Tag: Animals

  • Treats and Horses

    Treats and Horses

      There are a lot of horsey people who do not believe in using treats to train a horse or even as a snack.  They will say that the horse will be mouthy and rude and it will teach them to bite, etc.  Others argue that if you train them with treats you will always…

  • Adorable Miniature Horse Visits Care Home

    Adorable Miniature Horse Visits Care Home

    Check out the Pony Pals Facebook page

  • Millarville Horticultural Society: Banding Bluebirds

    Millarville Horticultural Society: Banding Bluebirds

      Every second Tuesday of the month (Sept to May) at 7:30pm a speaker is arranged to talk and share their knowledge with the club. We meet at the Millarville church house. Tuesday, October 13 Suzanne Maidment will be speaking on banding bluebirds. Please remember to like us on Facebook! Whether you are a novice…

  • Waterton Wildlife Weekend 2015

    Waterton Wildlife Weekend 2015

    The Waterton Wildlife Weekend is a great opportunity to learn more about the animals living in the Rocky Mountains and the prairies. Fall is a time of shorter, crisper days, a time when leaves change to their autumn glory. It is a time when bears are busy bulking up, elk are bugling and migratory birds…

  • Equine Guelph: The Real Cost of Horse Ownership

    Equine Guelph: The Real Cost of Horse Ownership

    Costs will vary according to where you live and whether you use your horse for pleasure or show or competition. Check out more videos on YouTube

  • Warning to Calgary Cat Owners: Keep Them Indoors

    Warning to Calgary Cat Owners: Keep Them Indoors

      By Calgary Humane Calgary, AB — Calgary Humane Society, Calgary Police Service and Animal & Bylaw Services are warning cat owners to keep their pets indoors following several recent incidents where cats have been found mutilated, severely injured or killed. Calgary Humane Society Protections Officers have investigated the unusual or suspicious deaths of 12 outdoor cats this year…

  • Former Cargill investment manager Brett W Duffy Joins Decisive Farming™ Board of Directors

    Former Cargill investment manager Brett W Duffy Joins Decisive Farming™ Board of Directors

    Calgary, Alberta – Decisive Farming™, a North American precision agronomy and data management services provider, adds global leadership with the appointment of Brett W Duffy to their Board of Directors. Duffy comes to Decisive Farming with over 20 years of multi-national agricultural experience; ranging from being the co-founder of BDA Capital and his broad experience…

  • ‘Amazing’ Equine Athletes Inspire Newly Graduated Veterinarians

    ‘Amazing’ Equine Athletes Inspire Newly Graduated Veterinarians

    UCVM graduates set sights on a future in advanced horse care One grew up a city kid and the other riding horses on her family’s acreage. Now, Naomi Crabtree and Kayla Dykstra — who graduated from the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UCVM) — aspire to two different but related specialties: equine surgery and equine sports…

  • 2016 Calgary Police Canine Unit Calendar

    2016 Calgary Police Canine Unit Calendar

    Yesterday, the Calgary Police Service Canine Unit unveiled the 2016 edition of the wildly popular CPS Canine Unit calendar. Due to overwhelming demand, the public will be able to get its paws on the 2016 charity calendar at even more locations. Starting today, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, the calendars are available for purchase at all 35…

  • Equine Infectious Anemia

    Equine Infectious Anemia

      This article is shared by permission from the Horse Industry Association of Alberta By Kathleen Winfield You might have noticed that equine competitions and events are now beginning to request a negative result Coggins test as part of their requirements for entry in to the competition or event.  If you frequently travel across international…

  • Guilty! Turkey factory farm convicted of animal cruelty following shocking undercover video

    Guilty! Turkey factory farm convicted of animal cruelty following shocking undercover video

      Hybrid Turkeys Pleads Guilty to Animal Cruelty Following Hidden-Camera Footage from Mercy For Animals Canada Showing Turkeys Punched, Thrown, Kicked, and Beaten WOODSTOCK, ON,  /CNW Telbec/ – Hybrid Turkeys, the world’s largest primary turkey breeder, pled guilty to one count of animal cruelty under the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals…

  • Diabetes in Horses

    Diabetes in Horses

    Ken Marcella, DVM Diabetes is one of the most common problems for humans, and it was long thought that the problem did not exist in the equine world. A review of veterinary literature over the last 50 years shows only a small number of cases of equine diabetes. These recorded cases were mostly caused by…

  • Why Wild Animals Need Wildlife Corridors

    Why Wild Animals Need Wildlife Corridors

    Species are disappearing at thousands of times the historical extinction rate, mainly due to habitat loss. But as the recent success of wildlife corridors suggests, a little connectivity can go a long way. By: Russell McLendon Humans are now better connected than ever before, thanks to modern conveniences like highways, jumbo jets, social media and…

  • Rare White Whale Seen in Cook Strait, New Zealand

    Rare White Whale Seen in Cook Strait, New Zealand

      A whale spotted in Cook Strait has been identified as ‘Migaloo’, a rare white humpback usually seen off Australia. A rare white humpback whale spotted in Cook Strait (on July 5th) by Department of Conservation researchers is thought to be ‘Migaloo’, a white humpback usually seen off Australia. The white humpback whale was seen…

  • Art Competition Winners at Canadian Junior Angus Showdown in Olds, Alberta Announced

    Art Competition Winners at Canadian Junior Angus Showdown in Olds, Alberta Announced

      ROCKY VIEW COUNTY, AB – The Canadian Junior Angus Association is pleased to announce the winners of the Showdown 2015 Art Competition. Awards were presented at the banquet on July 18th in Olds, Alberta. At Showdown there are 15 different competitions that Juniors can enter. Juniors that choose to compete in the Art competition,…