Well I suppose Rexy’s biggest loss was the day the Yaniv’s drove to Alberta and lied to a breeder about giving him a wonderful life, but I digress.
The legal saga of Jonny Yaniv’s aggressive and potentially dangerous dog is over for now. On February 10, 2025 a consent order in the dog bite case was filed basically ending the current proceedings without going to trial and without any costs to any of the parties. In other words, there was an out of court settlement with no doubt an insurance company payout. We may never know how much Jonny and Rexy cost the insurance company. Normally out of court settlements are not published but whatever the amount, if paid by the strata it will increase the insurance premiums for the entire strata. It became apparent after Jonny’s June loss at BCCRT over the incident, Jonny’s threats about getting Rexy to attack to Rebel reporter, Drea Humphrey, and the request to fast track the case in November, that it was just a matter of time before there was an out of court settlement. If Jonny had just muzzled Rexy in the Strata common areas as he was ordered to do so because of his history of attacking other resident’s dogs and threatening their children, this two year legal saga would not have happened. But muzzling Rexy proves to the world that Rexy is not a service dog no matter what Jonny claims and has now been so declared in several BC legal venues. One court reluctantly accepted Rexy as an emotional support dog so that the criminal trial could proceed without too many Jonny initiated interruptions. It was obvious that the judge did not want to provide any grounds for an appeal. It was suspected by onlookers that Jonny kept Rexy under control in the court most of the time by drugging him. Jonny was observed taking a bottle or vial out of his backpack and putting it near Rexy’s snout.
We expect there will be more Rexy related law suits in the near future. For example, students at both SFU & UBC are unhappy at Jonny & Rexy’s behaviour in the food courts, getting lunged at as they walk in common areas like parking lots, and Jonny not picking up after Rexy. We expect the next time Rexy bites someone be it another dog or person, he will be seized which would honestly be for the best, there are a few very interested and knowledgeable people hoping to give Rexy the home he deserves.
