Killing 100 sled dogs gave him nightmares
About 100 dogs were gunned down execution-style in British Columbia when a company that offers sled dog tours apparently decided that, due to a downturn in business, it could no longer afford to...
View ArticleSled dog slaughter leads to calls for ban
The slaughter of 100 sled dogs in Canada has reenergized efforts by some animal activists to ban or boycott dog sled rides, the Associated Press reports. There are hundreds of North American businesses...
View Article100 slain sled dogs to be exhumed this week
With spring’s thaw, forensic experts will begin exhumation this week of a mass grave in British Coumbia as part of an investigation into the slaughter of 100 sled dogs last year. Details of the...
View ArticleNew protections established for BC sled dogs
A year after 56 sled dogs were uncovered in a mass grave near Whistler, the British Columbia government has introduced a revised “code of practice” for the sled dog industry. The Sled Dog Code of...
View ArticleSentencing tomorrow for killer of sled dogs
Two and a half years after the manager of a sled dog tour company shot and slashed the throats of scores of no-longer-needed huskies, he’s scheduled for sentencing in court. Bob Fawcett — who claims...
View ArticleKiller of dozens of sled dogs gets probation
The man who, by his own count and admission, killed at least 70 sled dogs — some of which lingered in pain after he shot and slashed them — was sentenced to three years probation yesterday in British...
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