by Hollye Dexter | Mar 16, 2013 | animal law, animal rights, Pets are not property, pets rights, Save Stitch
Many of you have been asking for an update on Stitch, while we have been lying low over here. First let me assure you, Stitch is still happily with us, and is healthy and thriving. He and Evan are growing up strong together. When this legal battle for Stitch began, I...
by Hollye Dexter | Aug 22, 2012 | animal law, animal rights, dog custody case, L.A. Times, legal battle over dog, legal system, Los Angeles Times, Save Stitch, Stitchy
So the L.A. Times has run an article on our Stitch story, and I have learned a huge lesson. When you open yourself to the press, you’re also open to the risk of things being misinterpreted – which can really hurt you- and that is what happened here. While I...
by Hollye Dexter | Jul 11, 2012 | animal law, animal rights, dog owner's rights, dog ownership, legal battle over dog, Lost property statute, Save Stitch
Here we are, at what we believe will be our final ruling in appeals court (but who knows with this case) in our fight to keep custody of our dog Stitch. We should be issued a preliminary ruling by 4pm today. If it is in our favor, all we have to do is show up tomorrow...
by Hollye Dexter | May 21, 2012 | animal law, animal rights, French bulldogs, frenchies, Lost property statute, Pets are not property, pets rights, Save Stitch
Sometimes the law is just wrong.It was wrong about slavery.Wrong about prohibiting women from votingWrong when interracial marriage was prohibited.Wrong, wrong, wrong.And its dead wrong when it seeks to take our dog away because of an outdated statute, which...
by Hollye Dexter | Dec 16, 2011 | animal rights, courage, justice, Save Stitch
Perhaps one of the greatest gifts I received this Holiday season was a letter I received from the twelve-year-old daughter of a friend. This little girl, Emma, is unbelievably bright and has had to grow up fast, losing her father Scott, our friend, at only five years...
by Hollye Dexter | Nov 19, 2011 | animal law, animal rights, French bulldogs, frenchies, Save Stitch
This is why we fight.Over the past two years of this insane trial, I have spent a lot of time asking WHY? We are good people who only wanted to give an abandoned dog a good home. Why all this insanity?I prayed and prayed for help. And what I got instead was...