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Monday, November 17, 2008
For LynnMy comment goes to poor pathetic Lynn. As I remember
you stated yourself as a nurse; well I thank the good Lord you've never been mine. You represent the most unfeeling person
in my life. You should really know Mario before you decide to text your crap about him. Mario is a very compassionate person
and if someone needed help he would be there giving the shirt off his back; even though I may live in Pa, I have met him personally
several times. So before you speak about him you should know him. What happened to him was a tragedy that rocked his world
and yes he posted the horrible picture of Gnocchi after his attack it gave a visual impact to those who didn't see the
result of the attack and explain why he is upset. Why you ask did he remove them not for you that is for sure; but the vision
of Gnocchi post attack will always be etched in his brain and the picture was taken off due to him and his brother not needing
a reminder every time he went to his site. Thinking to myself you calling Mario unstable I think a ridiculous thing for you
to say, considering you are not mature enough to realize his business site is exactly that business. People going there to
comment on his food sees a very unnecessary post from you; now I ask you who is the unstable moron; looks like you are.
And your repetitive thing about Gnocchi not on a leash that was their 1 mistake, how many mistakes did Gary have and have
the chances to correct in my count more than 1.
So in your own words DEAL WITH IT !!!!!!! And do I feel the punishment
met the crime, I certainly do not and no wonder there is so much crime; punishment never seems to cover the crime. So no wonder
there is so many repeat offenders.
9:45 pm est
Friday, November 14, 2008
Poor Pathetic Lynnfullname: lynn
email: not your concern
comments: yes hopefully
your brother will walk your new dogs on a leash THIS time, because this law also pertains to you, as for was his punishmnet
just? sure thing it was,the dogs never killed a child never as much as ever posed a threat to a child, I raised 2 children
around them, you are obviously a very emotional man but really you should try to keep it under control when your blogging
for the world to see, bet you dont post this ;-) he got what he deserved because you see you over exagerated in every aspect
of this whole dilema, even down to putting pictures of your dearly beloved gnocchi ripped in half on the www, thats the actions
of a stable man??? not...and this is verified in the fact that you took them off again...why take them off if you think its
soooo right for people to see?? you block me from your site..why is this??? because I speak the truth and you cant handle
it??? ya thats what I think, cause had you been a reasonable man about this whole incident you wo!
uld have got
a more satisfactory outcome im sure, what goes around comes around ...DEAL WITH IT, you made it what it is...you followers
are dropping off because they choose not to follow a leader that fights unfairly
This is what
Lynn e-mailed to me on the 10th of November. As you can see, she did not include her e-mail address because she is first of
all one who is afraid to let the world know where she is and possibly who she is. The trial has concluded and the punishment
has been issued and she still insists of posting comments on my food company's comment page or she sends me e-mail without
a return address. Lynn, if that is your real name, you are a sad sad excuse for a human being. I don't care that you are
Gary's ex-lover and I don't care that you live in Scotland, but let me tell you that because Gnocchi was not on a
leash it does not make Gary an innocent man. Face up to the facts that Gary did not look after his dogs and I don't care
who or what you raised around his dogs, they were deemed vicious and are going to be destroyed because the owner could not
prevent them from hurting other people and animals. I'm tired of your crap Lynn, so please refrain from commenting on
any page or sending anymore e-mails to me because you are first of all illiterate and you make no sense at all, and noone
that I know of or that has read your posts has anything nice to say about you. Have a nice life Lynn.
5:39 pm est
Death for Killer DogsUpon reading the title of the article
in today's Leader, one would think that it was the expected ending to a long and frustrating legal battle. Quite the contrary:
it was a conclusion that left a void in many of the hearts and souls of the people that have been following the events as
they unfolded. Two
dogs are destined to die because of their actions. Because deemed vicious they will not get a third chance to kill again.
