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Shelagh MacDonald On March 14th, Justice Minister Anne McLellan tabled Bill C-15, a large omnibus bill which includes the long-awaited amendments to the Cruelty to Animals sections of the Criminal Code. CFHS is cautiously optimistic that the bill will be successful this time. Just fifteen months ago, Bill C-17 was tabled in Parliament, but died with the call of last year’s federal ...
Shelagh MacDonald Rows and rows of barking, crying dogs, confined in small wire cages, often filthy with excrement, never seeing the light of day or knowing the joy of human companionship. This is the life of puppy mill breeding dogs. The females are bred every heat until they no longer produce enough puppies to earn their keep. The puppies often have behavioural problems resulting from a ...
Reviewed by Elizabeth Gredley When I sat down to read Why We Love the Dogs We Do by Stanley Coren, I expected a “how-to” book on choosing the right dog. While that is certainly addressed in the book, what I discovered was a book more about people than about dogs. If you’re interested in psychology and enjoy reading biographies of famous people – as well as liking dogs ...
Shelagh MacDonald They breed no more than three or four litters per year and have only one or two different breeds. They don’t breed dogs less than 18 months old or older than seven, and females are not bred more than once a year. They discuss the health concerns in the breed and can show you health clearances for their breeding dogs – all breeds have some health ...
In an ideal world, cows, pigs and sheep would spend their days roaming green pastures and munching on fresh grass. The unfortunate reality is that many farm animals are confined in huge barns or in crowded paddocks. Intensive farming methods, also known as “factory farming”, where some animals rarely see the light of day, have surpassed the family farm as the predominant way of ...
In November 2000, the Chemical Committee of the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) agreed to the abolition and deletion of the LD50 Draize Test from the OECD manual of internationally accepted Test Guidelines. The OECD manual establishes guidelines for the testing of chemicals and chemical products world-wide. The LD50 test was developed almost 50 years ago and is so ...
In 1997, the University of British Columbia launched its Animal Welfare Program, led by Drs. David Fraser and Dan Weary. Earlier this year the program received the “Animals and Society Course Award” from the Humane Society of the United States(HSUS). This award is given annually to one or more educational institutions that demonstrate excellence in teaching about animal issues at the ...
The federal department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) is currently undertaking a review of the Marine Mammal Regulations, which include provisions for sealing. They are proposing a different standard of humaneness for seals that are clubbed than for seals that are shot. Currently, sealers generally club or shoot several seals in quick succession to immobilize them and prevent them from ...
N. Glenn Perrett On March 11, 2000 Rufus, our Husky cross, died of cancer. She was about 11 years old. On October 17, 2000 Nollaig, our Shepherd cross, died of cancer. She was approximately 13 years old. Then on December 12, Gleannan, our Sheltie cross who is almost 15, was diagnosed with cancer. In each case the cancer that attacked our dogs’ bodies was hemangiosarcoma – a form ...
New Factsheet CFHS has a new factsheet in the Living with Urban Wildlife series. The pigeon factsheet is available from CFHS and on our website. As with all our factsheets, single copies are available at no charge; bulk copies are $10 per hundred for member societies and $12 per hundred for individuals and non-member societies.Coming soon to TV… Look for public service messages ...
