Forrest won't be looking out the kennel fence of a Denver Shelter any longer!!
Just released...
Dog Rebels from all over the country told Denver it was wrong. Dead wrong! You made phone calls, wrote letters, and sent tons of email. It was a roar too loud to ignore. Out came the newspaper reporters followed up by the protest rally on Sunday. Then came Monday morning as dog rebels fired up to hit Denver with another round of outrage … when the call came.
A city official announced today that Denver will release Forrest to a rescue organization.
Here are the words of Sonya:
Honestly, Forrest would have been killed weeks ago if not for the army of people (YOU!!!) who have stepped up to make their voices heard regarding this particular dog and this bad and discriminatory law. It just shows, again, the power of sane people joining together to fight this insanity.
A lot of people don't know exactly how this law and Denver's procedure work as I've seen from some of the questions you've asked me and at some point soon, I'll write it up for you so you can understand it better and truly see the insanity of it. The City may possibly soon announce a change in their procedure that will allow more dogs in Forrest's position to live. If that happens, that is because of YOU!
Once again, Forrest has you to thank for his life, but please, let us not forget that there are more dogs right now in the shelter that are going to die because the city has called them "Pit Bulls." We saved one, but there are so many more dogs behind Forrest. The whole law needs to change.
A lot of people don't know exactly how this law and Denver's procedure work as I've seen from some of the questions you've asked me and at some point soon, I'll write it up for you so you can understand it better and truly see the insanity of it. The City may possibly soon announce a change in their procedure that will allow more dogs in Forrest's position to live. If that happens, that is because of YOU!
Once again, Forrest has you to thank for his life, but please, let us not forget that there are more dogs right now in the shelter that are going to die because the city has called them "Pit Bulls." We saved one, but there are so many more dogs behind Forrest. The whole law needs to change.
The city has killed over 1,700 dogs as part of the Pit Bull ban. If you could keep up your calls and letters, that would be great and eventually effective in changing more than Forrest's fate. One thing I caution you though is this; however sorely we may be tempted to do so, if you or anyone sends out a letter to a legislator that is disrespectful and just basically kind of nasty, that will be counterproductive to us all. Let's please represent our views and our dogs in the best possible light.
I thank you again for all of your support and especially to Paula and the Rovers who took this and ran with it, to put it mildly. You have truly helped this dog and I bet we'll continue to see the positive ramifications of your actions for time to come. Bless you!
I thank you again for all of your support and especially to Paula and the Rovers who took this and ran with it, to put it mildly. You have truly helped this dog and I bet we'll continue to see the positive ramifications of your actions for time to come. Bless you!
Sonya
Until then ... this wheel will still sqeek!! So loud until it will be fixed for EVERYONE that loves, owns and is a fan of Pit Bulls!!
7 comments:
Hooray for Forrest! Each dog saved is its own little triumph.
Yay Forrest!!
Canada was watching and writing.
So happy for this dog and we`ll keep up the fight for others.
We have similar insanity here.
So true about being polite when writing.
Rudeness and swearing doesn`t help.
Ditto from another Canadian but we won`t be visiting the State of Colorado ever again until Denver`s law is repealed.
We used to spend a lot of time and a lot of money there.
Please ask your fellow Americans NOT to visit Ontario,Canada until their Ban is repealed.
Thank You and good luck Forrest.
Have a happy life and best to Chris.
Hope things work out.
You should be VERY proud of yourself for fighting for your dog`s life.
That`s the true mark of a responsible Owner.
We can all make mistakes and dogs do get out.
Wow
I thought I`d be the 1st Canadian here.
Great news on Forrest.
This story is so eerily similar to this dog in Ontario, but this Owner is STILL fighting to save his life.
http://www.mississaugablogs.com/2008/01/rambo_on_wrong_side_of_law.html
If you want to read ALL the follow up details,here you go.
http://www.mississaugablogs.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-search.cgi?IncludeBlogs=1&search=Rambo
As my fellow Canadian said
[quote]Please ask your fellow Americans NOT to visit Ontario,Canada until their Ban is repealed.[/quote]
throat choking eyes tearing AWESOME! Every dog counts. Thank you to all out there in crazy Denver country. We're keeping up the good work here at badrap.
Ditto from Austin, Texas!!! We will not spend our tax dollars visting Ontario, Denver, Miami, or any other city with an arcane law, i.e., a breed ban!!! Let the bullies be heard!! We aren't going to take it anymore!!!
So happy for Forrest and his owners! I'm wondering why the City of Denver turned him over to a rescue group instead of returning him to his family? Does anyone know what is behind that decision? Will the family get Forrest back? Sue
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