The city of Belfast, Northern Ireland has killed Lennox for looking like a pit bull. The Dog Files has had excellent coverage of the situation. I have nothing constructive to contribute, so I’ll just let them speak:
It is with great sadness that I must tell you that the Belfast City Council in Northern Ireland has officially given word that they have murdered Lennox on this morning of July 11, 2012.
Despite million of pleas from millions across the world, including their own bosses. Despite Victoria Stilwell, host of Animal Planet’s It’s Me Or The Dog, offering to pay for Lennox to come live in the USA, the Belfast City Council killed Lennox.
And because they are such nice folk, they wouldn’t even let Lennox’s human family, the Barnes, see him one last time or at least get his body. They said they will send them ashes in the mail. Some say that this is because the Belfast City Council had already killed Lennox a while ago. No one will ever know unless they have an official investigation and after seeing how Belfast is run, I’m not putting money on that happening.
If you are unfamiliar with Lennox and the Barnes Family story you can read about it here.
You can support the movement to get rid of breed-specific legislation (BSL) here:
- Stop BSL
- Love-A-Bull’s BSL resource page
What a very sad tragedy, indeed. I also find it quite sad that this happens everyday (sometimes in very subtle ways) across American communities – from coast to coast. We can all make a difference – even if it’s something as small as seeing a girl like me and being brave enough to come over and ask my mom about me or maybe give me a nice pet so I can show you may happy tail in return….