Talk is cheap.  Words are plentiful.  Deeds are precious. SHARE THIS! What you need to know: 2 Montreal Boroughs have cancelled their contract with the Berger Blanc:  NDG and The Plateau Individual Boroughs need to make the decision to sever ties with Berger Blanc, so please contact your Borough Mayor’s Office A petition of The People vs Berger Blanc A …

Thank you to Montreal Dog Blog reader, Deborah for passing along this information: From Deborah: I received a very long and thoughtful response from Piper Huggins of Plateau Mont-Royal (she is a councillor in charge of the Animal Control Dossier).  It is public knowledge that Projet Montreal will be presenting a motion on May 16th to City Council on ‘gestion animal …

      My friend Carl Poirier shared with me that Brigitte Bardot Foundation web site had posted the letter that was sent to Mayor Tremblay.  I just wished some of our own Montreal renowned actors and singers would take interest in an issue that concerns the city where they are from. I have been tweeting and writting to Mr. …

CBC News Posted: May 6, 2011 6:40 PM ET Montreal under fire for using private company for animal population control There is growing pressure on the city of Montreal to set up a municipal pound, following reports of animal cruelty at a private facility used by several boroughs. On Friday, opposition at city hall called on the mayor’s office to …

  Posted on Canoe.ca The former French actress Brigitte Bardot, who fiercely defends animal rights, has sent an open letter to Montreal Mayor Gerald Tremblay on Friday to ask him to terminate the contracts with The Berger Blanc. In a letter, Brigitte Bardot reprehends “the horror in the eyes of dogs who wait” their turn “, surrounded by corpses.” Bardot states that …

    MONTREAL, May 6 / CNW Telbec / – The Leader of the Opposition, Louise Harel, accompanied by the mayors and borough mayors Benoit Dorais (Southwest), Francois Croteau (Rosemont – La Petite-Patrie), Réal Ménard (Mercier – Hochelaga-Maisonneuve), Chantal Rouleau (Rivière-des-Prairies – Pointe-aux-Trembles) and Anie Samson (Villeray – Saint-Michel – Parc-Extension), will make a plea for responsible services in benefit …

Here are some recent rescue items from around the globe Gabby the dog hangs -Edmonton Owner horrified after grandson of 16yrs hurts dog by dragging him while chained2truck – St John Dog trained for woman with multiple personalities –  Regina Two dogs dead, one saved in pet restaurant fire – Edmonton Police hunt Brampton dog killer Baby lamb that survived …

Hi everyone! Do you feel that? I have to tell you – since the whole Berger Blanc thing exploded last month, it’s been a whirlwind. With each new day –  updates, progress.  With each day, a step in the right direction.  Tiny changes, tiny steps towards our goal. But it’s happening. I wanted to just take a moment and say …

  As I had said before, I wrote to the Mayor of Laval regarding the topic of closing down Berger Blanc. I don’t know if anyone else wrote to Mayor Gilles Vaillancourt, but if you did, could you be so kind in sharing what kind of response did you get? Just a few minutes ago, I received an email from …

CBC News Posted: May 4, 2011 1:56 PM ET Two Montreal boroughs are terminating their contracts with the Berger Blanc private pound following allegations of animals being mistreated. An investigation by Radio-Canada’s Enquête program broadcast in April showed footage of questionable euthanasia practices. At a borough meeting last night, Cote-des-Neiges/Notre-Dame-de-Grâce officials voted to end its contract immediately, despite being obligated …