In Response to the Dublin City Council's Dog Law - July 2007

Dublin City Council has recently banned 11 breeds of dog (including Rottweilers, Bull Terriers and German Shepherds) from all their properties, including houses, flats and estates.
Existing tenants are being given a chance to rehome their animals, but if alternative accommodation can't be found, then the dogs will be destroyed.
It also seems likely that these breeds will be banned from public parks - which means dog owners living in private accommodation will also be affected.

A petition to reverse the decision has been organised by Irish lobbying group ANVIL (Animals Need a Voice in Legislation). Please sign the petition today by clicking this petition link... http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?anvil999

My Initial Response
In response to the Dublin Dog Law, my thoughts on this genocide, echo despicable similarities to the holocaust. I have created the following poem, inspired by "First They Came" (Pastor Martin Niemöller [1892–1984]), to remind us all of how these *laws* can so easily spread out of hand.

First They Came

First they came for the Bull Terriers, and I did not speak out,
because I did not have a Bull Terrier.

Then they came for the Rottweilers, and I did not speak out,
because I did not have a Rottweiler.

Then they came for the Dobermans, and I did not speak out,
because I did not have a Doberman.

Then they came for the Ridgebacks, and I did not speak out,
because I did not have a Rhodesian Ridgeback.

Then they came for the Bull Mastiffs, and I did not speak out,
because I did not have a Bull Mastiff.

Then they came for the Akitas, and I did not speak out,
because I did not have an Akita.

Then they came for the German Shepherds, and I did not speak out,
because I did not have a German Shepherd.

When they came for my dog, there was no one left to speak out.

J Lee (2007)

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