From v at vaalea.com Sat Dec 2 22:58:42 2006 From: v at vaalea.com (vaalea) Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2006 17:58:42 -0500 Subject: [4animals] MNR forces wildlife sanctuary to kill animals Message-ID: <012501c7166b$09ea99f0$6501a8c0@v> Side note: Mailing lists are not sending out post promptly. I'm sorry about the inconvenience of this, I am certainly feeling it. I am trying to look into it. If you would like to see the most recent posts you can view them in the mailing list archives where they are posted long before you get them in your inbox (lately). See info at http://ottawaveg.com MNR forced Ottawa-Carleton Wildlife Centre to shut its doors.... now this: MNR to Aspen: kill animals Saturday, December 2, 2006 by Sarah Bissonette Beacon Star : www.parrysound.com ROSSEAU - The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) recently forced the Aspen Valley Wildlife Sanctuary to kill five animals in its care with more orders to kill others by the end of the year, according to sanctuary staff. For more than 20 years the sanctuary, located just north of Rosseau, has cared for wild animals found ill or injured throughout the province in a effort to rehabilitate them until they can return to the wild. Some animals with severe injuries who wouldn't survive in the wild have lived long lives at the sanctuary. On October 3, two raccoons, two great blue herons and a great horned owl were euthanized at the sanctuary after ministry officials determined, during a recent inspection, that they couldn't be returned to the wild due to physical ailments. The killed raccoons were unable to climb trees or run from predators; the great blue herons' wings were damaged; and the great horned owl was recovering from a fractured wing. Under the MNR's 1999 enhanced Wildlife Rehabilitation Program, the approval of the ministry's area supervisor is needed if an animal that can't be returned to the wild is kept by an organization permanently "if the intended use provides benefit to wildlife management and society as a whole." After years of little interference, MNR officials have now ordered the deaths of the animals. The sanctuary is fighting the order to kill animals in its care. "What we're saying is we're a sanctuary and we put as many back into the wild as possible, but if that's not possible we give them a good quality of life," said sanctuary manager Tony Grant. According to an Aspen Valley publication, part of the sanctuary's mission is to "give a permanent home to the animal at the sanctuary, in the event we are unable to return them to the wild. These animals would be unable to survive in the wild, are hybrids or exotic species." About 10 animals at the sanctuary have been there since 1999 and are safely grandfathered in under the regulations. Other animals, recent residents at the sanctuary that may have to be put down under ministry direction, include a three-legged fox. Mr. Grant said that three-legged animals can survive in the wild and that the leg of the injured animal wouldn't have been removed otherwise. "I'm not putting it down," he said. "If they're going to come in and take our license, our board of directors has to make a decision." In its fall newsletter, sent to 1,600 people Monday, readers were encouraged to write the MNR opposing the order. As of Wednesday five people had called the sanctuary for MNR contact information. "We're fighting for the animals, we're trying to give them life," said Mr. Grant. Jane Ross, owner of Parry Sound-based Ross Windows and Doors, wrote a letter to the ministry on behalf of herself and company staff. Ms Ross said she is an active supporter of the sanctuary and visits with her grandchildren. "My first thought was, `why would the MNR have time to interfere with them when they could be doing something of greater value?'" she said. "Why pick on Aspen to euthanize animals being cared for?" Mr. Grant said the regulation requiring the euthanization of animals that can't return to the wild is frustrating and impedes the work he is trying to do. He would like there to be a working relationship between the ministry and the sanctuary. "We knew these legislations were there, but figured they would, not be lax, but have more consideration about them," he said. MNR Wildlife Captivity Specialist Tamara Gomer, who wouldn't specifically address the situation at the Aspen Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, said that the goal of the rehabilitation program is to have animals treated and released back into the wild as quickly as possible. It also allows the ministry to keep track of the animals being taken from the wild and ensures wildlife custodians have basic knowledge before being licensed, she said. "If they want to keep a large number of animals in captivity it becomes a zoo, and that is a different legislation, different license," said Ms Gomer. The ministry is working towards inspecting facilities like Aspen every three years, she said. Another change taking effect at the start of the new year, which could hamper sanctuary operations, will ban physical and visual contact between domestic and wild animals. "We want to keep animals as wild as possible, especially if a predator/prey type of thing," said Ms Gomer. "We don't want a rabbit sitting next to a fox - we don't want the rabbit getting used to a fox. It wouldn't last long (in the wild)." The new regulation means that the sanctuary's four barn cats can't live there anymore. According to the