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johnderondon
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 Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:15 pm Post subject: Bruce, the NI 'pit bull type' - long (but urgent) post |
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For those of you who have been following the story of Bruce, the Staffordshire seized as 'type' in NI it has now come to crunch time.
Bruce has been ordered by the court to be destroyed on Monday, 6th July.
For those not familiar with Bruce's story ther is a brief summary and heart-wrenching video here:
http://www.dogmagazine.net/archiv...plea-to-save-death-row-dog-bruce/
Bruce has an offer of a rescue space in Eire where pit bulls can live legally. Bruce's only remaining chance - and it is a very slim chance - is a mass letter campaign to try to persuade decision makers to allow him to leave the UK.
There is very little time left to try to save Bruce. Please put pressure on descision makers by writing in support of Bruce.
Home Secretary - Alan Johnson
email - public.enquiries@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk or johnsona@parliament.uk
Please ask for Bruce to be given safe passage to Eire where he can live legally. It's probably best if you can compose your own letters but here's a template letter...
Please write today. There is so little time left.
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Dear Sir,
I am writing to you with regard to a travesty about to occur in Northern Ireland and to beg you to intervene and help save a life.
The life in question belongs to Bruce,a young Staffordshire Bull Terrier who was living happily with his family in Northern Ireland. On September 19th 2007 Bruce was seized by council officials as an alleged “pit bull type” and taken to secluded kennels whilst his owner was taken to court for owning a banned type of dog.
While incarcerated in kennels his family were allowed to visit Bruce in October 2007, Bruce had lost weight, muscle and had a cut to his muzzle. Five months later Bruce was allowed a second visit from his family in March 2008, they were shocked with what they found: The wound on Bruce's muzzle was larger and had become infected, he had to have his tail amputated, had open sores, was underweight and looked totally rejected, yet despite the clear pain he was in, is described by experts as being a friendly dog that poses no danger to the public. In a desperate attempt to save Bruce, owner Shannon Brown, supporters and neighbours have created petitions and videos resulting in worldwide support to “Bring Bruce Home”.
Northern Ireland has not adopted the 1997 Amendment Act as in England, Scotland and Wales, despite being proposed several times, thus meaning any dog deemed to be “pit bull type” cannot be entered onto the Index of Exempted Dogs. If the proposal had been accepted in Northern Ireland, as with the rest of the UK, Bruce would have been home long before now, alive and well registered on the Index of Exempted Dogs.
If Bruce lived in Southern Ireland where no breeds are nationally banned he would never have been seized at all. Bruce has been offered a place of safety with a reputable rescue in Southern Ireland where he could legally live out the rest of his life, this offer has been conveyed to the solicitor but has sadly not been accepted by the court.
I understand that you have the power to grant a pardon and we beg of you to do all within your power to allow Bruce the chance of life by requesting Bruce is granted safe passage to Southern Ireland and the rescue placement that is waiting there for him. This is all that is needed. I am sure, Mr. Johnson, that you are aware of how emotionally committed good owners are to their pets. Dogs are part of our families as much as children. Please spare Bruce’s owner the further trauma of destroying Bruce so needlessly. Please pardon Bruce and allow a blameless animal the chance of life.
We claim to be a nation of animal lovers, surely now it is time to prove it?
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Thank you. Thank you for writing. Just one last thing....
Excluding the bit about 'having the power to pardon' please write also to:
Shaun Woodward, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
http://www.shaunwoodward.com/enquiry.html
and Northern Ireland Ministers
Peter Robinson
http://www.peterrobinson.org/EnquiryForm.asp
Martin Mcguiness
ps.ministers@ofmdfmni.gov.uk
Gerry Kelly
ps.ministers@ofmdfmni.gov.uk
and Jeffrey Donaldson
http://www.jeffreydonaldson.org/AdviceCentre.asp
and Tony Hill, Mayor of Northdown Borough Council
email: tony.hill@northdown.gov.uk
This can only work if enough people write but if enough letters land on enough desktops perhaps we can make a difference.
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EmmaSemple
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The sad thing is that he is not even a pit bull, just a staffie that looks the part.
This has really got to me TBH and makes me even more determined that this ridiculous law needs to change. Once again the skin the animal is in means more than the nature of the dog. He has been obviously proved to be no danger to the public and still he has to die.
Please support Bruce in his hour of need. There are so many like him and likely to be many more shortly. 
Emma
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johnderondon
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Feel free to cross post like a mad thing. So little time.
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Hi there - I have done all the e-mail addresses & the sites. Didn't take more than a few minutes so I urge everyone to do the same - please!
The last one has an e-mail address on it: jeffreydonaldsonmp@laganvalley.net <jeffreydonaldsonmp@laganvalley.net>
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Done! 
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ali12345
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Took just a few minutes, so please send off a few emails now.
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johnderondon
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Bruce's execution has been postponed! He is still due to be killed. We don't know when so, please, keep emailing, keep crossposting, keep writing!
Thanks Ali!
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| Done and emailed to other dog lovers. |
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John, have just done the other forums we post on (where you haven't already)
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