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Old February 5th 04, 03:43 AM
Marie
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Default The old debate...again

For those of you who can't be bothered following local Toronto news (most of
you I guess) there's been a disturbing news story developing here since the
weekend...

One of our dog parks (of the off leash variety) has been closed since over a
dozen dogs who went there this weekend got sick, one of them dying. Police
and public officials are testing water, soil, etc. to try and figure out
what happened, but the symptoms (excessive drooling, vomiting, shaking)
suggest it could be poison :-(

One of the really unfortunate things about this story is how some of the
media are turning this into a dog-owner vs. non-owner conflict: one of the
local radio shows even had a phone in segment today, asking to hear from the
"...dog owners and dog loathers..." about their opinions on off-leash areas,
dogs in the city, etc. Nothing new got said, just the same old stories from
the non-owners about their children getting "attacked" by off-leash dogs,
their new shoes getting ruined by dog crap left on the ground and the
general noise and chaos that dogs create. The dog owners cried about how
"the vast majority of us are responsible" and how tired they are of being
painted by "dog-haters" as one in the same with the few crack-pots who don't
control/pick up after their dogs.

SIGH If it was poison, then it was put down by a crack-pot: dog-hater or
not. Yet it seems that, once again, the lines are being drawn between the
two camps--and no worthwhile dialogue is being encouraged.

Marie


 




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