Listen Fred, my dogs smell better and have better manners and social skills than most humans riding the TTC right now. They don't step on your feet, slap you in the eye with the Metro paper, whack you in the head with their purse, briefcase, laptop, etc., play their iPod so loud your eardrums are ringing, blap, blap endlessly on their cellphone at fourteen decibels above normal hearing range (they are only allowed to use their cells for emergencies and never to discuss personal business in public), sit in a seat despite the fact that they are so overweight the fat displacement winds up riding in your seat with you (for free), stand over you slopping coffee on your clothes and breathing disgusting morning breath on you. They have a bath at least once and month, get their teeth cleaned, are brushed and combed and nails cut...more than I can say for a lot of TTC patrons. All things considered, I would rather ride with the dogs.
Fred, I am writing here in the comment section because I don't see an email contact. I am trying to get signatures for a peticion against a particularly cruel phenomenon here in Greece (yes, far away but dogs are dogs) called Vareloskilos "Barrel Dogs". Have you ever heard of these poor creatures? They are chained up all of their short lives in remote areas and have only a rusty steel barrel for shelter (if any). They are fed and given water only when their owner remembers. They are supposed to guard sheep and the land and for that they live amidst their own excrement, sick and lonely and ALWAYS TIED UP. This peticion needs only 15000 signatures and is to be presented to the Greek authorities so that they can stop this terrible practice when they realize outrageously cruel this is to the rest of the world. If you would like to support this peticion on your blog it would really help as you reach so many animal lovers around the world.
Fred I had trouble posting another comment so please delete any duplicates.
The petition can be found at: http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/barell-dogs-the-disgrace-of-crete.html
For more information please see this photo report: http://www.flickr.com/photos/48850241@N08/sets/72157623597609995/
Thank you for your interest and for helping out. We need people outside of Greece to express their outrage for this horrible practice so that the Greek authorities will realize that it actually has a negative impact on tourism and above all, about how Greeks are perceived by the outside world.
People on the TTC should be so well-behaved and polite.......
ReplyDeleteJoanne, lol. Imagine if Toronto dogs started riding the rocket all by themselves.
ReplyDeleteListen Fred, my dogs smell better and have better manners and social skills than most humans riding the TTC right now. They don't step on your feet, slap you in the eye with the Metro paper, whack you in the head with their purse, briefcase, laptop, etc., play their iPod so loud your eardrums are ringing, blap, blap endlessly on their cellphone at fourteen decibels above normal hearing range (they are only allowed to use their cells for emergencies and never to discuss personal business in public), sit in a seat despite the fact that they are so overweight the fat displacement winds up riding in your seat with you (for free), stand over you slopping coffee on your clothes and breathing disgusting morning breath on you. They have a bath at least once and month, get their teeth cleaned, are brushed and combed and nails cut...more than I can say for a lot of TTC patrons. All things considered, I would rather ride with the dogs.
ReplyDeleteThe Best Friends Network had a story on this too... http://network.bestfriends.org/golocal/international/14434/news.aspx
ReplyDeleteFred, I am writing here in the comment section because I don't see an email contact. I am trying to get signatures for a peticion against a particularly cruel phenomenon here in Greece (yes, far away but dogs are dogs) called Vareloskilos "Barrel Dogs". Have you ever heard of these poor creatures? They are chained up all of their short lives in remote areas and have only a rusty steel barrel for shelter (if any). They are fed and given water only when their owner remembers. They are supposed to guard sheep and the land and for that they live amidst their own excrement, sick and lonely and ALWAYS TIED UP. This peticion needs only 15000 signatures and is to be presented to the Greek authorities so that they can stop this terrible practice when they realize outrageously cruel this is to the rest of the world. If you would like to support this peticion on your blog it would really help as you reach so many animal lovers around the world.
ReplyDeleteThanks Fred.
Wengue, what is the URL for the petition?
ReplyDeleteFred I had trouble posting another comment so please delete any duplicates.
ReplyDeleteThe petition can be found at: http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/barell-dogs-the-disgrace-of-crete.html
For more information please see this photo report: http://www.flickr.com/photos/48850241@N08/sets/72157623597609995/
Thank you for your interest and for helping out. We need people outside of Greece to express their outrage for this horrible practice so that the Greek authorities will realize that it actually has a negative impact on tourism and above all, about how Greeks are perceived by the outside world.