URGENT: OWNER VOWS TO HAVE ANIMALS STUFFED! URGENT!
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The legislative weaknesses seen in the jurisdictions at the bottom of the animal protection barrel include minimal fines and other penalties for offenders, a limited range of protections, and a lack of basic care standards for animals.
UPDATE 6/17/11
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Click here: Update Canada's Animal Cruelty Laws - The Petition Site Bob Barker enters private Alta. zoo fray
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Lynn Gustafson, owner of Guzoo Animal Farm, with Raj the tiger. John Spittal/CBCAnimal rights crusader Bob Barker is wading into the debate about a private Alberta zoo.
The former host of the game show The Price Is Right is urging Albertans to contact their MLA's to express concern about the fate of animals at Guzoo Animal Farm.
On June 1 the province told owner Lynn Gustafson he had one week to close down his business, which is near Three Hills, Alta.
But the order to close the private zoo only applies to its exotic animals. Barker said he is worried about the welfare of animals on the property that are not classed as controlled species.
Retired game show host and animal activist Bob Barker is worried about the fate of the domestic animals at Guzoo Animal Farm in central Alberta. CBC''I have now learned that this decision provides no protection for many of the animals since they are not covered under the zoo permit and I fear that they will be left behind to suffer," said Barker in a written release.
Gustafson is fighting to keep the zoo open, with the support of the mayors of the towns of Three Hills and Beiseker.
Earlier this week Gustafson said the zoo is a place of worship for the protection of animals, in a bid to put the facility outside provincial jurisdiction.
%u201CWhile we remain hopeful for additional improvements with the federal laws, much can continue to take place at the provincial and territorial level,%u201D says Stephan Otto, ALDF%u2019s director of legislative affairs and author of the report.
%u201CAnimals do not vote, but those who love and care about them do. It is our hope that these ongoing reviews continue to garner support for both the strengthening and enforcement of animal protection laws throughout Canada.%u201D
Dear Friends of the Animals:I encourage all of us to get involved with the law-making process. Our petitions are valuable & useful, but the muscle of all proposals resides in the law. Please sign the petition to stop this inhumane and barbaric practice that causes suffering and allows the perpetrators to avoid hands-on responsibility and questions of conscience. After signing the petition research your State as to what that policy & practice is; and if you don't like what your State is doing, TAKE ACTION! CONTACT YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE!
TAKE ACTION!Thanking you,AnimalActionUSA
