September 24th, 2009 The mass dog cull in Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province is over. Despite local and international pressure to end the killings, the cull ran as planned for one month from May 23 2009, meaning there’s no guarantee of safety for surviving dogs in the future.
Over 36,000 dogs died – pets as well as stray or roaming dogs. This [...]
September 24th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
Orville Kevin Harris, age 45, of the City of Windsor was sentenced under the newly amended Ontario SPCA Act, on Friday September 18, 2009. The accused pled guilty to two counts for failing to comply with the prescribed standards of care for his two 5-year old Redbone Coonhound hunting-breed dogs.
Harris received two [...]
September 24th, 2009 In June 1985, a group of prominent Canadians met in Ottawa to share their concerns over the policy directions of the newly elected government of Brian Mulroney. The dismantling of the Foreign Investment Review Agency, the erosion of cultural sovereignty, and the prospect of free trade with the United States led them to create a [...]
September 14th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
Symptoms of MS are unpredictable and vary greatly from person to person and from time to time in the same person.
MS attacks the protective covering — myelin — of the brain and spinal cord, causing inflammation and often damaging the myelin in patches. When this happens, the usual flow of nerve impulses [...]
September 14th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
Covenant House was awarded for excellence in financial reporting transparency by the Chartered Accountants of Ontario, PriceWaterhouseCoopers and the Queen’s University School of Business.
The honour was presented at the first annual Voluntary Sector Reporting Awards on Nov. 24 to recognize best practices for financial reporting. The 2007 Annual Reports of Ontario charities [...]
September 14th, 2009 To the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation it means funding research with the support of our donors, corporate partners, volunteers and staff. It means using the generosity of individuals and companies across Canada to find ways to make a future without breast cancer a possibility.
What does the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation do?
The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation [...]
September 14th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
CPAR began its humanitarian and development operations in Northern Uganda in 1992. Since this time, CPAR-Uganda has worked in partnership with communities affected by the devastating civil conflict between the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and the government forces (Uganda People’s Defense Force).
These activities have focused on supporting communities to meet their immediate [...]
September 14th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
Microchipping your pet is one of the most important and responsible actions that you can take as a pet owner. Hundreds of pets end up at pounds and shelters each year because they do not have appropriate and up to date identification. Microchipping is an effective way to make sure your pet [...]
September 14th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
March 30, 2009 – Mount Sinai Hospital’s Dr. Alexander Logan has discovered a new and easy way for physicians to check the overall quality of their patients’ diet, and help them improve their long-term health. In a study to be published in the April 2009 issue of The Journal of Nutrition, Dr. [...]
September 14th, 2009 CHARLOTTETOWN
Posted by Tanya Hutchens
Adolescents and young people aged 15-29 years are a largely understudied group with regard to cancer. Because cancer occurs relatively infrequently in adolescents and young people, awareness of cancer in this age group is less than in older adults. As well, they often do not benefit from the specialized care to children [...]