PÉTITION BERGER BLANC

#612: - Le Berger Blanc 

 C'est ce qui es enrageant, vous porter plaintes à plusieurs reprises et rien ne se fait ?? POURQUOI ??Faut toujours la t.v. pour que sa bouges et si sa BOUGE ....Vont probablement pogner une amende et recommencer les lois ne sont^pas assez sévères... 

Anima-Québec is partially financed by an association of "pet industry professionals", i.e. backyard breeders and puppy mills and pet stores called PIJAC Canada. If you look on Anima-Québec's website under "bienfaiteurs" (Sponsors) you will find PIJAC Canada. This is a MAJOR conflict of interest and destroys the credibility of Anima-Québec as the watchdog of crimes against companion animals. I discovered the following letter published by PIJAC Canada to its membership of "pet industry professionals" as it calls them. PIJAC objects to an initiative to ban the sale of pets in pet stores IN B.C. (i.e. pets who are bred and raised in puppy mills) because it will affect the bottom line of its members - of course it will! WE WILL NOT ACCEPT THAT THE INSTITUTION ENTRUSTED WITH THE TASK OF RESCUING ABUSED ANIMALS AND IMPOSING FINES (AND THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS REQUESTED TO INSPECT THE BERGER BLANC) - ANIMA-QUÉBEC - BE IN BED WITH THE VERY SAME PERPETRATORS OF THESE CRIMES!!!!!!!

See the PIJAC site and letter to their members below:

http://www.pijaccanada.com/fr/news/legislative/
______________________________________________________________________
To: PIJAC Canada Members
All British Columbia Pet Industry Businesses.
This matter requires your immediate attention.

From: PIJAC Canada and PIJAC Canada (British Columbia)

Date: February 11, 2010

Subject: Province-wide movement to ban the sale of live animals in pet shops

The Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council of Canada has recently learned of a province-
wide initiative to ban the sale of pets in British Columbia pet stores. We are aware of the
city of Richmond’s recent decision to ban the sale of rabbits in Richmond pet stores and
the next step to be considered in March will be banning the sale of dogs. Excerpts from
recent Council meeting minutes clearly indicate that the groups behind such a
ban will not stop until they have achieved the following objectives: Ban the sale of
all live animals in Richmond pet stores and have such a ban carried province
wide. At this time PIJAC Canada is also involved in a similar debate occurring in the city
of Langley.

How does this affect your business and why should you get involved?

• Historically, once a municipality has adopted such a bylaw, other municipalities
follow suit. Your municipality could be next!
• British Columbia pet owners will be looking elsewhere to obtain their pets. This
demand will encourage the proliferation of less known, less accountable sources
(internet, classifieds). .
• Purely emotional decisions will impose unfair business practices on all British
Columbia pet retailers, resulting in a significant drop in business
• Manufacturers and Distributors: No pets to sell will significantly alter the
demand for your products and seriously affect your bottom line.

What is PIJAC Canada doing?

• PIJAC Canada is continuing its representation to the Richmond and Langley city
councils.
• PIJAC Canada is presently investigating all options available to us for a
successful challenge of these bans.
• PIJAC Canada intends to approach British Columbia municipalities to
offer them our help and assistance in the development of fair and
responsible animal control related bylaws.

What can you do?

• If you operate a business in the pet industry, make sure your customers are
aware of this situation and how this type of bylaw can affect their ability to have
future access to quality pets.

• Joins us in making as many of your elected officials, industry colleagues and
business partners aware of your opposition to such a bylaw and let them know
how severely such a decision would impact your business.

• Don’t rely on somebody else to act for you. Make sure you take action now
by:

1- Informing your customers of the situation and asking for their support.
Groups behind this move are fundamentally opposed the concept
of pet ownership.
2- Post a petition (see enclosed text) in your store and obtain as many
signatures as possible. Showing your customers (their constituents)
support your position will give you extra leverage when approaching
your city council.
3- Contact your elected officials immediately to let them know of your
views and strong opposition to such a bylaw. Don’t wait for this
situation to come to your city before getting involved. Make sure
they know you are a local business operator and tax payer.
4- Prepare a letter to your city council presenting the arguments (see
enclosed text) as to why they should vote against a proposed ban and
recommend alternatives that would address the real issue: ensuring
their constituents have access to healthy quality pets.

