100 Sled Dogs Slaughtered by Outdoor Adventure Company

A Whistler company ordered the slaughter of 100 sled dogs due to a slump after the Winter 2010 Olympics. I HATE animal cruelty and to find that this happened so close to home really ticks me off! Some graphic descriptions of the event are retold
maximilliansays...

I read this article a few days ago:

{WARNING: the article in the link is rather graphic and disturbing. You have been warned.}
http://www.canada.com/news/RCMP+
investigates+report+sled+dogs+killed+following+tourism+lull/4197883/story.html

and there were a few more details mentioned. A Google cache lookup of the article reveals different info since the article was revised on the 1st.

joedirtsays...

The story only came out because the manager of the company who raised the dogs and then killed them all himself with a knife and bullets, went to get disability from the gov't.

The story only came out because of his PTSD claim.


Fuck Whistler. Hell, fuck Canada, you sick fucks.

The dog killer is the former general manager and a former owner of Howling Dog Tours Whistler, now owned by OAW

http://www.1310news.com/news/national/article/177795--bc-former-dog-sled-operator-says-dogs-were-too-old-and-sick-in-first-comment

http://blogs.canoe.ca/vancouver2010/general/someone-has-to-do-it/

"Someone has to do it."
-- Robert Fawcett aka "Whistler Bob"

joedirtsays...

http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20110201/bc_dog_slaughter_tues_110201/20110201?hub=BritishColumbiaHome


In 2004, Howling Dog Tours Ltd. (Canmore) sold their 50% interest in "Howling Dog Tours Whistler Inc." to Mr. Robert Fawcett (Lawyer Corey Steinberg, who represents the worker). In May 2010, Howling Dog Whistler was bought by Outdoor Adventures Whistler.

The booking is done through The Adventure Group tagwhistler.com


My favorite part is that WorkSafe BC paid this dog killer compensation, and that it is "unlikely that Howling Dog Tours or Outdoor Adventures Whistler will face any charges in the massacre."

joedirtsays...

http://ingridandneil.wordpress.com/2011/02/02/outdoor-adventures-whistler-bcs-own-dog-concentration-camp/


The workers compensation claim is here: http://ingridandneil.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/wcbdogcase2010.pdf


If you look at the OAW press releases it is pretty funny. They go from:

OAW has had a financial interest in Howling Dogs for 4 years the operational control of the company remained with the employee

Not long after the events of late April, the employee in question ceased managing the business. This employee continues to get our support as he heals from his injuries and illness. Because of the information in the WCB ruling pertaining to his emotional condition we don't feel it is appropriate to release further information about this individual.


To throwing the guy under the bus.
Outdoor Adventures at Whistler Ltd. and former General Manager, Howling Dog Tours Whistler Inc. agree to the following:
1. The number of dogs euthanized by Mr. Fawcett. Mr. Fawcett advised Mr. Houssian in mid-April 2010 that he was estimating 50 dogs would be euthanized.
2. The condition of the dogs euthanized by Mr. Fawcett. In mid April, 2010 Mr. Fawcett advised Mr. Houssian that the dogs to be euthanized were "too old" or "sick" and "not adoptable". These dogs live to "run" and were not able to do so and would have had to be kept in cages with the result that they would have had very poor or virtually no quality of life.
3. The efforts made to arrange for dogs to be adopted. Considerable efforts were made to arrange for dogs to be adopted, both before and after mid April, 2010. The efforts at adoption were not as successful as hoped.
4. The instructions given to Mr. Fawcett concerning the manner of euthanizing the dogs. There were no instructions given to Mr. Fawcett as to the manner of euthanizing dogs on this occasion, and Mr. Fawcett was known to have very humanely euthanized dogs on previous occasions.

WKBsays...

Anyone upset by this should really consider adopting an abandoned dog. The deaths of these sled dogs are indeed sad and tragic, but don't forget about the thousands of dogs killed legally every day because they simply don't have a home. They fall to a needle instead of a bullet, but I doubt that is much consolation to them.

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