The intent of the Liberation Lockdown action was to document and show the cruelty behind the sled dog industry, particularly focusing on how the dogs are chained when they are in the kennels.
JENNIFER DOROZIO: ‘Animal rights activists staged protests at two Canmore-area sled dog kennels… Canmore RCMP arrested 15 people in connection with the protests, which included alleged break-ins at the Mad Dogs & Englishmen and Howling Dog Tours kennels, both southeast of Canmore. Fourteen adults and one youth have each been charged with break and enter to commit mischief.
“The intent of the whole action here was to document and show the cruelty behind the sled dog industry,” said Max Mah, an organizer with Liberation Lockdown in Alberta. The organization is a subgroup of Direct Action Everywhere Alberta, which is connected the international animal activism group Direct Action Everywhere… Mah, from Edmonton, spoke with CBC Saturday by telephone from the Canmore RCMP detachment while members of his group were processed by police… Liberation Lockdown group members entered both companies’ kennels, Mah said…
The Direct Action Everywhere Facebook page live streamed protests at both sites. In one of the videos, protesters are seen petting the dogs, as well as documenting the animals’ living conditions. The group has complained to the Alberta SPCA before about the dogs’ living conditions, particularly focusing on how the dogs are chained when they are in the kennels, said Mah. But he called the SPCA “toothless” and said it has no traction.
In an emailed statement, the Alberta SPCA confirmed it has received complaints about the sled dog industry, but said no wrongdoing was found. The agency also declined to name the businesses that were the subject of the complaints, saying it only identifies people or organizations in the event charges have been laid’. SOURCE…
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