Comments on: Mercury Insurance Signs Death Warrant on Family Dog

By: Jan Keith

Jan Keith — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:53:53 +0000

Not only is Mercury a horrible insurance company for Homeowner’s policies, they also suck as Auto Insurance representatives. They treat their clients like they’re ALWAYS at fault. They DO NOT stand behind their clients at all! I HATE Mercury Insurance.

By: October 2008 Luv-a-Bully March and Pit Bull Awareness Day

October 2008 Luv-a-Bully March and Pit Bull Awareness Day — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:57:05 +0000

[...] On a more serious note, Farmers Insurance Company attended at the invitation of Dr. Paula Terifaj DVM to announce that in California, Farmers is only one of two insurance companies surveyed that does NOT discriminate against dog owners. To find out more about breed discrimination by insurance companies, read the tragic story of Tanner: Mercury Insurance Signs Death Warrant on Family Dog. [...]

By: selwyn marock

selwyn marock — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 12:46:33 +0000

I do assume we will be doing plenty of PR for
the Mercury insurance group,like advising all to
change from this EVIL insurance group,to other Insurance companies.

By: selwyn marock

selwyn marock — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 07:21:53 +0000

I cannot beleive what I am reading,I know it is
true but unbeleivable it certainly is.a quote or 2 is all I can offer:
“The dog has seldom pulled man up to his level of DECENCY but man has frequentlydragged the dog down to his

By: Maritza Collell

Maritza Collell — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:50:05 +0000

As a Farmers agent I am very proud to be part of a company that does not discriminate on any dog breeds, and provide service to all homeowners who choose to extend their love and companionship to animals that provide so much happiness to our families.

I want to thank Dr. Terifaj for her love, service and incredible selfless hard work towards these special breeds allowing them to have hope and happiness in their lifes. I was honered by her invitation to be part of the 4th Annual Luv-a-Bully March and service my community with my love for animals and expertise in the insurance industry.

Not only is she my wonderful doctor to my 3 special babies: Jake, Charlie and Katie, but a wonderful human being.

Thank you Dr. Terifaj and all her staff for their love, compassion, and incredible service to so many families.

Lets all keep on working towards ending discrimination for our special friends by supporting Dr. Terifaj and her special cause.

By: Cindy Scott

Cindy Scott — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:30:09 +0000

Discrimination in any form is wrong. Many of all species have paid with their lives for the ignorance and hate of others. Fear is the strongest emotion, and hate is born of fear.

The only way to combat the fear is with the truth. Keep talking and some day (soon I hope) love will conquer fear.

We need to remember Dr. King’s words and his dream that “someday (all) will be judged not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.”

Keep the dream alive.

By: Vicki Martinez

Vicki Martinez — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:52:40 +0000

I own a HUGE rottie and he is the sweetest dog, my insurance company, State Farm, has NEVER given me any issue about having a rottie and they insure on the DOG not the breed but the dog’s behavior and needless to say my 160 lb baby licked my insurance agents almost raw, LOL! They love him so I would recommend State Farm for Insurance. Killing my dog for insurance would NEVER be an option for me!!!

By: Akita owner

Akita owner — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:27:21 +0000

I meant to add that it breaks my heart when an owner kills their dog when other people have offered to take it and give it a good home. How do people get to the place where that is acceptable? RIP Tanner. If there’s a next life I wish you a home with better people in it.

By: Akita owner

Akita owner — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:01:51 +0000

I have an Akita, and the insurance stuff is very old news. I hope everyone reading this takes this to heart – it is important that large dogs not be walked in public by small children. By small I mean any kid not at least twice as heavy as your dog, or under 18. I always knew this, having been around animals my whole life and having common sense, but I was never strict enough about it in my home and my dog spent a week at the shelter in quarantine after biting someone who ran up to him while my child (who was about 9 or 10) was walking him. It’s irresponsible (and illegal from what the police told me back then) to have anyone 10 years old walking an 80 pound pet of any species. I was lucky, I still have my wonderful dog. The police and animal control were very nice about it because I called to report it before the bitten person did – I didn’t want some poor kid to go through a rabies shot series because they didn’t have the shot records of who bit him. It was a very minor bite, and my dog wasn’t seen as an aggressor, but it was my wake up call to be more responsible. It is important, especially in these times, that large dogs be handled appropriately – and in public, that means by someone of “grown up” ablilty and judgement. I grew up with Saint Bernards and have owned and played with large breeds ever since, and yet the worst dog bite I ever suffered was from my friend’s Chihuaha. But let’s be honest here – that little 8 pound dog was not going to knock me down or grab me by an arm (just my lip…ow!). Although the little 8 pounder could likely have damaged that man’s hand just as much as Tanner did. For the 10 years since my Akita bit that person, I have not once allowed a kid or adult I didn’t trust walk him in public. He is old and happy, because I was lucky enough to have a second chance to be responsible. DON’T LET KIDS WALK BIG DOGS! An ounce of prevention is far better than the pound’s cure (or the insurance company’s). I wish more people who owned large dogs simply used the common sense I forgot almost 10 years ago – these days there seems to be more at stake.

By: Shauna Russ

Shauna Russ — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 06:59:25 +0000

I apologize for mistyping the URL to a very important petition. Please try this link: http://www.roverlution.org

It’s so important that we speak out for those who have no voice.

“To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.” ~Abraham Lincoln

“Never, never be afraid to do what’s right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society’s punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

Please ask your friends and family to sign the petition, also. Thank you!