We can hope and pray, Daff....
We’ll have to watch and see.
I predict this Mile 5 Dog Sanctuary owner is finished. Done and done.
https://our-compass.org/2012/01/18/speak-out-for-sled-dogs-chained-without-shelter/
Contact authorities at the link above; what Lagoon did, was illegal
WHOM TO CONTACT
Dr. Megan Bergman, Chief Veterinary Officer
Dr. Terry Whiting, Manager, Animal Health and Welfare
Office of the Chief Veterinarian
Manitoba Agriculture, Food, and Rural Initiatives
204-945-7663 (phone)
204-945-4327 (fax)
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Email
animalcare@gov.mb.ca
SAMPLE LETTER
Dear Chief Veterinary Officer Lees and Manager Whiting,
I have learned of extremely disturbing cases of animal cruelty in which Brian Ladoon’s sled dogs in Churchill, Manitoba, are currently suffering in the frigid temperatures. Incidentally, this is not an isolated occurrence and the Chief Veterinary Office of the Manitoba Agriculture, Food, and Rural Initiatives reportedly inspected Ladoon’s dogs in the fall of 2010 and recommended that Ladoon provide doghouses and bedding, which he failed to do.
Please allow me to elaborate. Our global communities share laws, moral and written, and when one person demonstrates such a gross lack of respect for both, our societies must react with concern for the innocent and potential victims. It is our obligation to protect them from cruelty, and Mr. Ladoon’s callous disregard, so easily adopted as demonstrated by his unprovoked and negligent behaviour, needs to be regarded rather than dismissed.
Please respect the victims by demonstrating your commitment to to them and imploring upon Mr. Ladoon to furnish protection from the weather and other animals. Rejecting cruelty by maintaining an unyielding position towards it would be a model for all community members and would serve to characterize this type of behaviour as both impermissible and punishable.
I know your time is limited, and I thank you for your attention to this urgent issue.
NAME
SEE MORE:
In 1976, prompted by advice from Bishop Omer Robidoux (1913-1986), Churchill dog handler Brian Ladoon took on the self imposed mission of preserving and breeding Canadian Eskimo Dogs (aka Inuit Dogs, aka Qimmiq), the rarest registered breed of dog in the world. His efforts have inspired both admiration and fierce criticism, largely because Ladoon’s dogs share their pitiless natural environment with itinerant wild polar bears, and his practices are seen by some to be inhumane.
The movie does not purport to tell the full history of Eskimo/Inuit Dogs. That would take several films. It is largely present tense and observational, and focused on documenting one place and the unique situation that has developed there due to one man’s tenacious efforts to preserve an animal and a way of life that was on the edge of disappearing. The film presents its subject’s point of view, but also allows an honest and unvarnished look at what he is doing and how he does it. It is likely that audiences will experience shifting emotions, but they will come away able to make more informed judgements.