Tag: Animals

  • Inadvertent Animal Cruelty a Side Effect of Easter

    Inadvertent Animal Cruelty a Side Effect of Easter

    Special Easter pets are a part of the celebration for many families. That’s why each year doting parents and grandparents race to the pet store or farm in search of a baby chick or rabbit for the kids in their lives. Unfortunately, the joy of those Easter bundles is often short-lived. According to the American…

  • Calgary police lay charges in animal cruelty death

    Calgary police lay charges in animal cruelty death

    The Calgary Police Service has charged a man in relation to a dog death in late March, following a joint investigation with the Calgary Humane Society. At approximately 4:30 p.m., on Monday, March 23, 2015, police were called to a residence in the 1400 block of Richland Road N.E., after a dog that lived there…

  • Millarville-Stockland 4-H Beef & Sheep Club: Getting Ready for the Shows

    Millarville-Stockland 4-H Beef & Sheep Club: Getting Ready for the Shows

      Club Reporter Ethan Beck Spring is here and the warm weather means it is grooming time. This March we have been getting our animals ready for the upcoming shows by clipping and sheering our animals. On the 22nd of March there was a sheep clinic held at the Thorlacks Cattle Company in Airdrie. It…

  • Spring is Coming – Are You Ready?

    Spring is Coming – Are You Ready?

    This article is courtesy of the Horse Industry Association of Alberta By Kathleen Winfield Spring is approaching – are you and your horses ready?  There are quite a few tasks you can be doing now so you are ready to get out and enjoy your horses once winter has left us.  Our outdoor equestrian activity…

  • Priddis & Millarville Fair: Name the Horse Contest

    Priddis & Millarville Fair: Name the Horse Contest

    The 108th Annual Priddis & Millarville Fair needs help in naming a horse. We are asking youngsters 16 & under to suggest names for our new porcelain steed, which will be a raffle prize at the upcoming Priddis & Millarville Fair on August 15. Our beautiful, very shiny, horse comes from Bar J Wildfire (Sire)…

  • Do I Need A Premises Identification Account and Number?

    Do I Need A Premises Identification Account and Number?

    This article is courtesy of the Horse Industry Association of Alberta Alberta horse owners and operators of stables are being reminded of the requirement to register for Premises Identification (PID) and the importance of obtaining a PID Number.  Registering is free, simple and helps protect your horse(s) in the event of an emergency such as…

  • Sniffer Dogs Lend a Nose to Mandatory Boat Inspections

    Sniffer Dogs Lend a Nose to Mandatory Boat Inspections

    Alberta’s fight against zebra and quagga mussels will have a few more paws on the ground thanks to the addition of a full-time crew of canine inspectors. As Alberta introduces mandatory boat inspections, inspectors will be happy to have the help of sniffer dogs to speed up the inspection process. “Aquatic Invasive Species are one…

  • 20 Years Of Counting Swift Foxes

    20 Years Of Counting Swift Foxes

      Calgary, AB – The Calgary Zoo finished the first survey in nine years to assess the status of the swift fox, one of Canada’s threatened species. This marks the fourth population-wide survey since the foxes’ reintroduction in 1983 and the 20th anniversary of the start of the survey process. The current survey comes at…

  • The Town of Okotoks: Be a Responsible Pet Owner

    The Town of Okotoks: Be a Responsible Pet Owner

    Pet litter is a significant health concern as it can transmit 15 different species of parasites to humans. It is also an unsightly mess in our parks and along our pathways. WHAT YOU CAN DO! Clean up yards and litter boxes frequently. Clean up after pets in public areas using bags and gloves. Keep pets…

  • The Daily Mail: The Real Life War Horse

    The Daily Mail: The Real Life War Horse

      [iframe src=’http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2921124/The-real-life-War-Horse-Incredible-story-stallion-nicknamed-Sikh-WALKED-Britain-Russia-spending-years-delivering-supplies-troops.html’ height=600 percent=100 style=”style”]

  • Dallas Seavey First into Nome – Iditarod XLIII Champion

    Dallas Seavey First into Nome – Iditarod XLIII Champion

    Nome, Alaska – IDITAROD XLIII Musher Dallas Seavey (Bib # 46) of Willow, Alaska arrived into Nome, Alaska and crossed under the burled arch at 04:13am AKDT (Wednesday, March 18th). Seavey had 10 dogs in harness, claiming his third Iditarod Championship in four (4) years. Thousands of fans lined the street to greet Dallas and…

  • Harper Government Announces the Historic Return of Plains Bison to Banff National Park

    Harper Government Announces the Historic Return of Plains Bison to Banff National Park

       Banff, Alberta – Mr. Blake Richards, Member of Parliament for Wild Rose, on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today announced an initiative that would see the historic return of the plains bison to Banff National Park. This investment is designed to support Canada’s National…

  • The Birth of the Fair Chase and the Teddy Bear

    The Birth of the Fair Chase and the Teddy Bear

    Of all of the well-documented hunting exploits of President Theodore Roosevelt, it is ironic that the most famous of his storied adventures was an unsuccessful black bear hunt in the swamps of Sharkey County, Mississippi. On November 14, 1902, Roosevelt traveled from the White House to Mississippi to settle a border dispute between Mississippi and…

  • Proposed Legislation Would Protect Alberta’s Waterways

    Proposed Legislation Would Protect Alberta’s Waterways

      Alberta has introduced legislation that would make boat and watercraft inspections mandatory on major highways coming into the province. If passed, the proposed amendments to the Alberta Fisheries Act will help protect Alberta from the looming threat of a zebra and quagga mussel infestation. “Alberta faces a serious threat from zebra and quagga mussels.…

  • Canadian Angus Association Teams Up with Certified Angus Beef to Bring New Feedlot Focused Event to Lethbridge

    Canadian Angus Association Teams Up with Certified Angus Beef to Bring New Feedlot Focused Event to Lethbridge

      ROCKY VIEW, AB – There are many different sectors that work together in the beef industry. Feedlot operations are critical for the production of our beef. Thus, for the first time the Canadian Angus Association (CAA) and Certified Angus Beef (CAB) are offering a one day gathering on March 31st for the feedlot sector…