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 […]
Man Who Killed 100 Sled Dogs "Execution Style" Asked BC SPCA For Help Twice!
As this story comes to light, the Dog Files will continue to cover this tragedy as best we can, even when we find out such disappointing news as this. — Kenn BY KIM PEMBERTON For The VANCOUVER SUN Officials say they didn’t know 100 unadoptable animals would be brutally slaughtered The Vancouver Sun has learned […]
100 Sled Dogs Killed "Execution-Style" In British Columbia Due To Slump In Tourism
By Joanna Zelman For The Huffington Post The heinous slaughter of 100 dogs in British Columbia has revealed a “dirty secret” of the dog sled industry, according to CKNW. Following the 2010 Olympic Games, there was a slump in business at Outdoor Adventures Whistler. CBC News reports that an employee was ordered to kill 100 […]
Injured Canadian Dog Nurses 5 Pups And A Kitten
By Sylvia Strojek For The Canadian Press EDMONTON, Canada – She was a young, homeless single mom trying to raise a family of five, but true to the spirit of the season there was room for one more. Esperanza had been badly injured when she was hit by a car, but the young shepherd-cross with […]
Service Dog Can Accompany Boy To School, After 2-Month Battle
By Lynn Curwin for digitaljournal.com Brandon, Manitoba – It took a two-month battle before a nine-year-old boy with Down syndrome could have his service dog in a Manitoba school with him, just because the dog had been trained outside of Canada. Sam Wilkinson, of Brandon, Manitoba, has Down syndrome and difficulty hearing. His parents wanted […]
Airline Worker Runs For Dog On Tarmac
By Aldo Santin for Winnipeg Free Press An Air Canada employee has lost his driving privileges at Winnipeg airport for seven days after he drove a service vehicle on to an active runway in a bid to catch a dog that had slipped out of its container. He’s being disciplined, but the dog is alive […]
Police Trauma Dog Helps Console Friends Of Slain Delta Teen
By Kim Bolan for Vancouver Sun CANADA — Devastated friends of slain Delta teen Laura Szendrei had one special supporter this week — Canada’s first police trauma canine. Caber, a two-year-old yellow Lab, was brought to Szendrei’s school — Burnsview secondary — Monday and Tuesday to help students deal with their grief after Szendrei’s fatal […]
Delta Police First In Canada To Hire Therapy Dog
Click to join our Facebook Fan Page and follow us on Twitter! By Emily Jackson, Vancouver Sun Delta police department’s latest canine recruit is more likely to lick than growl. The two-year-old male yellow Lab, the first police therapy dog in Canada, started six weeks of on-the-job training Monday, said Delta police spokeswoman Sgt. Sharlene […]