This is part two about the leading animal welfare programme Calgary Model. Ryan Pleckaitis is the chief bylaw officer at the City of Calgary, and he oversaw the Responsible Pet Ownership bylaw being comprehensively updated.

We talk about being proactive with education and public awareness campaigns to prevent incidents. Regarding the education-based dog licence outlined in the Dog Manifesto, Ryan suggests starting small. In terms of breed-specific legislation, Ryan says the citizens of Calgary have not wavered and are committed to their breed-neutral approach. Last but not least, Ryan explains new initiatives, including a ‘dog bite detective’ and an AI-assisted push notification system to find lost dogs.

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The Calgary Model is a world-leading approach to keeping people safe from animals and animals safe from people. This inter-agency model relies on close cooperation between the bylaw services within Calgary police and Calgary Humane Society.

Brad Nichols says: “The Calgary Model centres around owner responsibility.” We chat about how the collaboration came up and how the two agencies are achieving court victories to ensure animal protection laws are upheld. Brad also explains why breed-specific legislation doesn’t work and the risks to dogs and people that these badly thought-out laws pose.

We also talk about the increased pet abandonment situation since the end of the pandemic, and Brad talks candidly about the reactions he sees from owners.

Listen to this episode and the following with Brad’s counterpart, chief bylaw officer Ryan Plekaitis, for part two on the Calgary Model.

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Dominic Dyer is a passionate campaigner and spokesperson for animals and nature in his roles as policy advisor for the Born Free Foundation, board member for the Wildlife and Countryside Link, chief executive of the Badger Trust and chairman of Nature 2030. He also served for 10 years on the board of the Vet Nurses Council.

Dominic is going to stand for parliament in the next General Election, as the Liberal Democrat candidate for his constituency of Buckingham & Bletchley.

As such, Dominic is the perfect first guest for the Dog Manifesto podcast. Find out about his career path and decision to throw his hat into the political arena.

Dominic is a strong supporter of the Dog Manifesto and is in particular interested in turning the dog licence into a reality. Learn about his thoughts on the annual licence fee and what a Dog Licensing Agency could achieve.

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