A Serious Lapse In Judgment

The facts in the case are not in dispute. All that’s open to question is whether the judge assigned to the case will impose a jail sentence instead of a hefty fine. A Steinbach-area trucker pled guilty to charges under the Health of Animals Act after Emerson border guards in Nov. 2007 discovered 14 badly

Sheep & Goat Sales – for Apr. 29, 2010

Ewes Lambs 110 lbs. + 95 110 lbs. 80 94 lbs. under 80 lbs. n/a n/a $187.63 $175.18 $180.90 $147.75 Traditions are difficult to explain – how they started and how they continue. However, one tradition at the Winnipeg Livestock Auction on April 18, 2010 – changed. The prices of the lambs did not go


Livestock Sheep For Sale

4 GREAT PYRENEES KUVAT cross pups from working parents, $200 each. 15 ewe lambs ready to lamb, mixed, $250. 5 Rambouillet yearlings rams, $250. (204)864-2709. HYDRAULIC WOOL PACKER, ROUND bag, $2000. Phone: (204)838-2174

West Side Elk Herd May Be Culled In Final Blitz

On the map of Riding Mountain National Park’s three TB-management zones, lies a black amoeba-shaped blob. Straight south of Grandview, the irregular-shaped area in the Western Control Zone was created by drawing circles with a six-kilometre radius based on the known home ranges of radio-collared elk that have tested postive for bovine TB under the


The Clegg Collection Will Live On

Perhaps one of Rollie’s favourite and most valuable pieces in the collection, is the horse-drawn First World War ambulance. It was while restoring the buggy his wife Gladys had driven shortly after they married in the 1940s that rekindled Roland Clegg’s interest in horse-drawn vehicles. He took on that project for his granddaughter in 1975.

Capturing Elk With Net Carries Risks

Capturing elk with a net gun is not without negative impacts, said Ken Kingdon, Parks Canada project co-ordinator for the RMNP wildlife health program. Tranquilizer darts are not used, because if the elk or deer leave the park and are later shot and eaten by hunters, drug residues in the meat may be harmful. Also,


Reporters Take A Peek Inside A Culled Elk

“Once in a while we get some large ones. When you cut it open, you see that the inside is much like the cream filling of a doughnut. It’s just disgusting. It’s offyellowy white, gooey, hideous stuff.” – Ken Kingdon Of the 28 elk killed this spring in Riding Mountain National Park, all have so

Take Steps To Prevent Against Rabies

Rabies is a fatal viral infection that kills an estimated 35,000 to 50,000 people and millions of animals around the world each year. North Dakota State University Extension Service veterinarian Charlie Stoltenow is urging people to prevent themselves and their animals from becoming infected. The most common way to get rabies is from a bite


Livestock Horses For Sale

6 YR OLD REGISTERED Paint gelding broke to ride & Registed 4 yr old Black Quarter horse mare broke to ride, several 2 & 3 yr old young horses that need to be broke to ride, some will make very good barrel racers. Don Ferguson (306)435-3634, Moosomin. ALL ABOUT LEATHER LTD., Peter Schueler. Harness Leather:

Cervid Industry Receives Federal Funding

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has announced an investment of over $1 million to the Canadian Cervid Alliance to help the cervid industry capture new market opportunities and respond to the growing consumer demand for full traceability in livestock and poultry. The Canadian Integrated Food Safety Initiative (CIFSI) is funding two projects that will help producers