Chortyk said:

We have had several people involved in Cheech's rehabilitation efforts and case management, and also, which is why we brought in so many people to be part of the rehabilitation attempts.

AAS has already established and proven that Cheech was assessed twice only, yet Chortyk continues to imply there was a group of people involved.

There have been numerous situations since he has been with us where he has shown a dangerous level of aggression towards people at the shelter.

Numerous situations? There is no record of Cheech ever having bitten anyone. And the only incident where Cheech may have reacted in fear and tried to protect himself, was during his second assessment with Barry McKnight, who was using an object, probably a broom to poke Cheech with, and had Cheech cornered in his kennel.

His behaviour is unpredictable -- he is very friendly in some situations but then turns on other people with no provocation

Cheech growled at manager Michelle Rodgers when she grabbed his collar and handled him roughly during a stressful situation, but he did not bite. Then Cheech reacted out of fear when Barry McKnight entered his kennel and possibly poked him with a broom. No provocation? It would seem that the only time Cheech did react was when the SPCA provoked him.

"You may recall the case of Shenica White -- the teenager who was mauled by two dogs in Vancouver last year. The very next day the same dogs involved in the vicious attack were very friendly, wagging their tails and giving kisses. This is the kind of unpredictable behaviour that Cheech has exhibited).

This is down right dirty and unfair. Chortyk is disgustingly and unethically invoking the name of a savaged and scarred child to try and win the public's support. Cheech has never attacked and bitten anyone! And to say that his behaviour is unpredictable is also a lie. The SPCA has admitted they knew Cheech's buttons, and they knew that strange men and foreign objects would make him react, and he did. I'd say that given the SPCA's prior knowledge about Cheech, he acted in a very predictable manner.