Is this what the people expected to hear after a week of deliberation? It is not what people who continue to frequent our
business are saying. That was a handicapped form of justice because even though it was the two dogs that directly caused the
death of two other dogs and the wounding of a third, it was the owner who failed to secure his pets and refrain them from
causing public damage. Why then the public is asking did Gary who was the irresponsible one in this situation get away with
a $2,500 fine under D.O.L.A. and $300 fines per charge unde the Port Colborne dog owners bylaw? Is this what someone
who fails to control his dogs gets after they have killed not one but two dogs gets in lieu of punishment? The article went on to say that Justice Donna Cowan
could not give the maximum under D.O.L.A. because a human was not involved in the incident. So basically, the life of Freddi
the Pomeranian and Gnocchi the mini Yorkshire Terrier meant nothing to our judicial system. The two dogs that gave us so much
happiness by their mere existence were merely animals in the eyes of Justice Cowan. Because Freddie and Gnocchi had four legs
instead of two, the judicial system basically overlooked their value and slapped Gary on the wrist with a pathetic fine. He
won't be able to own dogs for 5 years instead of 10 according to D.O.L.A. because that would have been two harsh a punishment
for someone who allowed his dogs to take the lives of two other dogs in two separate occasions over the past two years. "Three
previous attacks warranted a higher level of responsibility over the animals" but not a higher level of punishment according
to the Justice. I, along with so many others that expected stiffer punishment are left in disbelief. What is banning a person
for 5 years from owning a dog going to do to deter a future dog owner from thinking twice before he allows his dog from running
wild and hurting other animals or even people. Who is expected to police this? How does the law intend on enforcing
this form of punishment? Will they follow Gary around from day to day to see if he makes an unexpected trip to a breeder to
pick up a dog or two? The system failed to monitor Gary's dogs when they issued fines for being unleashed or unmuzzled,
how is enforcing his ban on dog ownership going to be any different? I guess we will just have to wait and see how this all plays out,
but the moral of the story here so far is Gnocchi was killed and taken away from us by two dogs and the Justice who had a
perfect opportunity to send out a strong message to any future irresponsible owners that if you break the law you go to jail
but didn't.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Stayig FocusedYesterday a friend stopped by my office to visit, who’s name shall remain anonymous because of his public profile
in the community. He stops by periodically to see what’s happening and also to get any update on the Gnocchi Trial which
he has taken an interest in from the beginning. When I told him what the Justice gave Gary as punishment, I was not surprised to
his reaction because it was the same reaction that everyone else has had upon hearing about it. Anyhow as our conversation
developed he at one point uttered the words “stay focused”. This was to imply that he had sensed a feeling of
defeat in the tone of my voice by the way I was talking. He pointed out to me that on August 26 when Gnocchi was attacked
and killed that I began a crusade that attracted the attention of so many people along with the media which covered the story
in great detail. It was the power of the media in fact and the determination of the Municipality of Port Colborne that was able to bring Gary and the dogs to Justice. He also
pointed out that if the same media hype had been created two years ago when Freddie the Pomeranian was killed, things may
have been different but nonetheless the laws this time were in force to make a case. Where the system failed was in the degree
of punishment that Gary received. I asked my friend in his opinion if he were in my shoes what
his next move would be and he responded by telling me that it isn’t the laws that need to be changed but rather the
mandatory sentences. D.O.L.A (Dog Owners Liability Act) states that if convicted an offender may be charged with a 10,000
dollar fine or six months imprisonment or both. The Justice did not come anywhere near the maximum and issued a 5000 dollar
fine to someone who in the past two years has failed to pay outstanding fines issued by the SPCA. What makes the Justice think
that the fine she imposed will be paid? The question that came up also in conversation
was what if it had been a child that Gary’s dogs had attacked and injured rather than a little dog; would her sentence have been
the same? We won’t know until it happens and I hope it never does because then we’ll look back at her punishment
and ask ourselves “was the punishment strong enough to send a message out to dog owners who continue to allow their
animals to run unleashed” I guess I will have to stay focused and continue to fight so
that one day we will look back at this tragedy and be grateful that the crusade continued. Thank you my friend for the strength
you have given me because the battle will go on. We will continue to fight in any way possible so that one day mandatory punishments
will be issued for crimes committed. We will also fight for mandatory leash laws on all dogs that owners allow outside of
their house or pen.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
No more FacebookDue to a declining membership, I have resigned from being
the administrator of the group FIDO at Facebook. Perhaps the many new groups that surface on a daily basis have taken precedence,
or people have just lost interest in the FIDO cause. After yesterdays verdict it was clearly demonstrated to me that the life
of my little Gnocchi did not mean much to the Justice of the Peace. The 5,000.00 fine issued to Gary was less than the cost
of purchasing and maintaining Gnocchi. The two dogs which were 7 and 12 years old got to live much longer than the 3 1/2 years
that Gnocchi spent with us.
