw is set to go forward for first reading at City Council at the end of May. Some of the wording is too general, leaves no room for leeway and appears to be quite restrictive. Rules will affect dog owners in all aspects of daily living whether we’re at home, in the park or other public space.

For those who wish to read everything, here’s a link to the Standing Policy Committee on Community and Protective Services minutes (it's a 353-page document): https://pub-calgary.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=162241&fbclid=IwAR3rUbjVTEeAIp_3K8XA52Gmun_jpecCc_yZ8YmbeabpuDzz3YDSTyM-uho. The link takes a long time to load. If you have feedback or concerns, please contact your City Councillor. Here’s a link to the list of Councillors and their email addresses: https://www.calgary.ca/citycouncil/councillors-and-wards.html . Also check out this link to a May 12 Global News Article: https://globalnews.ca/news/7857419/calgary-pet-ownership-bylaw-changes/

Thanks to dog owner, Marnie H who recently contacted us to say she was very concerned about the rules and presented to the Standing Policy Committee on May 12.

This is your chance to have your say. Out of 353 pages, there are 59 pages related to dog ownership. Considering the high amount of dog owners in Calgary, it’s surprising that feedback to date is very low. Featured content is not contiguous so readers may not realize important information is scattered throughout the document. For convenience, here’s a breakdown by topic as related to dogs:

Responsible Pet Ownership Bylaw
Pages 37 to 53 (16 pages)
Nuisance Animals (including vicious animals)
Pages 58 to 65 (7 pages)

Authority of Animal Services
Pages 66 to 70 (4 pages)

Enforcement (Offences, Tickets and Penalties)
Pages 70 to 83 (13 pages)

Summary of Key Changes
Pages 85 to 88 (3 pages)

Executive Summary
Pages 89 to 93 (4 pages)

Responsible Pet Ownership Bylaw Preview Summary Phase 1 Engagement
Page 95 (1 page)

Responsible Pet Ownership Bylaw Preview Summary Phase 2 Engagement
Page 97 (1 page)

Public Comments/Submissions
Pages 99 to 353 (254 pages)
These are forms completed by members of the general public. Comments are a quick read (most are only 1 or 2 paragraphs). the majority of comments are related to beekeeping, as well as few about chickens and hens.

People’s comments related to dogs
Pages 105, 133, 135, 201, 215, 224,
229, 244, 275, 281 (10 pages)

Thanks for your consideration!

10/27/2020

A beautiful walk on this melty, wet, sunshiny Tuesday!

08/28/2020

Happy Friday from Enzo, Diego, Bella, Jasper, Mia, Izzy, Harley, Nash, Babou & Sadie!

08/26/2020

Happy National Dog day from us, to you! (photos from our 'outside office hours' adventures 😊)

08/21/2020

THIS IS IMPORTANT! Please take a moment to fill out this survey. BSL has no business here. Calgary used to be the city that other places looked at when REPEALING their own BSL, so why is the city even considering this nonsense? Calgary has proven over and over that BSL does not work!!!

The seriousness of the possible changes to the Responsible Pet Ownership Bylaw in the City if Calgary is real.

If passed, your blockheaded dog will have to be muzzled in public. Why?, no reason, it's just because of the way your dog looks. In public includes going for a walk, going to your favorite pet supply store for snackos and smooches from the staff.

If passed, your blockheaded dog will have to be muzzled at the dog park....erm, nope, sorry guys, our bad, your dogs are no longer allowed to attend dog parks.

If passed, and you own a couple blockheaded dogs....dunno 🤷 do you draw straws with which one stays? The bylaw will only allow a responsible owner to keep one blockheaded dog.

The list given of breeds this pertains to is pretty basic but it also throws in the visual aspect of BSL wherein, ANY dog that visually looks like one of these breeds will fall under these new rules.

Two pocketbook hits include higher fines for bylaw offenses - only for dogs that are blockheads, and you must up your liability insurance if you are the owner of a blockhead.

Responsible dog ownership is key, this is a no brainer. Bylaws are in place to protect pets, owners and the community, this isn't offering any reasonable protection for our responsible dog owners.

Please look at the bylaw survey and fill it out. The City if Calgary hasn't limited this survey to Calgary citizens which is odd, it not only opens the door to anyone to fill out and support the ugly changes and show prejudice against dogs of a certain look.....it also 😏 allows for all responsible owners of the glorious blockheads a voice to stand with and stand up for Calgarians, against any type of BSL.

We must keep Calgary responsible, to ALL dogs.

https://engage.calgary.ca/petbylaw

07/27/2020

Be safe with your pups this week!

07/21/2020