Anti-Cruelty Bill

[Reeves]

Full text of Bill 213 (now numbered 203):

http://www2.parl.gc.ca/content/Senate/Bills/391/public/S-213/S-213_3/S-213_text-e.htm

clause 445.1:


Causing unnecessary suffering445.1 (1) Every one commits an offence who
(a) wilfully causes or, being the owner, wilfully permits to be caused unnecessary pain, suffering or injury to an animal or a bird;
(b) in any manner encourages, aids or assists at the fighting or baiting of animals or birds;
(c) wilfully, without reasonable excuse, administers a poisonous or an injurious drug or substance to a domestic animal or bird or an animal or a bird wild by nature that is kept in captivity or, being the owner of such an animal or a bird, wilfully permits a poisonous or an injurious drug or substance to be administered to it;
(d) promotes, arranges, conducts, assists in, receives money for or takes part in any meeting, competition, exhibition, pastime, practice, display or event at or in the course of which captive birds are liberated by hand, trap, contrivance or any other means for the purpose of being shot when they are liberated; or
(e) being the owner, occupier or person in charge of any premises, permits the premises or any part thereof to be used for a purpose mentioned in paragraph (d).

[Reeves]

(d) promotes, arranges, conducts, assists in, receives money for or takes part in any meeting, competition, exhibition, pastime, practice, display or event

This part concerns me. It will/may have a detrimental impact on clubs like 4-H and many more clubs.

or in the course of which captive birds are liberated by hand, trap, contrivance or any other means for the purpose of being shot when they are liberated;

I wonder how this is going to impact Pheasant release sites ?

Part (e) seems to include any person raising Pheasants and Quail :me. 

(this is all in Canada)

[CharlieHorse]

The web site link isn't working on my end.


Idiots!

[Reeves]

Trying to get a new link.....Fixed

[CharlieHorse]

Sound as though, raising and releasing gamebirds is out of the question?....in Canada? 

Looks to me like you can still go out and chop their heads off with a dull knife........just can't shoot them.     Their must be some real geniuses up there.......must be from the overflow of them down here, spilling over onto your turf.   

 

[Pheasant Hollow Farm]

I guess this will also pertain to the falconers as well.

Steve
Pheasant Hollow Farm