Archive for November, 2009

Bill 606 Passed By Saskatchewan Government to Protect Wild Ponies

Posted by Doreen on November 26th, 2009

We got the good news today about the legislation being passed.  

Tim McMillan sent a message to the members of Friends of the Wild Ponies of Bronson Forest.

Subject: Bill passed – ponies are protected!

“Thank you everyone for your support – the bill has passed and to our relief the ponies are now protected.  Celebrate!”

To reply to this message, follow the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?inbox%2Freadmessage.php&t=1151002018723&mid=178df35G214e5f83G4152acbG0

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An article from CBC is linked below;

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/saskatchewan/story/2009/11/05/sk-ponies.html

Congratulations and thank you Saskatchewan for setting a precedent.  Good on you and hopefully the other provinces to the West of you will follow suit.   Check out this link  below to see the actual bill http://www.legassembly.sk.ca/bills/pdfs/3_26/bill-606.pdf

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A Mustang’s Tale, by Dorothy Larkin

Posted by Doreen on November 21st, 2009

I run through the fields wind at my feet

My band behind me not missing a beat,

Something is wrong that I can not see,

I feel in my heart the tremble in me,

We run from a stranger with malice intent,

But they keep getting closer our energy spent,

Then a loud noise and a hot searing pain,

A warm bloody substance from out of my mane,

I fall to the ground no longer can run,

My foal by my side I tell her to run!! Run!!

But she stays by my side as the enemy comes,

 Laughing and yelling, Oh what have you done?

 

As they approach I wonder they hunted me why?

Was it for food or just to watch me die?

I looked into their eyes and pleaded take me,

But let my foal run, run and be free,

I looked at my young and said my goodbye

A tear was falling out of her eye,

My band of horses stood helpless away

neighing and snorting, they called for my bay,

 They trusted this enemy the one they call man

They turned and start running as fast they can

Another shot rang out, then she dropped my side,

I nuzzled her gently while she quietly died,

Another two Mustangs were murdered today

By the ones that they trusted so senseless to say,

I hope that our future will let us be free

We are all of God’s creatures why can’t you see.

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Wild Horses of Alberta Documentary Now Available on DVD

Posted by Doreen on November 16th, 2009
Spirits in the Wind follows award-winning filmmaker Michael C. Neitzel and his wife Crystal into the foothills of the Rocky Mountains,West of Sundre, Alberta, where they track the illusive wild horses, study their habitat and social behavious, and investigate the challenges facing them.
Shot for bear bait, roped, snared, corralled, and sent for slaughter, these last of the wild horses are on the run for their lives.
 
Sponsored by WHOAS (Wild Horses of Alberta Society) with Bob and Doreen Henderson a.o.
 
CC widescreen, length 45:00 min
 
Contains graphic scenes of shot horses, Viewer Discretion is Advised.
 
Click on the following link to view a you tube preview of the documentary
 
 
Available for Sale for $30, includes shipping and handling.  Please send cheque or Money order Payable to
 
WHOAS
Box 70022
Olds, AB 
T4H 0A3 

Wild Horses of Sundre, AB Documentary

Wild Horses of Sundre, AB Documentary

 

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MLA’s Private Members Bill Protecting Horses Not Approved

Posted by Doreen on November 16th, 2009
The Update: The NDP did not approve the passage of the Bill on Thursday as we hoped and have stalled it.  We now need to increase our lobby.  If you have time you could email Judy Junor the NDP MLA in charge of this issue and urge her to support Bill 606 at jjunor.mla@sasktel.net. (And anyone else willing to email her too!)   Thanks for your continued support!
 
Tim
Further to this note we did receive another email explaining to a private citizen why the bill was not passed as is.  It is shown below;
Dear Sir,

Judy supports the protection of the horses 100%. Her comments in the
Legislature were made because she wants to assure that the legislation
is done properly the first time, that no mistakes are made, and that
the safety of the horses is assured. As an experienced legislator, her
fear is that the method suggested has every likelihood of not being
successful. She is not trying to block the legislation, rather her
suggestions were geared to finding a surer method of seeing that the
legislation is locked in place.
I’m referring your email directly to her so that she can reply to you
personally. Thank you for your email. Below you will find a link to
the Legislative Proceedings (Hansard) for November 12, 2009 where Judy
speaks in favour of protection of the horses.

http://www.legassembly.sk.ca/hansard/26L3S/091112Hansard.pdf

April
April F. Anderson
Constituency Assistant for
Judy Junor MLA
Saskatoon Eastview
(306) 477-4233
saskatooneastview@ndpcaucus.sk.ca
http://www.judyjunor.ca

Thankyou for taking the time to check this out and please write positive and polite letters to our members of parliament.   You will make far more headway that way.   Trust me I know how it feels to be on the receiving end of both positive constructive criticism, to which I listen and try to improve on. Then there are those who are insulting,  accusatory and just plain mean.  The mean ones I don’t bother dignifying them with a response, nor allow them air time so to speak.    I think  at least in the case of Saskatchewan government, most of them are trying to find a way to stop the ruthless mass killings of the wild ponies of Bronson Forest.  However, by the time everyone gets their ducks in a row those horses could very well be extinct, action is needed and very quickly.  Thanks, Doreen

Viewer Discretion is advised on the following:

Found Shot by an Oil Well Site

Found Shot by an Oil Well Site

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MLA of Saskatchewan Introduces Private Members Bill to Save Bronson Forest Wild Horses

Posted by Doreen on November 10th, 2009
We just received an exciting email last night and ask our readers to check out his face book and show your support.
The email goes as follows;
Hi Bob
My name is Tim McMillan I am the MLA for the Lloydminster riding (Saskatchewan) and I have just introduced a Private members Bill to protect the wild ponies of the Bronson Forest. These are our only wild horses in Sask and the bill has just received first reading. I wanted to make you aware as you share a common interest and i will need all the support i can get to get this bill through. I will attach the Face Book page that we started to get support. Thank you and feel free to pass it on.
Tim McMillan
 
 
GO TIM GO!!!
 
See also this link from the Intl Fund for Horses
 
 
 
My thoughts;
It is a terrific start in seeing possible changes in legislation in Saskatchewan.   Whereby all of Canada’s wild horses could benefit down the line, should the other provinces do the right thing and follow suit.   The present treatment of our wild horses in the Western provinces is shocking.   In BC the horses have been shot, and their bodies laced with poisen in order to kill off wolves.   In Alberta they are shot for sport by low lifes and then left to rot.  During the four month capture season in Alberta which started November 1st, the horses are chased on horse back,roped and choked down, then dragged to an awaitng trailer and then usually hauled to the slaughter house.   The other method is using  booby trapped capture pens that are baited with salt and hay to lure the horses in, and again most of these unfortunates are sent to slaughter.  
Some have asked if  it is more humane for a cougar or a pack of wolves to get them, or a bolt gun in a slaughter house? At least the terror and pain of a predator lasts but a few minutes but the terror of  being caught, held without food or water and then shipped in an over crowded trailer and then finally killed at the plant, is a process that takes several torturous days. 
Having personally seen wild horses, who are proud, magestic and free of man’s oppression, they are awe inspiring.  If I was a horse and had my druthers, I’d take my chances with the four legged predators, over their two legged counterparts. 

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