And the little kid gets to keep his pony

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Remember this? Little kid with cerebral palsy, his pony Emily, and the asshat neighbour complaint?

Hello all,
I want to thank each and everyone of you for your love and support, your letters, petitioning, fundraising came through today.
Short after 1pm this afternoon Sam and I appeared before The Caledon Committee of Adjustments and plead our case, the out cry of support from everyone across the world was heard loud and clear by everyone there. It was determined that Emily could stay here on the property with Sam ...

Letter from mom Antonia Spiteri continues at RC Rublik.

Caledon councillor Annette Groves : "While you have to enforce the rules, there are times when you have to use discretion and remember that you’re a human being and have to have some compassion."

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With thanks to Dawg and PSA at Canadian Cynic for linking.

A round for ponies for everyone!

Cross-posted at Creekside

Let the kid keep the little pony

Sam Spiteri is 3.
He has cerebral palsy.
He can't walk but he loves his little pony, Emily.

Some asshat neighbour, apparently able to distinguish the odour of Sam's pony over that of the cow farm next door, has laid a successful complaint with the town of Caledon, Ont. to have the pony removed from the Spiteri's one acre property over a zoning infraction.

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Dear Township of Caledon :
The kid's single mom has paid you the $1145 you apparently require to consider letting her keep the pony. Yeah, we read all about your worries regarding setting legal precedents in your local paper. How about setting a precedent to allow a severely challenged kid to have some joy in his childhood? Don't mess this one up.

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Good luck to you, little kid, mom, and pony.

Cross-posted at Creekside