Animal Protection Party of Canada Talks Farm Animals
Liz White describes efforts her party is making to help farm animals (and end farming for meat subsidies), as well as efforts to help deer, geese, and other animals targeted for killing culls. She describes successful sterilization programs that can work instead of killing. Deborah brings up the subject of golf course pesticide use and run off and how that causes salmon egg destruction in the creeks close to golf courses and red tide in warm ocean areas like Florida. How the off leash dog in the park is blamed for egg destruction when its clearly the golf course!! Liz describes a golf course that is different and nature friendly with no pesticide use; a golf course that does not cause issues to all around it, in fact it creates habitat.
Liz also describes efforts to stop importation of sick dogs from puppy mills and describes a very sad French bull dog case when about 40 pups arrived in Toronto in bad shape. Always meet your puppy’s mama, Deborah says and make sure the dogs are friendly, healthy, happy, social & well cared for. Don’t buy from another place unseen. And finally did you know that 50,000 American pets a year end up in research facilities and then killed? Most of them were pampered pets with fancy collars and they just got lost and unlucky. In Canada and the US many pets end up in shelters when lost and then after 72 hours can be sold for research ( and death). Tag, and tattoo your pets with ID. and keep your contact info up to date with your vet as well.
BIO:
Liz White is a long time resident of Toronto, Ontario. Liz began her career as a registered nurse and has spent all her working life advocating for a fair and just world. She has spent over 30 years as a community activist, and has worked on issues including advocating for the disadvantaged, animal protection and aboriginal land settlements.
In 1987, Liz began working with the Toronto Humane Society, an experience that redefined her activism. She is a founding member of Animal Alliance of Canada and has remained with the organization for over 25 years.
In 2005, Liz became the leader of the Animal Protection Party of Canada (formerly the Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada).
Liz has devoted herself to practical measures that result in substantive improvements for animals and the environment.
Liz can be reached at 416-462-9541 ext: 23 or liz@animalprotectionparty.ca.