It was good to see support coming from the Daisy Foundation’s, Heather Anderson and her team. The foundation was created after the horrific case of animal abuse of a female dog named Daisy Duke who’s legs were bound together and then was dragged behind a vehicle. Daisy Duke was later humanely euthanized by a veterinarian. The Foundation is wanting stiffer penalties for animal abusers and are looking for support of bill C373 see link below for details. http://www2.parl.gc.ca/content/hoc/Bills/391/Private/C-373/C-373_1/C-373_1.PDF
Check out their website at http://www.daisyfoundation.ca/
I was pleased to see the Daisy Foundation there, and felt quite comforted by their presence. Collectively, animal advocates everywhere could create a much more powerful voice for all animals, if groups such as ours, all banded together in that which is ultimately a common goal. That goal is to protect every species of animal from abuse, neglect and an untimely death at the hands of man. Thanks again Daisy Foundation. Keep up the good work. See you on the 29th.
Thank you as well to Carol Srvcek and her partner Alan Hardy of Calgary, who are long term WHOAS members and good friends of ours. They met me first thing this morning in the parking lot of the provincial court house in Didsbury, and Carol proudly held up the WHOAS banner with me later on. As well, thank you Judy Becker of Calgary, who was there showing support with her grandson Wilder. Judy has a mini sanctuary which houses three wild horses that were rescued in January 09. The mare and her two fillies are making remarkable progress in Judy’s care. They were with 10 other wild horses rescued, which other wise were headed to the slaughter plant.
On a lighter note, tomorrow is a big day, I will ride Wyley for the first time under the tutelege of Mary. We will bring the much mellower wildie gelding home in mid March once I get a few riding lessons under my belt. Judy will be filming this hopefully noneventful, event and perhaps will it be posted on this site if all goes well. Wish me Luck, although I am sure I won’t need it. (nervous lol).
See link below to view CTV News footage of today’s court hearing.
- At The Didsbury Courthouse, March 1, 2010
As a child I read many stories about wild horses. They were a favourite of mine at the school library. As an adult, I have on many occasions had an opportunity to see the wild horses up close. Majestic, proud, free, a sight that warms your heart & soul. Now the accused are to stand trial for senseless shootings. Now we have someone to bring to justice. Unfortunately, in our quest to close a long battle to find the guilty we are willing to string up the innocent. I have raised horses in my life, I know first hand what a great bond you can have with an animal. I have raised children in my life and although we are not always aware of their every move, we know their nature, see them grow, know their principles, feel their love. It is not a surprise when the general public is willing to hang the innocent, it’s been done for years. It’s not a surprise when Fish & Wildlife consistently appreciate the help they get from the Mountainaire Lodge to move dead wildlife to protect travellers on the backroads, but now to save face they are part of the posse. We all have made or may make comments we wish we could take back. If we get an apology and recognize its sincerity don’t we move on. Not all wisdom is gained in our early years. I thought the RCMP were here to protect all, including the innocent. Why does a 20 yr+ struggle for them to find the horse-killing culprits rob them of the clarity to see past the dollar reward that the accusers are hoping to get. Where is the support from the Christian society that the accused work for? Why do they rise up when a dollar can be raised but very quietly stand in the wings when one of their own are victimized. Is this a group we want to be a part of? Chistians or coffers? In due time things will sort themselves out. Quietly, we will all move forward. There likely won’t be any big press, we will all say I told you it wasn’t them, we will go on looking for the horrible people who do these horrible things and someday when we find them, we will sleep at night. In the interim lets not destroy the good work that is being done and lives of these people for our own satisfaction.
Left by Laura Moran on March 2nd, 2010