A comment was made to me this morning about how everyone was financially compensated in
the end but us. The Justice collected her salary, the prosecutor and assistant were paid, the SPCA people that testified in
court were on payroll as they attended and the fine that Gary was issued should it be paid will also go to the government
to cover some of the costs of the trial. What does Gnocchi get? What do we as the owners get? A big fat ZERO. Oh sure, I could
always go see a lawyer and file a civil claim for damages and then hope that Gary might have house insurance, but am I prepared
to do that...no...and not because I've lost interest in the crusade but rather because I lost faith in our judicial system.
The question at hand is what happens next. Do we persue to fight the system which in the end allowed Gnocchi's death
to happen because "the laws did not have enough teeth". Do we try to change the laws and make them tougher only
to find out that the punishment issued by the courts gets softer? I'm not sure at this moment what to do, but maybe in
time I will figure it out. I sat in front of my computer last night and one by one looked over every single photograph of
Gnocchi that I had on file. I was so saddened to think of that poor little creature that endured such pain and fear in his
moment of death and that I as his owner could not bring about proper justice to his perpetrators. Support for the cause that
was created on the day of his death grew on a daily basis. The phone calls from people wishing to express their sympathy;
the many conversations with newspaper reporters on what had happened and what we were hoping to achieve with FIDO; the interview
with Channel 11 News explaining in detail how Gnocchi was brutally murdered...all of this for a mere slap on the wrist.
All this energy to bring to justice someone that took away alot of happiness from alot of people only
to see the judicial system punish with the shorter arm of the law. I promised many people along with myself never
to stop fighting for this cause...but after yestedays verdict I'm not really sure there is a cause worth fighting for.
Let me recollect my thoughts and attempt to figure out what the next move should be.
11:37 am est
Friday, November 7, 2008
Was Justice Served?Well, the Justice of the Peace in court today read out her decision. Gary's dogs are
to be put down within 30 days, Gary is not allowed to own a dog or dogs for 5 years and he is to pay a fine of 5,000.00 dollars.
Isn't this a lovely country we live in? Two dogs that were just being dogs are sentenced to die because obviously they
cannot be rehabilitated, but the owner who allowed them to massacre two tiny dogs over the span of two years doesn't get
to own another dog for 5 years. First of all, he hasn't paid his fines for the last 2 years and yet the justice seems
to think he is going to pay this one?
An entire trial was held at who knows what expense to the taxpayers and the conclusion
is that Gary is not to own a dog or dogs for the next 5 years.
I owned a dog...a wonderful little dog who was not only
my little friend but he was the mascot of my business. People would bring their kids to meet the little dog that would escort
customers to the entrance. That little dog meant the world to everyone and he is now gone...gone for good..not for five years..for
good. Gary in 5 years gets to own two more dogs maybe even bigger and more vicious than the ones that killed little Freddie
and Gnocchi and maimed the leg of Princess. Maybe he'll let them run free and do whatever they want and maybe even kill
a few more dogs..I mean what is to stop him..another fine?
