Whistler is used to being in the limelight for skiing and lifestyles of the rich and famous, so allegations of a dog massacre are a hard pill to swallow.
animal cruelty
Calgary Stampede says it is stamping out animal deaths
While it is too early to tell whether this year's Calgary Stampede will result in any animal deaths, activists are already protesting outside Stampede grounds, urging the public to boycott the corporations that sponsor the 10-day event, which begins today.
They have cause. Since 1986, 59 animals at the Calgary Stampede have died or been euthanized. Of that number, 51 have been horses.
Confront factory farms
Factory farms are large scale corporate farms created with the singular purpose of producing the most livestock at the lowest cost. As a result, they are a big problem for Canadians for many different reasons: animals are abused, local farmers are driven out of business and dangerous chemicals and hormones can be used.
Factory farms are sadly becoming a larger part of the Canadian landscape. Though the number of factory farms isn't increasing quickly, the amount of livestock kept in these facilities is continuously on the rise.
Beyond the Myth
Date: Sunday, February 5, 2012 - 1:00pm
Location
Hyland Cinema
40 Wharncliffe Road South
London, ON
Canada
42° 58' 40.9008" N, 81° 15' 44.3232" W
See map: Google Maps
London animal advocates gear up for Beyond the Myth. A powerful and emotionally charged film that aims to educate the public as well as underscore the ineffectiveness and harmful impact of breed specific laws. Libby Sherrill, the filmmaker and former producer for Home and Garden Television (HGTV), first decided to tackle the film as a grad student at the University of Tennessee. Three years later, her theme has been honed to reveal the perils of breed-specific legislation as carried out in three cities that ban pit bull-type dogs: Denver, Miami, and Cincinnati along with San Francisco, which requires the animals to be spayed and neutered.