London Takes Part in Worldwide Candle Lit Vigil for Death Row Dog:
Dog lovers are travelling from across the UK to gather outside the
Northern Ireland Office, Millbank, in central London to show unified
global support for a pet dog condemned to death by a Magistrates Court
in Northern Ireland.
The Candle Lit Vigil is being held for one hour between 9 and 10pm
on Thursday 23rd July and coincides with other vigil events being held
on the same day in Dublin, New York and Seattle alongside an enormous
worldwide candle lit vigil where thousands of people are due to take
part in their own homes and work places in recognition of the plight
and suffering of a dog named ‘Bruce’ who has captured the hearts and
minds of people across the world.
Bruce
was a young pet dog living happily with his family in Northern Ireland
when on September 19th 2007 he was seized as an alleged “pit bull type”
and taken to secluded kennels whilst his owner was taken to court for
owning a banned type of dog contrary to the Dangerous Dogs Act
(Northern Ireland) Order 1991.
Owner Shannon Brown, aged 20years, supporters and neighbours have
created petitions, and videos asking for help to save pet dog Bruce who
has never put a paw wrong and his case has now been championed by
masses of people everywhere who have reacted in horror to the news he
has to die and are demanding he be spared the death penalty.
Thousands Stand Up To Defend Bruce the Dog: Politicians and
officials have been inundated with letters, emails and phone calls from
concerned members of the public calling for the release of death row
dog Bruce.
Meanwhile complex legal proceedings are ongoing as the news breaks
this week that the law which has condemned Bruce and countless others
like him, appears to have been Amended a staggering eight years ago,
seemingly unnoticed by officials and adding utter confusion to the
whole sorry situation. The life of Bruce hangs by a thread but as his
persistent battle to survive continues more and more people are
screaming for his release.
Politicians have been asked to change the legislation, veterinary
groups have been deluged with letters from dog owners pleading that
every veterinary surgeon refuses to administer the fatal injection,
even Her Majesty the Queen has been requested to intervene and grant a
Royal Pardon and the protests keep flooding in as the news spreads
across the Internet.
As the legal wheels turn slowly, the campaign to ‘Save Bruce’
intensifies and eyes from around the world are now attentively watching
Northern Ireland. Bruce remains isolated from his family on canine
death row awaiting his fate, unaware of the world wide support he has.
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