Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house,
But at the North Pole sudden changes arose
A smooth haired coat and a muscular build
"This creature's no donkey and clearly no horse!
Out with the measuring sticks, he explained to Santa the law
"The law is the law" the expert said standing tall,
Days turned to weeks and confused and alone
You may think this is funny, if a little untrue.
Regardless of parentage it doesn't matter what breed
Cuddle your hounds while you have them close by
Santa fetched Rudolph's body and cried for his friend
Copyright Alison Green
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse
The stockings where hung by the chimney with care
In the hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there
All down to Rudolph and his ruby red nose
Clipboard in hand, a breed expert arrived
He motioned to Santa saying," please step aside".
A broad deep chest our Rudolph did yield
The breed expert's pen, created pages of ticks
Then he suddenly called out "good lord, we've been tricked!"
I know these things! I've attended the course!"
Look at my clipboard the boxes are full!
It's very obvious to me: Rudolph is a pit bull!
And he measured poor Rudolph from shoulder to floor.
As the spectacle continued Santa said with a sigh
He's a reindeer you fool! Why must he die?
Then picked up his mobile and made a quick call
The sound of sirens filled the peaceful night air
and Rudolph removed …to who knew where?
Rudolph pined, for the place he called home
As the first snow started falling Rudolph gave up the fight
And he took his last breath on a cold winters night
But how would you like it, if it happened to you?
If your dog was taken because of its look?
Because it ticked enough boxes in some silly book?
If it ticks enough boxes then it's a done deed
So humor me here and pretend this is true
Think how you would feel if it happened to you.
For some spend this Christmas, waiting to die.
Now back to the story, it doesn't end there
One more short verse I need to share
And swore to himself, this would not be the end
And I heard him exclaim as he drove out of sight
"The law is wrong, please help us to fight!"
