Tag Archives: animal rights

NEXT PROTEST: Saturday, June 18th:  1 – 2:30 pm,  outside City Hall – 275, rue Notre-Dame Est.   To all Dog and Cat Lovers of the Province of Quebec: It is imperative that on May 28 we stand together as one to protest and demand the closing of Berger Blanc! Thousands of animals have suffered and faced a terrible death in this …

      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 …

  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 …

    May 4, 2011 The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Minister responsible for the Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Nord-du-Québec and Abitibi-East MP, Mr Pierre Corbeil, gave the order yesterday that the pound Berger Blanc has to undergo specific conditions for the procedure of certain activities within the institution. All euthanasia must be performed under close supervision and direction of a …

    The Following is a courtesy listing for a rescue in Ontario. Please share with friends and family.   !URGENT! Penny is a beautiful Bullie who our ANML RESQ is currently fostering. As you may or may not know, it is illegal to own a Pitbull in Ontario and if she goes to a kennel she will probably be …

  The city of Laval has recently launched a call for tenders for the pound service in Laval.   It is necessary to list the conditions of the contract.  If you know of an organization who is ready to submit an offer, it has to be done quickly. The submissions must be filed no later than Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at …

  CRAC Citoyens Responsables de leurs Animaux de Compagnie Press Release Montreal, April 29, 2011 – Following the undercover report aired last week, Mireille Goulet, a Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve citizen, created a committee of citizens of the Montreal Island wanting their municipalities to amend current animal bylaws and adopt measures from dialogues with its citizens that are similar to those of Verdun …