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Lifeforce Responds To Negative Suggestions In The Province
posted on July 2, 2008
Lifeforce explains some negative suggestions in the Province story related to the Lifeforce investigation Lives for Sale:
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From: Lifeforce
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 6:21 PM
To: provletters@png.canwest.com
Subject: Animals Faced Appalling Conditions
Dear Editor:
Re: Animals Faced Appalling Conditions
I just wanted to clarify that our report “Lives for Sale” depicting present, ongoing animal abuses and threats to human food safety at the Fraser Valley Auction was based on some of the 1500 photos taken between May 2007 to May 2008. The current shocking findings were not based on “old photographs” as claimed by the auction owner. A section of the report was clearly marked as “History” showing similar appalling conditions that we found 20 years ago. That investigation resulted in the Vancouver Parks Board stopping sending petting zoo animals to this auction because the animals were abused.
In addition, the information about the four-horned sheep was not “unfounded”. Although Jacob’s sheep may normally have two to four horns, one pair usually grow upright and the lower pair usually are spiral. This sheep, referred to as a “freak” by some auction buyers, had all four horns spiral and that impeded the mouth and eyes. It was in our section with photos of other animals with overgrown hooves and we suggested that both should have trimmed as basic animal husbandry care.
The Lifeforce investigation proved that Federal and Provincial regulations were consistently violated and there was gross, inhumane mistreatment of animals. These are inherent practices in the auction and food slaughter system. If the responsible agencies cannot end the suffering , then they must put an end to this auction.
Peter Hamilton
604-649-5258
Box 3117, Vancouver, BC
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