Update on Brindi, Unfairly Incarcerated in Halifax!
Update 1/16/09 – Brindi is Going Home!!
If you’re not familiar with the story of Brindi and Francesca Rogier, please take a moment to read, “Travesty of Justice in Halifax! Let Brindi Go Home!” It’s a truly heart-wrenching story with no end in sight.
More than two months have passed since Brindi was seized from her home and incarcerated, and in all that time Francesca has not even been allowed to visit her beloved dog! Brindi languishes on ‘death row’, little to no human contact and little chance for exercise or time outside of concrete and bars.
Support for Brindi and Francesca continue to grow and the petitions gain signatures but now word is that Francesca “received a reply from the city clerk: the online petitions will not be presented to the Council next week, because they lack street addresses for all the signees. This is some 1800 names we are talking about.” Nor will she be allowed to address the council to plead her case. It had been hoped that the council might be able to move things along faster and get Brindi back home where she belongs but no…. it’s BS politics at work… again. No one except for Francesca and her friends and supporters seem to give a damn about what’s really important here, the welfare of Brindi.
Even the mayor who told a supporter the he would ‘love to help’ and to contact his office, has went back on his word.
And to top off all the emotional and mental strain, there is also the financial strain. For every day that Brindi is incarcerated, the SPCA will be charging Francesca $25 for Brindi’s care and board on top of a $100 fee. So Francesa is up to almost $2000 right now to have Brindi ‘boarded’ in a place where she doesn’t want her to be and she cannot even see her!! Add to that the legal fees, around $350 and hour as well as the court costs which are going to be only Lord knows how much!
All of this because of some By-Law that takes things to the extreme – Halifax By-Law A300 on Animal Control. Compare this by-law to the way it should be enforced HERE. Quite a bit of a difference and ramifications of those differences are what is so instrumental here.
I have been following this and keeping up with what has been going on through Francesca’s blog – Free Brindi.
I got an email from Francesa too; “The battle is still on, and it’s grueling. I still have not been allowed to visit Brindi and it’s been nearly ten weeks. But I have strong hope and strong support from some caring folks, including new legal counsel, moving forward.”
She also let me know that candlelight vigil is planned on this coming Saturday, which is the Feast Day
of St. Francis, a day when animals traditionally received special blessings.
Take some time to visit Francesca at Free Brindi. Drop her an encouraging word. There are ways that you can help too and right now she and Brindi need all the help and support they can get.
This horrible saga just breaks my heart! I cannot even imagine what she and Brindi are going through. I cannot imagine how I would feel or what I would do if someone tried to take on of my babies but I can assure you, it would not be pleasant and would not be without a fight! Right now Francesca is fighting. Let her know she’s not fighting alone!!
We’re all with you and Brindi, Francesca!! We wish you the best and send our love and support. The word is getting out and in body or spirit, we will stand beside you in your fight to save Brindi and have her back at your side.
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This might sound stupid or far fetched, I just hope it isn’t too late!
She might call the Dog Whisperer, Caesar Milan. Maybe she wasn’t aware that he handles what he call: “Red Line Cases!”
I know how she feels cause I have a German Shepherd rescue who does the same thing Brindi does. She’s dog aggressive.
With the help of the Dog Whisperer and following his training skills she is 80% better than what she was when I rescued her.
I don’t know if it’s too late or what the circumstances
are. I do know that this woman albeit as painful as the situation seems to be for her should have watch Bindi a little more than she had.
I’m sorry to say this, I did sign the petition when I read her story.
If possible maybe Caesar Milan would be able to help.
She can type in DOG WHISPERER from her search engine.
When I take my girl out for a walk and before I take her out, I make sure that NO dogs are around! That’s imperative. And if there are dogs walking with their ownders I would take her out and make her sit so that she would that there isn’t any threat.
Sorry about the circumstance of this story. It’s painful to know your little girl can’t see you either.
CALL THE DOG WHISPERER AND HOPEFULLY HE WILL BE ABLE TO
RESCUE BINDI AND TAKE HER AT HIS DOG PSYCOLOGY CENTER.
Try it…
This is just plain proof of people that just do not care about people and their pets. This is so wrong to drag this out and not allow her to play with her dog. I am stating this as a caring human being who has run a shelter professionally, was a State Humane Officer for seven years and am now retired. I am familiar with cases like this and never kept an owner from his/her pet while holding it for a deposition or any type of decision. It is past time to release Brindi and allow the owner to prove that she is a responsible dog owner and perhaps take her dog to obedience class. There is not a dog that cannot be trained..it is totally up to the owner and I believe Brindi should be given a chance to learn as well as her owner. Holding Brindi in unfamiliar surroundings will not help at all.It’s past time to end this ordeal with a happy ending.
I SENT THIS TO CAESAR MILAN VIA MYSPACE. PLEASE WOULD YOU ALSO CONTACT HIM & JUSR MAYBE WE CAB SAVE POOR BRINDI.
I am one of Brindi’s Angels, from Montreal, Qc. Canada.
A few weeks ago I wrote to Caesar Milan regarding the terrible situation she is in. Unfortunately, I have had no response to date.
Perhaps, other concerned, caring people could also message him?
Thank You!
Carol
A Dedicated Animal Activist
Thank you all for your wonderful thoughts and ideas and I will be sure to pass them along to Francesca. Someone else wrote me today about contacting ‘Best Friends’ to see if they couldn’t lend their support as well. I know that Francesca can use all the support that she can get right now. My heart just breaks for her, I don’t know what I would do if anyone ever tried to keep my away from my babies… can tell you it would not be pleasant.
Hugs to you all for your love and caring!
Deanna
This is so horrible, I can’t even bare this myself let alone Fran. You know, animal shelters are supposed to be for abused, miss treated, strayed animals and for the ones that can no longer take care of and I dont think Brindi is in any of those catagories…right…So what I really want to know is how come they are keeping her in a shelter where she is away from her loving owner, when she was not miss treated NOT abused? I think that there are worse situations out there that need to be dealt with. Fran rescued her, brindi is now her best friend and will always remain that way. We dont live in a perfect world, it would be great if we did…BUT WE DON’T. Not everyone gets along and not every animal gets along, we all have our ins and outs,, ups and downs…I have two rotti lab mix dogs myself and I couldn’t imagine being in this situation, one is a rescue dog that I got from the SPCA and he is great. Some people may have had a bad past and that goes for animals too, so who do we blame???? Brindi may have had a ruff life before she was rescued, sooo let’s correct it and let her go home where she belongs and stop all the pain and heart ache and stress for Fran AND Brindi. I think it may be possible for it to worsen for Brindi being stuck in a shelter for this long with no love. I don’t know who we have to speak to or what we have to do to get this out there to be heard but come on this has gone on long enuff don’t you think, once again…..LET BRINDI GO HOME NOW.