For Honey


	For Honey


	11 YRO Bouvier Died October 19/01


Backbone protruding and loss of hair. Hand is wrapped around backbone.		Protruding hipbones, no muscle mass.



Severe dehydration, sunken waistline, swollen chest.		Shoulder bones showing, no muscle mass.

Honey was found wandering without a collar or tags for identification. She was severely dehydrated and malnourished. Upon examination, she was found to weigh 30 lbs and should have weighed approx. 85 lbs!! Because the laws consider dogs as 'chattel property', her owners were permitted to dispose of her as they saw fit and not face any recriminations for what they had done. The new Bill C-15 allows for greater possibility to charge individuals who abandon their animals or who are engaged in animal fighting; and making animal cruelty an indictable offence, not merely a summary conviction. At this time, animal abuse is listed under the Part XI of the criminal Property laws. Under this new legislation, animals will be recognized (to some extent) as beings with value in and of themselves, creating a new section dealing exclusively with animal cruelty. Canada's animal cruelty laws are grossly outdated and inadequate having gone unchanged since 1892 (with the exception of some minor changes in 1954). It's too late for Honey and dogs like her, but we can still make a difference to thousands of others. Please support Bill C-15!

For further info go to-
http://www.ospca.on.ca
http://www.anticruelty.ca

Main Features of Bill C-15
http://www.ospca.on.ca/ac_inve_wycd_fed.html

History of Bill C-15
http://www.cfhs.ca/CriminalCode/ccupdate.htm

Bill C-15: Criminal Law Amendment Act, 20001 (LS-404E)
http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/Bills_ls.asp?lang=E&Parl=37&Ses=1&ls=C1 5&source=Bills_House_Government#B. %20Cruelty

How you can help

We really must work together on this. To help ensure Bill C-15 is passed in the House of Commons. We need you to sign the petition and/or write letters to Justice Minister Anne McLellan and to Members of Parliament in your province or territory.

Please print out the petition and collect signatures from people who support better legal protection for animals. It is crucial that both the Minister and Members of Parliament hear from as many Canadians as possible in support of the bill. Mail the completed petitions to the CFHS office and we they will deliver them en masse to the Justice Minister.


	Canadian Federation of Humane Societies 102-30 Concourse Gate Nepean, ON K2E 7V7 Write individual letters to: The Honourable Anne McLellan Minister of Justice House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 (no postage stamp required)