Tag Archives: Point Of View

Looking for a pet? Choose the facility carefully! By: Dr. Christina Nosotti   From experience, you will quickly bond and become attached to any pet you bring home. However worthy of your affection though, in some cases a particular pet may not be the best fit for your family, or it could develop behavior problems or health issues that can …

by MDB Blogger and veterinarian, Dr. Christina Nosotti  Volunteering in shelters is what sparked my passion to pursue my dream of becoming a vet. For as long as I can remember, I have loved animals. As a child, I used to visit the local SPCA and would just long to bring them all home. In my late teens, I started …

by Liliana Danel, MDB Blogger  On August 31, 2012, the Vancouver Sun published an article in which Miss Universe Canada, Sahar Biniaz, gives support to a Breed Specific Legislation in the province of British Columbia.  She claims that at the age of 14 after allegedly being bitten by a dog of the pit bull breed she believes that the province …

Wouldn’t we all love to see the day when shelters and rescues are not needed anymore, or at the very least, not overflowing? The opposite would be very alarming. In order to succeed though, we all need to work together to improve the situation which, at the moment, is unacceptable at many levels.  Right now, at the shelter and rescue …

  The article I commented on, from my point of view, is an example of “how not to do things” and so I did take a very critical position on the questionable practices described by the author. Keep in mind, that her story is not unique at all and I simply used it as an example.  However, there are really …

The following is a rebuttal to Christina Nosotti’s blog piece regarding her personal experience with shelters.  (MDB is happy to publish well-crafted, well thought-out pieces from readers. Please contact us for more information). Thank you to Suzannah VS for taking time to offer the following:  Rescue, from a foster Mum’s perspective As far back as I can remember, I always enjoyed …

Mr. Pierre Corbeil, Minister of Agriculture Fisheries and Food, has decided that our voice does not count and will condone the use of Gas Chambers in Quebec. I have no idea how a dentist got to be the one responsible for agriculture, fisheries and food. The only food that he knows about is the one that gets stuck in between …