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The Honourable Jim Prentice
Minister of the Environment
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Email: Minister@ec.gc.ca
28 September 2009
Dear Prime Minister Harper and the Honourable Jim Prentice:
Re: Memorandum to Cabinet: Alberta and BC Wild Horses at Risk
Time is of the essence.
You have the ability and expertise to expedite and implement stronger and more effective legislation in Alberta and British Columbia to effectively protect our wild horses and their natural habitat in order that this distinct breed is provided with the ability to survive today without further delay.
You have the ability and connections to arrange and coordinate a task force to rewrite existing inadequate legislation with stronger more comprehensive legislation and laws that enable RCMP to act in the fullest capacity of the law providing immediate protection in Alberta and British Columbia to protect our wild horses and their habitat in Alberta and British Columbia.
This new legislation must be effective and enforce stricter fines, penalties and criminal charges that deter anyone from directly or indirectly causing any harm, misuse, or death to our Canadian wild horses distinct breed living in Alberta and British Columbia.
WHOS (Wild Horses of Alberta Society) reports on their website: “Equine Body Count rises to 30 – It has been confirmed that another wild horse has been found shot.”
http://northernhorse.com/wildhorses/
CBC News reports 18 August 2009: “In April, a pregnant mare, a stallion and a yearling colt were found shot to death near Sundre, northwest of Calgary. The deaths brought the total number of wild horses killed in Alberta to more than 22 over the last four years — most of them in the Sundre area.”
Due to the accumulating and recent unsolved killings of wild horses particularly in Alberta this year, I support and believe the federal government is responsible and accountable for immediate implementation of stricter penalties and fines and criminal charges are in order for anyone causing harm, or death to our wild horses in BC and Alberta starting at $250 K per head killed (including the dead foal in the pregnant mare) and minimum 15 years in prison.
The federal government has the ability to work with the provinces and governing bodies of Alberta and British Columbia to stop the slaughter of our wild horses now.
These unprotected wild horses in Alberta and British Columbia are part of Canada’s Living Heritage.
Please choose to make it your priority to process a new Memorandum to Cabinet, in support to commit to protect and preserve Alberta and British Columbia Wild Horses and their habitat – today.
“In the United States wild horses have been officially protected since 1971 on both BLM land and on several large private preserves. By contrast there is virtually no protection for wild horses in Canada.
The only exceptions are those on Sable Island off Nova Scotia and some Newfoundland ponies.” ~Chilcotin Wild Horse Sanctuary
Please choose to protect our Canadian heritage and by protecting our wild horses and their environment today. Choosing to protect our wild horses in Alberta and British Columbia you are choosing to protect Living Canadian Heritage and Legacies that predate Canada’s sovereignty.
Yours truly,
Devoted Canadian Citizen
Barbara Gordon
Vancouver, BC
RATIONALE AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
Pregnant mare, 2 other wild Alberta horses found shot to death http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2009/04/29/cgy-sundre-wild-horses-shot.html
RCMP find evidence, seek help in wild horse shootings
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2007/02/08/wildhorses-evidence.html
Reward in wild horse shootings now $3,000
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/story/2007/01/08/horses-reward.html
BY THE VANCOUVER SUN December 6, 2008
Chilcotin aboriginals paid to shoot wild horses
The B.C. Government paid aboriginal people in the Chilcotin to shoot wild horses for wolf bait and to round up other wild horses for live sale, ultimately to slaughterhauses, The Vancouver Sun has learned.
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=7513b6c0-141f-4222-915b-bc1ac3f5bef9
http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/Magazine/ma05/indepth/
http://northernhorse.com/wildhorses/Future.htm
http://www.fonv.ca/activities/articles/wildhorses/
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