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 [...]