newsletter, it could lose its bird licence if the animals continue to live there, so its options are to either give the cats a new home or euthanize them. "It makes me angry because they have no logical back up, no research to back up what they're doing," said sanctuary founder Audrey Tournay. The area supervisor for the MNR could not be reached for comment. http://www.parrysound.com/press/1164992168/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.ottawaveg.com/pipermail/4animals/attachments/20061202/7f94f2be/attachment.html From dr.dreammaker at gmail.com Fri Dec 1 20:03:46 2006 From: dr.dreammaker at gmail.com (dr.dreammaker) Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 15:03:46 -0500 Subject: [4animals] World Aids Day Message-ID: December 1 is World Aids Day. Bristol-Myers is donating a dollar to Aids everytime someone goes to their website and moves the match to the candle, and lights it. Please forward this to your friends. It takes a second to raise a dollar! the link is: https://www.lighttounite.org/ kelly. -- you won't know what hit you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.ottawaveg.com/pipermail/4animals/attachments/20061201/d6e2de51/attachment.html From edandrea at magma.ca Sat Dec 2 04:20:44 2006 From: edandrea at magma.ca (Edelweiss D'Andrea) Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 23:20:44 -0500 Subject: [4animals] Tell your MP to vote for Bill LC-373 to strengthen the animal cruelty provisions of the Criminal Code of Canada In-Reply-To: <20060426172427.672FFCA0BB@ws7-4.us4.outblaze.com> Message-ID: The Ontario Humane Society (OHS) is applauding proposed new legislation that will update and strengthen the animal cruelty provisions of the Criminal Code of Canada. Bill C-373 will protect wildlife and strays from cruelty and abuse ? an important addition as the current law does not adequately protect these animals. Ontario MP Mark Holland?s proposal removes animal cruelty crimes from the property section of the Criminal Code, and will make it easier to prosecute those who neglect their animals to the extreme. The OHS urges concerned animal lovers to contact their MP and voice support for this Bill. Contact your MP at http://www.canada.gc.ca/directories/direct_e.html Read about the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies support of this Bill http://cfhs.ca/features/cfhs_commends_mp_mark_holland_for_his_efforts_to_pus h_for_animal_cruelty_legislation Read a copy of the Bill http://www.markholland.ca/pdfs/C-373_1.pdf From pam.mayhew at gmail.com Sat Dec 2 17:17:04 2006 From: pam.mayhew at gmail.com (Pam Mayhew) Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2006 12:17:04 -0500 Subject: [4animals] laying hens demo? In-Reply-To: References: <00be01c71074$b765eeb0$6501a8c0@v> Message-ID: <2be9ae580612020917r5094e609r1109d86c709a4038@mail.gmail.com> Hello - Interesting editorial in the Ottawa Citizen today (Saturday) concerning a report from the Food and Agricultural Organization, an arm of the U.N., entitled Livestock's Long Shadow, *examining the many ways in which milk and meat - especially beef, hurt the planet*. Excellent editorial (except that this report is still trying to figure out how the effect of "livestock production" can be minimized to enable people to continue to dine on the dead. Other than that, the report gives us lots of really useful information. Here's the link to the 407 page report. http://www.fao.org/AG/magazine/0612sp1.htm > Pam Mayhew > _______________________________________________ > 4animals mailing list > 4animals at ottawaveg.com > http://lists.ottawaveg.com/mailman/listinfo/4animals > > > -- Pam Mayhew -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.ottawaveg.com/pipermail/4animals/attachments/20061202/bea76c5d/attachment.html From edandrea at magma.ca Fri Dec 8 21:04:13 2006 From: edandrea at magma.ca (Edelweiss D'Andrea) Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2006 16:04:13 -0500 Subject: [4animals] 2 young cats for adoption!! Message-ID: Hello Everyone, Mireille's father had to let his two cats go to the SPCA yesterday because he couldn't keep them anymore. If any of you want to rescue this brother and sister from a lonely cage and offer them a loving home, please let me know!!! They are 9 months old, spayed and neutered. They are very cuddly and energetic. A home where they could be allowed to be outside would be ideal. The gray and white one is the male (Pico) and the tabby one is the female (Piro). Please forward this email to anyone you know who might want to adopt two new friends!! Thank you, Mireille mauger at cmhc.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.ottawaveg.com/pipermail/4animals/attachments/20061208/0ea459b8/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 57169 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://lists.ottawaveg.com/pipermail/4animals/attachments/20061208/0ea459b8/attachment.jpe -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 37765 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://lists.ottawaveg.com/pipermail/4animals/attachments/20061208/0ea459b8/attachment-0003.jpe From edandrea at magma.ca Sat Dec 9 22:48:23 2006 From: edandrea at magma.ca (Edelweiss D'Andrea) Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2006 17:48:23 -0500 Subject: [4animals] Regulate Ont. roadside zoos and how beef=climate change Message-ID: If you haven't already, please encourage the Ontario government to regulate roadside zoos: http://www.wspa.ca/news.asp?newsID=60&type=1 