December 3rd, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
CFHS opposes the use of animals in all forms of entertainment or displays which may cause them to suffer.
CFHS believes, in particular, that animals performing or on display in a travelling environment will be deprived of a normal existence and may lack proper attention to their physical, social, and psychological needs.
CFHS contends [...]
December 3rd, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
cbm is an international Christian development organization, committed to improving the quality of life of persons with disabilities in the poorest countries of the world.
These are the most forgotten people in the world.
Children who aren’t given the chance to go to school because they can’t see, can’t walk or can’t hear. Moms [...]
November 18th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
While the Toronto Humane Society remains under investigation and their status to conduct and participate in animal cruelty investigations suspended, the Ontario SPCA has created a network of support for Toronto to respond to allegations of neglect, abuse and abandoned animals.
Since the suspension of the Toronto Humane Society, the Ontario SPCA has [...]
October 16th, 2009 The Canadian Federation of Humane Societies is the national voice of humane societies and SPCAs. We bring together those who work with, and care for animals to promote respect and humane treatment toward all animals.
Since we were founded in 1957, we’ve earned our solid reputation and enviable credibility as the ‘go-to’ national voice on animal [...]
October 14th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
Every year in the United States, open-admission animal shelters across the nation are forced to put to death roughly half of the 6 million to 8 million unwanted dogs and cats who pour into their overwhelmed facilities. Wonderful, healthy, social, loveable animals lose their lives because of simple math: too many animals [...]
October 13th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
the truck carrying this cow was unloaded at Walton Stockyards in Kentucky one September morning. After the other animals were removed from the truck, she was left behind, unable to move. Stockyard workers used customary electric prods in her ear to try to get her out of the truck, then they beat [...]
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
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 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 [...]