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N. Glenn Perrett James Herriot: The Life of a Country Vet. Graham Lord. Headline Book Publishing (338 Euston Road, London, U.K., NW1 3BH) 1997. 276 pages. Distributed in Canada by General Publishing (30 Lesmill Road, North York, ON, M3B 2T6). James Herriot, the popular Scottish veterinarian whose real name is Alf Wight, left behind millions of fans worldwide when he died in 1995. Wight's ...
N. Glenn Perrett The festive season is fast approaching. While friends and relatives receive carefully selected gifts, many cherished family members will be left out of the gift-giving process. Canine and feline family members enjoy being a part of the festivities and benefit from safe, quality presents. Don't forget that your local animal shelter may have a gift shop for pets and would ...
A company in Manitoba opened the largest egg barn in Canada in September. The barn, which is eight stories high and 162 metres long, will house 150,000 hens owned by a dozen producers. The eggs will be used for liquid and dried products for the fast-food markets. In referring to the hens, one of the owners of the mega-barn said, “If they're happy, they sing.” In Ontario, the ...
Environment Minister Christine Stewart met with the provincial and territorial wildlife ministers at the end of September to discuss federal endangered species legislation. Such legislation has been considered several times, the most recent being Bill C65 which died on the order table in 1996. Ms. Stewart stated her desire to “craft a new piece of legislation that will have the effect of ...
A report in a recent issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal says excessive amounts of antibiotics being fed to livestock are creating superbugs that cause illness and death among humans. Health Canada has responded by saying that if farmers do not voluntarily reduce antibiotics fed to livestock, the federal government will pass regulations to require them to do so. Dr. Rebecca Irwin ...
Around Churchill, Manitoba, one of the world's largest concentrations of polar bears gathers in the fall months to await the freeze-up of Hudson Bay. The ice provides them access to seals which make up a large portion of their diet. Although polar bears are a major tourist attraction in the area, they can also pose a serious threat to human safety. Bears that cannot be deterred by passive ...
The Makah Indians on the United States west coast received permission from the International Whaling Commission to kill up to five whales per year for the next four years. An 1855 treaty with the US government apparently gives them the right to hunt whales. The tribe claims the hunt is part of their cultural identity and will help them connect with their roots. The hunt began in October but no ...
Canada Customs first discovered Shadow, a black Labrador retriever-spaniel mix, at the St. Catharines SPCA (Ontario) in 1991. Her gentle disposition, curiosity and desire to please made her a good choice as a drug and weapons detector dog and that is how she spent the past six years with her trainer, Brian Devanney. At the age of eight, Shadow was officially retired in Halifax on November 16, ...
The cities of Coquitlam and Surrey (British Columbia) passed bylaws in October requiring that all cats over six months of age be spayed or neutered unless the owner purchases a breeding licence. These bylaws are the first such legislation in Canada, although several municipalities in the United States have adopted similar bylaws aimed at reducing pet overpopulation. Both the BC bylaws require ...
Happy Indoor Cats Last spring CFHS launched a national campaign to encourage owners to keep their cats indoors. A radio public service announcement was produced and distributed to all major radio stations in Canada. The message presents a cat's perspective of the dangers of life outdoors. In addition to the radio message, CFHS developed a factsheet, Happy Indoor Cats. It includes many ...
Frances Rodenburg Two dogs are tied by their leashes to a tree and then beaten to death with a baseball bat. The reason? Their owner was at risk of being evicted from his home because of complaints about barking. What most Canadians would see as an open and shut case of causing unnecessary cruelty to animals, instead, has been stayed. A veterinarian's testimony that the dogs died ...
Joy Ripley Theories abound about the processes of evolution of our world and its inhabitants. Whatever the processes, animals have always been an integral part of the system. Interdependence of species, human and nonhuman, is vital to the well-being, indeed, to the survival, of all. The humans in this symbiotic relationship have evolved with the ability to manipulate the system; also to be ...
