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SPCA Pays New Brunswick Shelters to Kill Dogs

by frogdogz on May 10, 2011 in BSL, Daily Life with 4 Comments
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World’s longest covered bridge, Hartland, NB. I spent part of my childhood living a few minutes from this bridge, but I’ll never move back there now

 

I’m having a really, really hard time wrapping my head around this entire situation, but I’m going to give it a go.

Back in June of 2010, the Province of New Brunswick, Canada, passed sweeping new legislation that it refers to as its “Pet Establishment Regulations“. The new regulations define anyone who breeds, sells or shows dogs as a “kennel”, and requires them to obtain a kennel license.

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Give Yarmouth Your “Feedback” on Facebook

by frogdogz on May 8, 2011 in BSL, Daily Life with No comments
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Tomorrow is the Yarmouth City Council meeting, where they will discuss passing what is quite possibly the world’s stupidest – and cruelest – dog legislation.

 

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Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Wants to Kill Your Dogs

by frogdogz on May 6, 2011 in BSL, Daily Life with 20 Comments
Shack Near John's Cove - Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

 

Welcome to lovely Yarmouth, Nova Scotia – now give us your dogs so we can kill them.

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Promeris Flea and Tick Control – Dangerous, but Still for Sale

by frogdogz on April 21, 2011 in Daily Life with 2 Comments
Dog suffering from Pemphigus foliaceus

A newsgroup post gave me a heads up that Pfizer has suspended production of Promeris, their popular flea and tick preventative. Promeris has also been marketed as a treatment for Demodectic mange (demodex).

As announced in an article on Veterinary Practice News, a recent study has linked Promeris with Pemphigus foliaceus (PF), a serious autoimmune disease characterized by lesions on the skin, nose and ears.

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