from Humane Mushing on the new Ontario law
"A dog tied up outside for 24 hours would be given at least 30 minutes of 'off-tether time,' according to a new proposal from the Ford government."
However, industry mushers in Ontario feel this rule is unfair to them and have aggressively been fighting this meager ordinance update. The dog pictured actually has it better than most industry sled dogs in Ontario - who live with less shelter space, and often limited or no dry bedding.
People and organizations that actually support dog welfare in the province take the opposite opinion of industry mushers - that the proposed regulations are still inhumane:
“I think the proposals are woefully inadequate,” says Camille Labchuk, a lawyer and executive director of Animal Justice, a national advocacy group. “I’m shocked that the government would even bother putting this forward, because it’s not much of a change from existing standards that are already very, very poor.”
If you want to see the type of environment that sleds can legally live in under current Ontario rule, check out case photos from the Windrift Adventures neglect trial: https://humanemushing.org/current-issues-in-sled-dog-sports/#windrift
Urge New Sponsors to Stop Supporting the Deadly Iditarod! #EndTheIditarod
Even though sponsors are dropping their support of the Iditarod dog-sled race, four companies have chosen to trash their reputations by partnering with the deadly event. ANR Industries, Capstone Clinic, Cue Health, and TMS Center of Alaska are inexplicably throwing their support behind an event in which more than 150 dogs have died.
Tell these companies what you think about them throwing their support behind the Iditarod.
#EndTheIditarod