Tag: Animals

  • Save The NYC Horse Carriages!

    Save The NYC Horse Carriages!

    www.savenychorsecarriages.com Narrated by Liam Neeson Written and Directed by Mary Haverstick Executive Produced by Vanessa N. Weber Music By Michele Mercure

  • JSE Farms Announced as Canadian Angus Association Eastern Feedlot of the Year

    Rocky View County, AB – The Canadian Angus Association is pleased to honour JSE Farms with the Eastern Feedlot of the Year Award. This award was presented at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto in the early weeks of November. In 1971 Stan and Ila Eby bought and moved to a farm on the 9th…

  • 2014 Is Looking To Be The Year Of The Rhino… Poaching.

    2014 Is Looking To Be The Year Of The Rhino… Poaching.

    By Sarah Burke, Greener Ideal It’s a devastating year for rhinos. As of this month, the official figures from the South African Government have surpassed its highest figure to date, that of 1,004 in 2013. The figures have been looming since July, when the number of animals killed was already 100 higher than at the same…

  • Canadian Angus Association Seventy-Five Year Long Term Recognition Awards handed out at Royal Winter Fair

    Calgary, AB – The Canadian Angus Association (CAA) introduced 50 and 75 year awards to recognize those breeders who have been a member of the Association for 50 or 75 consecutive years. The long dedication of these producers to the Angus breed is essential to the overall success of the beef industry. The recipients of…

  • Body Condition Scoring Your Horse

    Body Condition Scoring Your Horse

    Body condition scoring is a method of evaluating body fat in relationship to body musculature. The system developed by Dr. Don Henneke assigns a numerical value from 1 to 9 based on the deposition of fat on horses in the areas of the loin, ribs, tailhead, withers, neck and shoulders (see Figure 1 and Table…

  • Become a Hero Today for a Homeless Pet

    Become a Hero Today for a Homeless Pet

    Canada is a nation full of pet lovers, but recent research shows that many communities need some guidance on how to help solve the homeless problem. The 2014 Shelter Pet Report (by PetSmart Charities of Canada) found that while 73 per cent of people say that pet homelessness is at least somewhat important to them,…

  • Land donation from estate of Sir William Van Horne to NCC helps wild Atlantic salmon

    Land donation from estate of Sir William Van Horne to NCC helps wild Atlantic salmon

    St. John’s, NL – The Nature Conservancy of Canada in Newfoundland and Labrador has finalized a landmark project with interesting natural and historical significance. The Nature Conservancy of Canada in Newfoundland and Labrador has finalized a landmark project with interesting natural and historical significance. The not-for-profit, land conservation organization has officially conserved a 606 acre…

  • Niagara Parks and Canadian Wildlife Federation Partner Together

    Niagara Parks and Canadian Wildlife Federation Partner Together

    The Niagara Parks Commission (NPC) and the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) are pleased to announce they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), designed to support and enhance the stewardship and conservation practices, as well as public outreach and educational programming of both organizations. According to NPC Chair Janice Thomson, “This MOU will be…

  • CFR41 Champions Declared

    CFR41 Champions Declared

    EDMONTON, AB – November 9, 2014 – “I knew I had to win the round.” The words were spoken by Tanner Milan as he described the moments before making a 3.5 run that clinched the second title for the likable Cochrane steer wrestler. “My brother (hazer Baillee) slapped me on the back and told me…

  • Stampede Blog: Stampede Horses Dominate CFR

    Stampede Blog: Stampede Horses Dominate CFR

    By Bonni Clark, communications advisor Three dozen Calgary Stampede bucking horses are happily frolicking in the snow-covered pastures near Hanna, celebrating a triumphant series of performances in the horse roughstock events at the Canadian Finals Rodeo. In the six CFR performances, ending Sunday, Stampede horses captured six buckles for round-winning scores. That’s half the available…

  • New Tools Promote Animal Health and Safety

    New Tools Promote Animal Health and Safety

    Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development is unveiling new tools to support livestock producers participating in programs that support animal health and safety. The Premises Identification (PID) online registration system has been updated to provide a more user-friendly way for producers to register or update their information. The mandatory PID program is the first step in…

  • UofC: Heavy Hunting is Stressing Out Northern Wolves

    UofC: Heavy Hunting is Stressing Out Northern Wolves

    Intensive hunting may cause long-term damage to wolf packs and ecosystem, research finds The study published in Functional Ecology examines the unwanted ripple effects of hunting on the stress and reproductive systems of wolves in Northern regions of Canada. Photos by Marco Musiani, University of Calgary Researchers at the University of Calgary studying the heavily…

  • Floods, fishermen combine for southern Alberta dino find

    Floods, fishermen combine for southern Alberta dino find

    It was the catch of the day as two fishermen landed a potentially new dinosaur species uncovered by the 2013 floods. A block containing a partial dinosaur skull, neck and chest has been safely extracted from the Castle River after the fishermen reported their find to staff at the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology. Scientists…

  • Canadian Veterinarians Caring For War Horses

    Canadian Veterinarians Caring For War Horses

    2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the First World War. As Canadians across the nation reflect on the war to end all wars, the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum will showcase one of the conflict’s forgotten stories — the War’s horses and the veterinarians of the Canadian Army Veterinary Corps who cared…

  • Humane Society International/Canada Calls for Ban on Fur Farming Following Criminal Animal Cruelty Charges

    Humane Society International/Canada Calls for Ban on Fur Farming Following Criminal Animal Cruelty Charges

    MONTREAL, QUEBEC–(Marketwired) – In response to news of a Quebec fur farmer facing charges of criminal animal cruelty and neglect, and recent media footage of minks and foxes suffering in squalid conditions on several other factory fur farms, Humane Society International/Canada is calling for the Canadian government to ban fur farming. The charges stem from criminal…