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Shelagh MacDonald Albert De Salvo, the Boston Strangler, killed thirteen women. In his youth he trapped dogs and cats in crates and shot arrows into them. Caroll Edward Cole, reputed to be one of the most prolific serial killers in US history, was convicted for five of 35 murders accused. He confessed his first act of violence was to strangle a puppy under the porch of his house. Keith ...
Bob Van Tongerloo As promised in the spring 2000 edition of this newsletter, we are pleased to provide you with an update on where we are going with a number of key activities. The Federation’s Board of Directors approved the creation of a steering committee to guide us through a review of the mandate and structure of the organization to ensure that we are giving the best service ...
In less than a year, four marine mammals have died in Canadian aquariums. Marineland Niagara Falls imported three male and nine female beluga whales in 1999, all taken from Russian waters. One of the females died last December and another in August. In early March, a four-year-old Orca whale died at Marineland. One of the four dolphins kept at the West Edmonton Mall died in August. CFHS is ...
Nova Scotia Implements Circus Regulations As of May 2000, circuses may no longer bring bears or non-human primates to the province of Nova Scotia. And if they want to bring elephants, they must build a suitable enclosure using electric fencing instead of tethering and may not allow the public to ride them. This is the first provincial or state legislation in North America restricting wild ...
Troy Seidle It’s over half-a-billion and still climbing. No, not the number of burgers sold at McDonald’s, but the number of animals slaughtered for food every year in Canada. According to 1999 statistics from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, this number includes 18.7 million pigs, 3.5 million cattle, 348,714 sheep and lambs, 323,826 calves, and 288,423 “game” ...
McDonald’s Corporation US announced in August the introduction of standards for their egg producers. The company sent letters to the farmers who provide them with more than 1.5 billion eggs a year, ordering them to comply with strict new guidelines for raising hens or risk losing the company’s business. The new guidelines include the following stipulations: By the end of ...
With the recent validation of the Corrositex test, a non-animal method of evaluating the corrosive potential of chemicals, regulatory and consumer safety agencies in the United States have agreed that animals should no longer be used in this type of testing. This is the first time that a strictly non-animal test method has been accepted by US government regulators as a replacement for an ...
N. Glenn Perrett For fifteen years my wife Lynn and I have been fortunate to be part of an extended family, which includes two children, several dogs, cats, horses and a donkey. We have cared for several “special needs” animals who, while requiring extra attention, adapted well to their conditions to continue leading happy, productive lives. Samantha Lynn and I first met ...
N. Glenn Perrett Nature CDs by Solitudes Ltd. (www.solitudes.com) Developing and maintaining a respect for nature can involve something as simple as playing nature sounds. Dan Gibson’s recordings of the natural world are featured on numerous CDs. Christmas in the Country and A Celtic Christmas Story are two CDs that combine the festive sounds of Christmas music with the wonderful ...
Colin Millang grew up on a pig farm near Camrose, Alberta. He took over the family farm and turned it into one of the top 20 hog farms in the province. After a while he began to question the way he was raising his pigs. “It got to the point where I couldn’t stand to see the pigs locked up in small pens anymore,” he stated. “If I looked them in the eyes, I felt I’d ...
