The bring them home appeal. General Chat

Stamford · Apr 4, 2007

I have been asked to crosspost this,which is a pleasure as its 100% worthwhile.

Please cross post :

the Appeal sheet is here - http://www.endangereddogs.com/Appeal-BringThemHome.htm

and we have it as a word document if anyone would like a copy, please email and i'll send one over

Dear Supporter,

We are currently raising funds to help support a day in Court for victims of the Dangerous Dogs Act in Merseyside.

There has been a date of 20th April given and twenty cases are expected to be heard on that one day, under section 4b of the legislation, where owners have no legal aid and hence no legal representation.

Several owners have been in contact and more are expected to come through on the helplines over the next couple of weeks, there is but one short opportunity to attend court and plead the case for a pet dog to be registered under the Act rather than destroyed. Dogs are held in police appointed kennels, with no owner contact, awaiting the outcome, there is no appeal, the decision on the day is final.

In our experience, the majority of owners, attend court in a very distressed state, some can hardly speak, as they become chocked up with tears, trying to stand up in front of an audience and promote ones case, knowing that your dogs life is literally at stake, is almost impossible to expect from a dog owner. Whether the police will remain ‘neutral’ or seek destruction on each case is not known. It is therefore vital that owners and their dogs be given the chance for a fair hearing where their case can be adequately put before the Judge and any questions concerning the dog factually answered.

There is a lot of work to be done in preparation and helpline volunteers are already working flat out, combined with the staggering number of bull breed rescue enquiries coming through due to the Amnesty publicity, additional owners seeking help (Merseyside police have confirmed 100 dogs are held) existing cases being followed up, welfare and registration concerns; we really need your help, to contribute to the funding.
To help those dogs in court and to give them a fair chance.
We also want to show that owners are prepared to go to court to fight for their dogs, that they will get there, that there is support for them - sending a strong message that Amnesties or ‘hand-ins’ are not supported or to be recommended elsewhere in the country.

Please circulate the attached Appeal Sheet and post onto your own web site. If you can at all spare a few pounds to buy a virtual dog tag, make a small direct donation or donate an item for sale and at the same time show your support, it would be most appreciated.

Thank you

Amanda

Helpline: 0870 77 78 925

www.Endangereddogs.com
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Sal · Apr 4, 2007

Thanks for that link Steve.
Lets hope these dogs are going home too!

Sara1210 · Apr 4, 2007

Fingers crossed xx

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