Seems to be truth here.
When a dog is not at large
Re: “It’s for the birds,” Jan. 8.
I find it interesting that migratory birds seem to be so attracted to the beaches of Victoria when there are so many other beaches in the area. The beaches around James Island, for example, or any of the other small uninhabited islands around southern Vancouver Island.
Not to mention the other remote areas of the coastline that are difficult to access and therefore are probably people- and dog-free.
Maybe it isn’t the birds that are having problems, but the bird watchers who want to watch birds while being able to park their cars and have easy beach access, preferably with a coffee shop not too far away, and the presence of dogs will decrease the number of birds they might be able to see.
Given the many options the birds have and the few options the dogs have, maybe we should leave more room for the dogs.
Also, there was an error in the story. It said that the blue loon signs say that dogs must be on leash. Unless the signs have been recently changed, they say that dogs must not be “at large,” which is what the “Migratory Bird Sanctuary Regulations” say.
That is not the same thing, so long as a dog is under control it is not “at large.” A dog that comes when it is called is under control and therefore not “at large.”
Barry Leslie
Victoria
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Edited by Victoria Watcher, 12 January 2023 - 05:13 AM.