On July 11th, 2012, Lennox was killed by the Belfast City Council. This life ended in complete tragedy, and I believe that there should be an investigation leading into the way that the BCC handled this entire situation. I am behind the Barnes family 100% should they decide to take legal action against the city. Fundraisers and donations could be make to help pay for legal fees.
That being said, there's a new situation that has been brought to my attention, and to the attention of many others. I'm trying to gather as much information as possible to share with the masses. This information is accurate and has been confirmed by the family. I have been given the go ahead to post this information.
This is the story of Duke. Duke was taken from his owner, Jon Smillie, on April 13th 2012 in Yeoville, Somerset, in the UK, for being a Pitbull terrier. When Jon first got Duke, he was under the impression that he had purchased an Staffordshire Bull Terrier. We all know that this makes no difference, because according to BSL, it only has to be a "pitbull type" (which covers an enormous percentage of the dog population). Duke has absolutely no history of aggression.
Duke is only 18 months old, and has been Jon's best friend since he first got him, when Duke was just a 5 week old pup. Duke was well exercised, as Jon walked him every morning for 2 hours. Jon was unaware that there was an issue with Duke until he was advised by friends that police had been on the street looking for him. Jon has NOT been allowed to see Duke since he was taken in April, and has not been informed of his whereabouts. We do not know what kind of state Duke is in now. The full article can be found here.
Duke's court date has been set. This court date will determine whether Duke should be euthanized or not. I prefer to call it killed, because, let's be honest, there's nothing right about euthanizing a dog with no history of aggression, and simply "looks" like he could be dangerous.
As we all know, legal fees can be exorbitant. Jon has been stretched financially by the whole ordeal. You can donate via PayPal to the Save Duke fund at saveduke@hotmail.co.uk.
You can petition to save Duke here - http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/save-duke
And you can join the Save Duke Facebook page here - https://www.facebook.com/SaveDuke
No twitter account as of yet. However you can reach mine at http://www.twitter.com/daphneboyce
I will update this blog as information becomes available to me.
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