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June 11, 2012
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JUDGMENT COMING IN HOURS FOR DOG SEIZED BASED ON BREED-SPECIFIC LEGISLATION - “The court will decide if there can be another appeal in the case to free Lennox or if will be put to death because several dog wardens with their own agenda decided he looks like a pit bull.”

On May 19, 2010 in the U.K., Lennox the dog was taken from his home by Belfast City Council officials for “looking like a pit bull.”  There were no complaints or incidents of any kind which prompted the seizure. For the past two years, Lennox has been isolated from his family in the pound.  Any hour now, the Court of Appeal Civil at the Royal Courts of Justice will issue a judgment, as explained by the examiner.com:

Judgment day for Lennox, the seven-year-old mixed breed dog held in captivity and secrecy on death row for the past two years because of the way he looks, will be held Tuesday, June 12 and the eyes of the world will be focused on Belfast…

Let’s hope the judgment comes out in Lennox’s favor so he can continue his legal fight. He deserves to be freed after 2 years apart from his home.  Click here for the “Save Lennox” website and here for the Facebook page. Please share this story.

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January 20, 2012
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A 2 year-old American bulldog mix saved himself from euthanization by doing tricks.  The dog, now named “Tricks” was on a list of dogs to be euthanized at the Claytom County Animal Control facility in Georgia.  However, a staff member noticed he was sitting nicely and then got him to perform other tricks.  Even as he was sedated, he kept up with the tricks.  Thankfully, his euthanization was cancelled.  Here’s the story from People Magazine: “The volunteer started giving other commands and the dog started doing them,” says Hannah Wildner, who photographs adoptable shelter pets. “Because the dog was being so cute, they didn’t have the heart to euth him.” In spite of his sweet demeanor, the pooch didn’t have much of a choice, and was taken to be euthanized a second time. He had been sedated, but continued to perform tricks for the shelter volunteers, and they spared his life a second time. Wildner heard about the dog’s remarkable story and shared the tale on Facebook, where hundreds of concerned users mobilized an effort to remove the dog from the shelter. The day before he was scheduled for a third time to be euthanized, the dog, now named Tricks, was taken from the shelter and straight to the vet. Thousands of other shelter dogs are not as fortunate as Tricks, who is now waiting to be adopted to a nice home, all thanks to his own efforts.  Please read the full story here and check out more photos of Tricks at photographer Hannah Wildner’s site here.  Please share this story to help raise awareness about the multitude of other dogs on death row.

A 2 year-old American bulldog mix saved himself from euthanization by doing tricks.  The dog, now named “Tricks” was on a list of dogs to be euthanized at the Claytom County Animal Control facility in Georgia.  However, a staff member noticed he was sitting nicely and then got him to perform other tricks.  Even as he was sedated, he kept up with the tricks.  Thankfully, his euthanization was cancelled.  Here’s the story from People Magazine:

“The volunteer started giving other commands and the dog started doing them,” says Hannah Wildner, who photographs adoptable shelter pets. “Because the dog was being so cute, they didn’t have the heart to euth him.”

In spite of his sweet demeanor, the pooch didn’t have much of a choice, and was taken to be euthanized a second time. He had been sedated, but continued to perform tricks for the shelter volunteers, and they spared his life a second time.

Wildner heard about the dog’s remarkable story and shared the tale on Facebook, where hundreds of concerned users mobilized an effort to remove the dog from the shelter. The day before he was scheduled for a third time to be euthanized, the dog, now named Tricks, was taken from the shelter and straight to the vet.

Thousands of other shelter dogs are not as fortunate as Tricks, who is now waiting to be adopted to a nice home, all thanks to his own efforts.  Please read the full story here and check out more photos of Tricks at photographer Hannah Wildner’s site here.  Please share this story to help raise awareness about the multitude of other dogs on death row.

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