And one more reason being a vegetarian or vegan is good for the planet: Rearing cattle produces more greenhouse gases than driving cars, UN report warns 29 November 2006 - Cattle-rearing generates more global warming greenhouse gases, as measured in CO2 equivalent, than transportation, and smarter production methods, including improved animal diets to reduce enteric fermentation and consequent methane emissions, are urgently needed, according to a new United Nations report released today. "Livestock are one of the most significant contributors to today's most serious environmental problems," senior UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) official Henning Steinfeld said. "Urgent action is required to remedy the situation." Cattle-rearing is also a major source of land and water degradation, according to the FAO report, Livestock's Long Shadow-Environmental Issues and Options, of which Mr. Steinfeld is the senior author. "The environmental costs per unit of livestock production must be cut by one half, just to avoid the level of damage worsening beyond its present level," it warns. When emissions from land use and land use change are included, the livestock sector accounts for 9 per cent of CO2 deriving from human-related activities, but produces a much larger share of even more harmful greenhouse gases. It generates 65 per cent of human-related nitrous oxide, which has 296 times the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of CO2. Most of this comes from manure. And it accounts for respectively 37 per cent of all human-induced methane (23 times as warming as CO2), which is largely produced by the digestive system of ruminants, and 64 per cent of ammonia, which contributes significantly to acid rain. With increased prosperity, people are consuming more meat and dairy products every year, the report notes. Global meat production is projected to more than double from 229 million tonnes in 1999/2001 to 465 million tonnes in 2050, while milk output is set to climb from 580 to 1043 million tonnes. The global livestock sector is growing faster than any other agricultural sub-sector. It provides livelihoods to about 1.3 billion people and contributes about 40 per cent to global agricultural output. For many poor farmers in developing countries livestock are also a source of renewable energy for draft and an essential source of organic fertilizer for their crops. Livestock now use 30 per cent of the earth's entire land surface, mostly permanent pasture but also including 33 per cent of the global arable land used to producing feed for livestock, the report notes. As forests are cleared to create new pastures, it is a major driver of deforestation, especially in Latin America where, for example, some 70 per cent of former forests in the Amazon have been turned over to grazing. At the same time herds cause wide-scale land degradation, with about 20 per cent of pastures considered degraded through overgrazing, compaction and erosion. This figure is even higher in the drylands where inappropriate policies and inadequate livestock management contribute to advancing desertification. The livestock business is among the most damaging sectors to the earth's increasingly scarce water resources, contributing among other things to water pollution from animal wastes, antibiotics and hormones, chemicals from tanneries, fertilizers and the pesticides used to spray feed crops. Beyond improving animal diets, proposed remedies to the multiple problems include soil conservation methods together with controlled livestock exclusion from sensitive areas; setting up biogas plant initiatives to recycle manure; improving efficiency of irrigation systems; and introducing full-cost pricing for water together with taxes to discourage large-scale livestock concentration close to cities. Edelweiss D'Andrea edandrea at magma.ca 613-247-9575 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.ottawaveg.com/pipermail/4animals/attachments/20061209/9a89a1d6/attachment.html From v at vaalea.com Sun Dec 10 22:56:10 2006 From: v at vaalea.com (vaalea) Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 17:56:10 -0500 Subject: [4animals] Rideau Valley Wildlife Sanctuary Message-ID: <00a401c71cae$647ded10$6501a8c0@v> I just received their newsletter and the pictures in it are ADORABLE! Once again they bring up that they are looking for more foster families.... so if you like animals, but don't want the long term commitment that a pet brings, then this may be a good alternative for you. =0) (but I should add, it's much more time demanding especially when the animals are still little babies and require frequent feedings) The website has not been updated with the new newsletter, so I put up a copy for any of you who would like to see here: http://ottawaveg.com/4animals/rvwsnews.pdf. 