• All British Columbia pet industry businesses should take a closer look at the
different animal related organizations their company supports. Companies may
find that some of the actions carried out by the groups they are supporting, could
eventually shut down their operations! If so, do you really want to support them?

• If you haven’t already done so, please take the time join PIJAC Canada, the
voice of the Canadian pet industry. For more information please visit our
website at www.pijaccanada.com or contact us via email at
[email protected]

Remember time is of the essence!

Attachments: Sample Petition
Arguments supporting the sale of pets in pet stores

#965: - Anima-Quebec un autre bande de salaut 

 Dis donc!  On s'en sortira jamais.  ANIMA-Québec, j'avais tellement confiance en ce nom.  Je le considérais comme un sauveur dand cette cause désespérée.  Quelle foutaise!  On s'en va où là?  On tourne en rond et les coins sont assez carrés merci.  Je n'ose pas imaginer que l'on s'est fait avoir encore une fois.  Les animaux n'ont pas fini de payer de leur vie la cupidité de tout ce monde assoifé de $$$$$$$$$$  Pincez-moi quelqu'un!  Dites-moi que je rêve.

#961: Amy - ANIMA-QUÉBEC - CONFLICT OF INTEREST 

 If I understand well, PIJAC suggest us to buy our pets from pet shops?  But, these animals come from puppy mills, breeders.  The problem is there. I do not understand at all the point. Please explain.  If we continue to buy from them, we encourage those people to continue their dirty work.  And animals will continue to be euthanazied and so on.......  

#965: - Anima-Quebec un autre bande de salaut

@ #965 What I am saying is that Anima-Québec, like the Berger blanc, cannot be funded by the private sector because in this case, as in many others, there is a conflict of interest. When a professional association like PIJAC lends it's support and/or financing to Anima-Québec, do you think Anima-Québec will go after PIJAC's members? NO! And yet, undoubtedly its members who include large pet production facilities in Québec should most certainly be subject to scrutiny by Anima-Québec. We all know that these "animal producers"have a terrible record regarding animal welfare. And that Québec is the North America capital of puppy mills. The breeding mothers and fathers often live in filthy cages with no sunlight, and very often end up sick and crippled. Pet stores in Québec and everywhere else get their animals almost exclusively from these puppy and kitty mills. Back to the topic of this forum: the Berger blanc - Following the media exposure by Enquéte, Tremblay announced he was sending Anima-Québec in for multiple inspections of the Berger blanc. IF ANIMA-QUÉBEC WHO HAS BEEN INSPECTING THE BERGER BLANC FOR YEARS HAS NOT FOUND THEM GUILTY OF ANY CRUELTY TO ANIMALS TO DATE, DO WE ACTUALLY BELIEVE THEY WILL NOW? NO!!!! AND WHERE HAVE THEY BEEN SINCE THIS EVENT? NO NEWS FROM THEM WHATSOEVER! HIDING BEHIND TREMBLAY'S SKIRTS!

#969: Amy - Re: Anima-Quebec un autre bande de salaut 

 in others words we go round in circles and corners are squared enough.  Poor animals!

Shame on you Berger Blanc!  You do not deserve to be with animals.  It's not your place anymore. Stay away from them and I hope nightmares in your dreams.  Pfffffff

#943: - Re: Expérience personnelle / Personal experience 

 Yes it works. It is our email address : [email protected]

Pls try again.

Thanks.

#973: Un peu de justice SVP -  

Dénoncer une cause ne veut pas dire que nous sommes indifférents aux autres causes.

La lutte pour les droits et libertés, la fin des injustices et du profit non-éthique doit être menée sur tous les fronts.  Et chaque victoire profite aux autres combats (droits des femmes, des enfants, des personnes âgées).  Il ne s'agit pas de combats qui s'opposent.

Noius devons nous exprimer haut et fort contre la situation des fourrières à but lucratif car les gouvernements méprisent cette cause.