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January 2006 News
06-January-2006
Staffordshire Bull Terriers and 11 other breeds targetted in Switzerland BSL
Twelve dog breeds in Switzerland urgently need help!
On
December 1st 2005 , a tragic accident occurred in Switzerland. A 7 year
old boy got attacked and killed by three run away pit bulls type dogs,
when the child was on his way home from kindergarten. The dogs were
kept under very poor conditions; apparently they had been locked up in
a cellar for about 10 months and brought to Switzerland from abroad
short before this tragic accident. The dogs were intended to be sold in
Switzerland.
Now twelve breeds of dogs have been targetted by Swiss lawmakers as inherently dangerous.
A
week ago, the Swiss canton of Valais enacted a ban for 12 dog breeds,
starting on the first of January 2006. These are the breeds:
Pitbull
Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, Staffordshire Bull terrier,
Bull terrier, Dobermann, Dogo Argentino, Fila Brasileiro, Rottweiler,
Mastiff, Mastin Espagnol, Mastino Napolitano en Tosa.
The responsible politician and the tourist offices of the canton of Valais receive abundant e-mails regarding this prohibition.
Swiss
dog owners are asking for our help. Please write to Mr. Burgener. He
should know that those dog breeds are internationally recognized and
established dog breeds.
Mr. Burgener maintains that all owners of such breeds are criminals and of rather moderate intelligence.
Put
pressure on the tourist offices! The canton of Valais lives from the
tourism and thinks that special allowances for tourists with dangerous
dogs will do the necessary! More information is available on the
website of the Swiss Dobermann Club: http://www.dobermannclub.ch/
Swiss dog owners need our support!
Please sign the online petition on on the DVIN-website: http://www.dobermannvereniging.nl/modules/liaise/index.php?form_id=5
The petition is in German language.
The
Swiss Dobermann Club will receive all signed petitions. Over 3,500
peopel have already signed this petition but they need many many more.
03-January-2006
Staffordshire Bull Terrier Club Nederland
The Staffordshire Bull Terrier Club Nederland <http://www.sbtcn.nl/> is preparing to publish an article on BSL in Canada on its web site. The article is authored by Bianca Janssen-van Londen
using some of the resources on the SBTCC site. Ms. Janssen-van Londen is a recognized FCI Championship Show judge for the Staffordshire Bull
Terrier, and she breeds Staffies under the "Staffjoy's" kennel name <http://staffjoys.mijnhomepage.nl/>.
02-January-2006
2006 Show Schedule Announced
The Canadian Kennel Club has approved our date and judge for the 2006
National Specialty.
It will be held in conjunction with the Save The Children
Show on Saturday, September 9, 2006 at the Richmond
Fairgrounds. Our distinguished judge is Mr. Zane Smith.
There will also be a Booster Show in in conjunction
with the Save the Children Show.
All regular and unofficial classes will be offered as well as:
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Puppy Sweepstake
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Breeder Sweepstake
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Parade of Champions
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Veteran Class (divided by age)
Brace
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Team
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Sexually Altered
A full write up will appear in the next Staffie Tales
magazine.
Donations to the trophy fund are gratefully received.
We will also offer a Booster Show in May 2006 in conjunction
with the Ottawa Kennel Club shows and our INFORMATION/BREED table.
Click [here] for the complete list of shows so far.
02-January-2006
North Eastern Staffordshire Bull Terrier Club (U. K.) Donates to Legal Defence
We have just received a wonderful donation to the Legal Defence Fund from the membership of the North Eastern Staffordshire Bull Terrier Club (U. K.). The North Eastern Staffordshire Bull Terrier Club was formed in 1976.
Its aims and
objectives are to promote the breed and ensure its ownership is placed
in the hands of only those that dedicate themselves to it, for it is a
breed amongst breeds, for those who are familiar with it.
The club maintains a public guest book. The SBTCC encourages its membership to leave a note with our U. K. friends for this timely Christmas present to our fight.
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