Rebeka Breder: A new era for defending dogs
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August 9th, 2020 It's the one-year anniversary of when the law in British Columbia changed for defending dogs accused of being “dangerous” under provincial law. Before last year, if a city in British Columbia wanted to have a dog put down because of being aggressive, the court had the ability to order a dog be returned to his or her guardian (or to another person) on conditions, even though the dog technically fit the definition of “dangerous”. These were called conditional o

- Aug 2, 2020
After small dogs killed by larger breeds, owners call for separate areas in Vancouver off-leash park
Experts say owners should watch their pets when playing with differently sized dogs. CBC News · Posted: Aug 02, 2020 6:00 AM PT Vanessa Tom says her eight-pound dog Zooey was killed by a larger dog at an off-leash park in Vancouver. Tom wants the city to create separate areas for smaller dogs to play safely. (Vanessa Tom/Change.org) Two owners of small dogs recently killed by larger ones in Vancouver are calling on the city to create safe spaces for small dogs in all off-leas
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