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URL: http://lists.ottawaveg.com/pipermail/4animals/attachments/20061211/c38d65c7/attachment.html From ottawa.animal.advocates at rogers.com Tue Dec 12 17:18:05 2006 From: ottawa.animal.advocates at rogers.com (ottawa animal advocates) Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 12:18:05 -0500 Subject: [4animals] Help protect stray animals from abuse Message-ID: <000a01c71e11$7d0dc440$045f8b48@Victoria> Just following up on the original e-mail on this topic (thanks alot for sending that in BTW) So to help you just need to take a minute to cut and paste or adjust the following to your liking and send to your MP. Click on http://www.canada.gc.ca/directories/direct_e.html to find your MP and their e-mail or address info. ****************************************************************************************************** Dear (your M.P______) As a believer in the principle that all animals deserve to be protected from cruelty and abuse I urge you to help pass proposed new legislation that will update and strengthen the animal cruelty provisions of the Criminal Code of Canada. The Ontario Humane Society (OHS) is applauding Bill C-373 that will protect wildlife and strays from cruelty and abuse - an important addition as the current law does not adequately protect these animals. Ontario MP Mark Holland's proposal removes animal cruelty crimes from the property section of the Criminal Code, and will make it easier to prosecute animal abusers. The horrific 'Kensington cat case' from Toronto in which a stray cat that was tortured and mutilated and the almost total lack of repercussion for the pertpertrators of this crime shows that Canada's laws to protect stray/wild animals are shameful at present. This Bill is also needed since stray or wild animals do not suffer or feel pain any less than domesticated or owned animals. For the above reasons, I urge you to help pass this Bill into the House of Commons. Sincerely, (Your name_____) **************************************************************************************************** Read about the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies support of this Bill http://cfhs.ca/features/cfhs_commends_mp_mark_holland_for_his_efforts_to_push_for_animal_cruelty_legislation Read a copy of the Bill http://www.markholland.ca/pdfs/C-373_1.pdf Thank you and Happy Holidays, Victoria -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.ottawaveg.com/pipermail/4animals/attachments/20061212/072846fe/attachment.html From v at vaalea.com Wed Dec 13 07:12:04 2006 From: v at vaalea.com (vaalea) Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 02:12:04 -0500 Subject: [4animals] Fw: [wildlifeontario] Help Save BamBam Message-ID: <012a01c71e85$ff0cefb0$6501a8c0@v> You can find out more by visiting/signing up for the wildlifeontario mailing list. If the MNR were really doing their job, there would be proper rehabbers to drop animals off at in the first place! but it instead is increasingly difficult, and the rehabbers that do exist despite the difficult regulations often have to turn away animals because they don't have the capacity. ----- Original Message ----- From: To: wildlifeontario at yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 9:13 AM Subject: [wildlifeontario] Help Save BamBam A friend passed this on to me, please sign the petition "Folks, Some of you may have seen the widespread media coverage yesterday in the newspaper and television regarding an orphaned baby deer that was found by the side of a country road a couple of years ago by a retired Greely couple, Bruce and Christina Straby. The Straby's took this little girl in and have raised her to become a lovely doe named BamBam. Had they not done this she would have been left to starve to death in a lonely deserted ditch by the side of the road. I have known this couple personally for fifteen years and they are devoted animal lovers who have farmed their entire lives and are animal savvy. They wanted nothing more than to continue to care for BamBam. The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources has now removed BamBam from Bruce and Christina and has placed her at Papanak Zoo, penned in with a buck. A dead cow lies on it's side within the Zoo's confines; the Zoo's owner plans to have it cut up to be be used to feed stray cats. The conditions are not ideal to say the least. To make matters worse, it's mating season and the buck penned in with BamBam is aggressive towards her, creating quite a culture shock situation for the poor thing. She has gone from tender loving care to being forced to flee this aggressive male. An online petition has been created to apply pressure to the Ministry of Natural Resources to reverse their decision to remove BamBam from the only home she's ever known. I urge all of you to read BamBam's story, and, if you agree, add your name to the petition. Also, please tell your friends about BamBam's plight. Let's bring the little girl home for Christmas, where she belongs!" The story can be viewed at : www.savebambam.ca Thanks, Dave __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Calendar Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe . __,_._,___ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.ottawaveg.com/pipermail/4animals/attachments/20061213/548d9f2a/attachment.html From ottawa.animal.advocates at rogers.com Thu Dec 14 03:01:16 2006 From: ottawa.animal.advocates at rogers.com (ottawa animal advocates) Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 22:01:16 -0500 Subject: [4animals] Too late for Bill Message-ID: <000601c71f2c$220e8ef0$045f8b48@Victoria> Unfortunately, I just found out that the animal cruelty Bill that people have been posting about has been passed. I say unfortunately because it is a Bill that is still far too watered down and does not protect stray or wild animals at all and I like many others did not know this. Likely, another way to pass undemocratic legislation. This is of course very very disappointing and we will just have to keep fighting for revisions or a rejection or whatever experts