British Columbia Dog Slaughter Leads To Toughest Animal-Cruelty Laws In Canada

British Columbia now has the toughest animal-cruelty laws in the country, a year after the discovery by the SPCA of a mass grave of up to 100 sled dogs in Whistler. The provincial government has introduced the Sled Dog Code of Practice, which sets standards for health, nutrition, housing, working conditions, transportation and euthanasia. Marcie […]

Famed Forensic Anthropologist Assisting In Whistler Sled Dog Massacre Exhumations

He is the famed forensic anthropologist who once worked on the notorious Green River serial killings of young women around the Seattle area in the early 1980s. Now Dr. Bill Haglund is heading the exhumation work at the mass grave of the Whistler sled dogs. Haglund, who was contracted by the SPCA, says that when the […]

Culled Sled Dogs From British Columbia To Be Exhumed For SPCA Investigation

Sled Dog Team

It was an act too gruesome to think about, but hopefully there will soon be justice. The bodies of dozens of sled dogs killed in a mass cull last April are to be exhumed over several days beginning Thursday, says the British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. BC SPCA spokeswoman Lorie […]

British Columbia To Implement Tougher Animal Cruelty Laws After Sled-Dog Culling

Sled Dog Protest

It was a mass killing that sickened the entire world–the mass slaughter of 100 sled dogs near Whistler, British Columbia last April. But thanks to the Sled Dog Task Force report that was released today, the highest animal protection standards in Canada will be added to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act this fall […]

In British Columbia, Debate Rages Over Sled Dogs

Sled Dogs

It’s an industry unto itself that has fostered many differing points of view. It’s dog sledding in British Columbia, and as the provincial government’s Sled Dog Task Force prepares to release its review of the sled dog industry, a debate is raging over what its recommendations should be. And in this debate there are actually […]

After Killings, Critics Push To Boycott Dog Sled Rides

By Sue Mannina For Boston.com LOS ANGELES — The slaughter of 100 sled dogs in Canada has reenergized efforts by some animal activists to ban or boycott dog sled rides, a popular activity among tourists in many winter vacation spots, from New England to Minnesota to Alaska. “I don’t think society is willing to accept […]

"Justice For The Whistler Sled Dogs" Rally

By Kenn Bell for the Dog Files Protesters and their dogs gathered Saturday in Whistler, British Columbia in remembrance of the 100 sled dogs that were killed “execution style” and thrown into a mass grave by the Company, Outdoor Adventures, because of a slump in tourism. As they marched two by two like sled dogs, […]

Company Did Not Tell Man To Shoot Sled Dogs, Says Employee

By SUNNY DHILLON For the Globe And Mail The statement said Mr. Fawcett was not given any instructions on how to euthanize the animals, and had humanely killed dogs on previous occasions. Outdoor Adventures has said since the story first broke that it did not instruct Mr. Fawcett to shoot and stab the animals. The […]

BC SPCA 'Livid' Over Media Reports They Turned Down Request To Place Sled Dogs In Homes

Who to believe, I don’t know. Let’s hope this gets settled soon. — Kenn BY SAM COOPER, THE PROVINCE BC SPCA’s head animal-cruelty investigator Marcie Moriarty says she’s “livid” over reports the SPCA “rebuffed” attempts to “place” dogs from a Whistler tour operator who slaughtered 100 animals in the post-Olympics downturn. On Wednesday The Vancouver […]

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