ENACT NEW LAW FOR ABANDONED HOUNDS

Probably the sweetest natured dog I’ve ever met, year old Sadie the hound just ate her seventh leash. Polite and well-trained (for a hound), she was panting yesterday in the garden while the temperature hovered around 85.

Cat-lover though leash-eater, her passion still is other dogs. Weighing about the same as her owner, she is hard to control when she sees another canine to befriend. Yesterday I offered some 8 feet of yellow plastic rope to get her home safely after the leash had been demolished.

Born at the Humane Society after her pregnant mother was abandoned by a hunter, Sadie would not have had a chance were it not for her compassionate, hound-loving owner. She is afraid of loud noises. I propose that here in Ontario we put a special tax on hunting licenses that will be refunded the following year if the hunter can prove he has the same hounds and that they are licensed and well-cared for.

All of our local Humane Societies are crammed with hounds cast off by their owners once the season is over. This must stop!