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Fort McMurray Animal Reunions
More than 80% of animal evacuees are now reunited with their owners! The Alberta SPCA continues in its efforts to reunite the remaining animals with their owners. Anyone who hasn’t heard about their animals should check the gallery of unidentified animals maintained by Wood Buffalo’s Animal Control Services. New photos are added periodically. We welcome…
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Canadian Angus Association Announces New Generation Breeder Development Program at National Convention
ROCKY VIEW COUNTY, AB – At the Canadian Angus Association’s 110th annual general meeting in Quebec City, Quebec, CEO Rob Smith announced the creation of the New Generation Breeder Development program. Nathan Marin of Radville, SK, has been hired in a part-time capacity as the Director of New Generation Breeder Development. “After years of talking,…
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Canadian Angus Foundation Announces Junior Ambassador & Outstanding Young Angus Breeders
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Charges Laid Following Police Dog Bite Incident
The City of Calgary worked closely with the Calgary Police Service to investigate an aggressive dog incident that took place on March 30, 2016 at approximately 5:50 p.m.. This incident took place in the community of Aspen Woods, where a Canine Unit dog escaped from his handler’s yard and chased and bit a young boy.…
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Fifth Annual Building the Legacy Sale Sets a Record, Raising $172,075
ROCKY VIEW COUNTY, AB – Generous donors bid heartily to raise $172,075 during the fifth annual Canadian Angus Foundation (CAF) Building the Legacy fundraiser auction during the Canadian Angus National Convention in Quebec City, Quebec. It is a record-setting amount. The sale was initiated in 2012 to support the CAF in preserving and expanding the…
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A Horse In My Back Yard: Some Things You Need to Know
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Bear Safety Training for Ranch Families
Friday June 17, 2016, 1:30 to 5:00 pm Bar U Ranch Join us for an afternoon to learn about bear safety. This workshop is targeted specifically at safety concerns for southwestern Alberta farm and ranch owners, workers, and family members (all ages welcome) as they go about their daily routines, living and working in close…
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New Canadian Angus Association Board Members and Executive
Quebec City, QC – The Canadian Angus Association is pleased to announce the new board executive selected during the Canadian Angus National Convention in Quebec City, Quebec. David Sibbald of Calgary, AB, was elevated from the position of President Elect to President. Tammi Ribey of Paisley, ON moved into the Past President position and Brett…
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Posties pledge to deliver pension and social assistance cheques, ensure no live animals are trapped in the mail system
June 14, 2016 OTTAWA – Urban and rural postal workers have signed memoranda of agreement with Canada Post that they will continue to deliver pension and social assistance cheques, and have further committed to ensuring no live animals get caught in the mail if there is a shutdown due to a labour dispute. “We don’t…
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Town of Okotoks: Don’t Let It Loose
Don’t Dump Your Goldfish or Any Other Pets into Nearby Water Goldfish are now present in at least two ponds in Okotoks. The fish were likely deposited by residents no longer wanting aquarium fish or not wanting to overwinter fish in their backyard pond. This is becoming a common occurrence throughout the province and the…
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Canadian Angus Association Launches Commercial Angus Identification and Performance Program
Quebec City, QC – One year after announcing the Commercial Angus Identification and Performance Program, CAIPP was formally launched at Cattlemen’s Connection Day during the Canadian Angus National Convention in Quebec City, Quebec by Taylor Isley, CAA CAIPP Coordinator and David Saretsky of Cantriex Livestock International Inc. CAIPP is an initiative based on the Angus…
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From Royalty to Rat-Kangaroos: Planet Comes Together to Mark World Environment Day
Sunday, June 5th was World Environment Day From royal families to farmers, politicians to schoolchildren, tens of thousands of people all over the world marked World Environment Day (WED) with events from Bhutan to Honduras to take action against the environmental challenges facing the world today. At the heart of the action was Angola –…
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Three Times the Excitement- A trio of Humboldt penguin chicks join the colony in Penguin Plunge
Calgary, AB – Wednesday, the Calgary Zoo marked World Ocean’s Day with the arrival of three Humboldt penguin chicks. These birds join the 17 other Humboldt penguins in the zoo’s colony: Chick #1 hatched on May 14, 2016 to parents, Estaban (male) and Karina (female) Chick #2 hatched on May 16, 2016 to parents, Horatio (male)…
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Alberta Leads Canada on Woodland Caribou Protection
Mediator’s report details strategies for caribou range protection in North and Central Alberta, including permanently protecting an additional 1.8 million hectares, for a total of 4.9 million hectares provincewide. “Our government inherited a policy logjam and a looming federal deadline to file our plan to recover the caribou and manage critical habitat for caribou throughout…
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Why Use a Mini Horse as a Blind Guide?
Guide Horse Foundation There are many compelling reasons to use miniature horses as guide animals. Horses are natural guide animals and have been guiding humans for centuries. In nature, horses have been shown to possess a natural guide instinct. When another horse goes blind in a herd, a sighted horse accepts responsibility for the welfare…
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