Letter From Francesca Rogier About Situation With Her Dog Brindi

I appologize for not getting some facts right on the post titled “Francesca Rogier VS City Of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada”.

This whole mess that is tough on Brindi & Ms Rogier is really complicated!! LOL

Below, I have included a message from Francesca herself explaining what has happened to her and Brindi.

I had thought of re-writing my previous article, but thought it might be better to share her message with all of you.

Francesa, I hope that this situation gets resolved soon and that Brindi can come home!!

xoxoxo

Thank you very much:)  It is very effective and straight to the point.

Can I give a few minor alterations?

The Halifax SPCA did not take her- I was not at work either – the confusion is that the SPCA runs the pound, so they keep her, but the city of HAlifax took her, and I went to court against them.

I built the fence after she was taken -it is mainly an enclosure attached to the house, as a dog run. My property is all dug up for a new foundation and there was no way to put up a boundary fence!

Also – it was before they took her that I offered to pay – not when they took her, but on the second time she was reported  (it sounds so bad, but honestly, these things were so minor; nobody would bother around here, but these hyper people did it because I am new here- other people here are all related and connected, and they never call!!).

It was then that the AC officer began to target us – he slapped a muzzle order instead of a fine as he first told me – he exploited the situation when the other owner urged him not to fine me; he substituted the muzzle! He knows having a muzzle makes her automatically dangerous in the eyes of the by-law.

So on the third report – a minor scuffle and no injury – which came because that person heard stories; he was not even going to call before that – all that happened was that she scooted out of my hands when I was tying her up and went around to the front yard, to guard it from them .  The guy kicked at her head about twenty times and she ducked each time and never even snapped at him! I didn’t even know he called the city animal control until four days later, when they came and took her. Just like that. I screamed bloody murder, badly injured my vocal chords.

In the court case- the judge appeased the city, basically, by witholding an actual ruling to release her. He revoked the euthanization order, but didn’t tell them to let her go!! It was something very suspicious between him and my lawyer.

My lawyer quit afterwards and left me high and dry because the day after I won, the animal control people came and charged me – for the first time – for the last report, which happened six months before! They had only one hour left to do it because you can’t charge somebody after six months!

But the charges don’t mean they can keep holding her.

 

So imagine: the euthanization order is gone but they just kept holding her. And they are not legally holding her, they are taking advantage of me, and they are going to ask the judge for another order to kill my dog when the trial ends.

 

The trial is not scheduled at all now because I did not have a lawyer and the city didn’t send the files – it was supposed to be June 5. But now, on July 15 (not June) my lawyer (or me, if I can’t get one) has to appear and ask for a new trial date. It’s awful!

My only hope before that is to get some kind of emergency hearing to happen- separate from the charges.

 

It is complicated and STUPID all at once!!!

 

I get to see Brindi for 30 minutes a week. Her spirit is really changed and I feel terribly guilty and helpless when she looks at me…

Francesca