Today was a very emotional day for all of us because we believed
in the judicial system and honestly thought that the justice of the peace would hand down a much stiffer punishment like community
service or even jail time, but instead she gave him a slap on the wrist and sent him on his way. I applaud the judicial system..first
of all from all of us that will never have Gnocchi around to play with and love anymore but also for Gnocchi who can't
be here personally to thank the justice for sending out a message to all future owners of dogs who cannot control their
actions. I hope with all my heart that the justice should never have to experience what we have gone through in the last several
months because if she does, she may have wished that her degree of punishment would have been more than just a joke.
I
will be writing about today's decision for a long time...a very long time, but for today I could not gather my thoughts
and write them down without demonstrating an angry side. I will meditate and think about what has transpired in the last several
months, I will relive Gnocchi's brutal death and the affect it has had on not only my direct family but the customers
that knew him and miss him very much. I will think of D.O.L.A (Dog Owners Liability Act) which once translated stands for
J.O.K.E. I will consume my time thinking of how formal the inside of a court room can be and the seriousness of everyone in
attendance and yet how ridiculous the Judicial system and some of its components can be when it comes time to punish offenders.
I will wish that maybe having purchased a pet like Gnocchi and having spent the money that we did to not only buy him but
also to maintain his health with frequent trips to the vetenarian and the constant trips to the Pet Stores to buy him a new
coat or a new little sofa or more toys when he tired of the so many that he already had was a dumb idea afterall. Maybe
it would have been a much better idea to just take the money and burn it so this way I wouldn't be suffering due to the
loss of my little companion.
I now think of Gnocchi II and Sushi and how they will live in our community afraid to go
for walks because of other stray dogs that may want to attack them because their owners could not act responsibly. I think
of my brother Danny who for the rest of his life will never forget as he stood and watched two black dogs tear little Gnocchi
in two while the owner slept inside his home. I think of little Gnocchi when I saw him for the last time in a white plastic
bag with his eyes half open, covered in blood and his little tongue protruding from his tiny mouth and the intenstines that
covered what was once his tiny little belly. I worry for the many people that walk their pets every morning
and how the possiblity of a stray dog or dogs attacking them while they remain defenseless. I'm consumed about the men
in blue (SPCA) as they drive around in their shiny vehicles trying to protect citizens from vicious animals or protect animals
from irresponsible owners and at the same time having to deal with a justice system that has no backbone.
At this
point I ask all of you to e-mail your comments on the outcome of the trial and if you think the punishment fits
the crime. I will post the comments to this page for everyone to read.
6:43 pm est
Sunday, November 2, 2008
E-mailHi Mario
I know we have not spoken in the last little while, but I just heard about Gnocchi.
And I would like to pass on my deepest condolences to you Danny and Silvi. I know how close you where Gnocchi, the little
bugger even left a long lasting impression with me. Take Care
Lino
E-mailHello Mario & Danny, I hope my email is able to help you in your case, please remember chapter 349, as this was crucial in my case
and definitely swung the judge my way after introducing it in my testimony. Luckily I had the print out of it with me to show
the judge as well.
Your right about it not always
being about money, but when you have an ignorant neighbour that taunts you everyday about it up until the trial, I cant tell
you the gratification it gave me to see him get pay back for what he caused me and my dog. It only eased the pain slightly,
but you cant help but feel that justice was served for your beloved pet. I hope the two dogs that were stolen from the shelter
in Port Colborne are not the two attacking dogs in your case, I just read about it...the description of the two dogs sounds
the same. I have no problem with you posting my email, I hope it helps others...by the way where is your store, maybe I will
pass by to see you...
By the way, there are a lot of cases like this in Toronto that have occurred in the last few years,
CTV news broadcasted quite a few, perhaps if you have time, you or your lawyer can pull them up in research for comparibles
for your case.
I know you will win your case, just
be prepared to be scrutinized by the judge who is not supposed to pick sides, and show your emotions, bring lots of pictures
of Gnocci and do not hold back-crying, the judge will feel your pain too, and have to side with you. Good luck at court...Enjoy
your two new babies!
All the best...God bless
J.
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