recommend. http://cfhs.ca/ Incidentally, while the CFHS opposed this Bill, they are not opposed to the seal hunt and have made it clear that they are in no way affiliated with the HSUS... I would like to express some personal comments on the nature of the Canadian government, Canadian buisinesses and a few other 'Canadian' elements and qualities at this point but I'll leave it up to peoples' imaginations. V.S -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.ottawaveg.com/pipermail/4animals/attachments/20061213/d585e0a2/attachment.html From v_good at rogers.com Tue Dec 19 05:44:43 2006 From: v_good at rogers.com (v_good at rogers.com) Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:44:43 -0500 Subject: [4animals] Big Sky Ranch Message-ID: <002601c72330$c9068ac0$045f8b48@Victoria> They had a big fundraiser sponsored by 'pet friendly radio' BOB fm last summer. Maybe the station might have more info. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.ottawaveg.com/pipermail/4animals/attachments/20061219/92a23db8/attachment.html From v at vaalea.com Fri Dec 22 05:42:29 2006 From: v at vaalea.com (vaalea) Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 00:42:29 -0500 Subject: [4animals] Humane movies.... Message-ID: <01c701c7258b$f8c9e010$6501a8c0@v> This link came up in a vegan community I read: http://www.americanhumane.org/site/PageServer?pagename=pa_film_reviews -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.ottawaveg.com/pipermail/4animals/attachments/20061222/ba12d3bf/attachment.html From ottawa.animal.advocates at rogers.com Sat Dec 23 04:33:04 2006 From: ottawa.animal.advocates at rogers.com (ottawa animal advocates) Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 04:33:04 -0000 Subject: [4animals] HSUS investigations into china dog fur/ victory for stray dogs in China Message-ID: <001601c7264b$6e7543d0$045f8b48@Victoria> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16329355/?GT1=8816 for the article on the dog fur. Of course good old Canada doesn't even HAVE a law banning dog or cat fur... I think we should plan something regarding this SOON, in the new year...perhaps a Stephen Harper 'lookalike' crammed into a cage and wearing a cave man outfit for all his wasted opportunities to be compassionate or even civilized regarding the seal hunt and the recent so-called animal cruelty legislation (??) Some good news>>> News Release for Immediate Distribution Contact: Chris Cutter (IFAW) ? U.S. Tel: +1 (508) 737-4623; E-mail: ccutter at ifaw.org China halts dog cull after international uproar (Yarmouth Port, Mass. ? 21 December 2006) ? Thanks to thousands of letters from concerned animal lovers around the world, including from within China, the anti-dog crackdown in Beijing has been officially stopped. According to the South China Morning Post, Chinese President Hu Jintao "was unhappy about the complaints and international media coverage" of the crackdown and put a stop to it. The crackdown started in Beijing at the end of October. In response IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare www.ifaw.org) and other groups organized letter writing campaigns to various Beijing authorities (police department, mayor?s office, and Olympic Organizing Committee) as well as international bodies based outside of China (Chinese Embassies and International Olympic Committee). The mass of letters, which came from around the world, including one letter which was signed by 60,000 animal lovers from across China, created the pressure for the police to stop the crackdown. This announcement was confirmed to IFAW by the Beijing Police Bureau. "IFAW applauds the decision by President Hu Jintao to stop the crackdown. It shows that the President understands the special bond people feel with their companion animals and that crackdowns targeting dogs is counterproductive to achieving societal harmony," said Grace Ge Gabriel, IFAW Asia Director, who was invited to visit the police dog pound, "IFAW now hopes the Chinese government will take the next step and work on reforming Beijing?s dog regulations so that responsible dog ownership will be promoted and Beijing can welcome the 2008 Olympics with a humane regulation that is scientifically based." The Beijing crackdown involved confiscating dogs which were either unlicensed or over 35cm tall. IFAW has urged the police to return the owned dogs to their rightful homes, with penalties to irresponsible owners. In addition, IFAW has pledged to support Chinese authorities in introducing amendments to the Beijing Dog Regulation to make it more humane and realistic for dog owners to comply with. IFAW?s suggested changes include: Eliminate the size limit of 35cm: The size limit has no scientific base. A dog?s temperament can not be judged by its size. The size limit also makes the regulation difficult to enforce. Regulate the behavior of people, not dogs. Regulate commercial breeding and markets: Uncontrolled breeding for trade is the main cause of the dog over population problem. IFAW also urges the Chinese government to start promulgating national legislation for the prevention of cruelty to animals. About IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) Founded in 1969, IFAW works around the globe to protect animals and habitats promoting practical solutions for animals and people. To learn how you can help, please visit www.ifaw.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.ottawaveg.com/pipermail/4animals/attachments/20061223/b53c3435/attachment.html