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4/ FEBRUARY 2019 THE RIDER HON. COL. A.W. FINN CD: Founder


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Animal Welfare Watch Co-Founder Meets With Government Officials


Toronto – January 22, 2019 Ani- mal Welfare Watch Ontario’s co- founder Brenda Thompson met today in Toronto with minister’s and ministry staff at the Ministry of Community Safety and Cor- rectional Services (MCSCS). MCSCS administers the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA) Act, the province’s animal wel- fare law. “I think we got our points


across and the people I spoke to were both attentive and clearly concerned,” says Thompson. “I explained to them that, since the recent Ontario Superior Court de- cision, the protection of animals in Ontario has rapidly deterio- rated, even with the one-year grace period before that decision takes effect.” On January 2, 2019, the court decided the OSPCA’s policing powers should be removed as they are unconsti- tutional, stating that law enforce- ment should not be carried out by an unaccountable private organi- zation. The decision will take ef- fect in one year to give the


From Our Founder


Remembering January 1985


Hi there, Well here we are another year


has gone by. We are still gleaning and digging up stories from the past. The Rider will be 49 year old in June and we will officially enter our 50th year.


Our front page of the January


1985 issue featured Patti Carter, just 19 years old, and finished her career with the AJQHA placing 2nd with the World All Round Title.


The OQHA held their annual


Awards Banquet in Kitchener, On- tario the event was held on January 25, 26 & 27. It was their 25th An- niversary. The package weekend in-


province an opportunity to imple- ment a new animal welfare sys- tem. The province has until February 1, 2019 to appeal the decision. AWWO has received infor-


mation that despite the grace pe- riod and despite the possibility the decision will be appealed, the OSPCA has cut their front-line services again. While AWWO has been concerned about the poor quality of service from the OSPCA for some time, there has been a further dramatic decline in OSPCA operations just since the January 2 Superior Court deci- sion. The OSPCA has refused to investigate cruelty complaints, they’ve lost key investigators and they have failed to provide their remaining investigators with clear direction on the effect of the court decision. “The OSPCA is putting ani-


mals at risk by behaving as if the court decision took effect imme- diately,” says Mike Zimmerman, AWWO’s other co-founder. “It’s worrisome enough that the gov- ernment only has a year to put a


new system in place, but if the decision is appealed, it could be another year or two before we find out if the ruling will stand and it’s only then – if the appeal is rejected – that the one-year grace period would start. Animals need protection now and right through any transition period to a new provincial animal welfare system. Thompson explains that her


meeting at MCSCS was very positive. “The officials I met with understand what’s at stake here,” she says. “Essentially, Ontario is now the only province without a functioning animal welfare sys- tem. The really bad apples out there such as puppy and kitten mill operators and others know as well as we do that the OSPCA is crumbling. It’s likely they’ll take advantage of the situation and an- imals will suffer. I took the op- portunity today to ask some key questions and I made sure the people at MCSCS know that peo- ple who care about animals, which includes most Ontarians, will want to hear the answers to


cluded breakfast, lunch and the Banquet dinner and a Sunday Spe- cial Lunch for $49.95. I’m glad that I attended this very special event.


The Quarterama ‘85 Purse es-


timate was $200,000 with a lot of sponsors of various events adding to the purse such as J.P.Wiser adding $50,000.


AQHA announced many new


rules and rule changes for the 1985 show season.


The WHAO held their annual


General Meeting and Awards Ban- quet and Santa made a visit. With 175 people in attendance the place was packed. Ted Lehman did the disc jockey service. The WHAO was the Western Horse industries power and glory - they did it all.. now some 60 years later they are just a whisper of their former self. I attended many shows, stayed overnight, enjoyed the C&W music and the fun. Where has it all gone?


those questions as soon as possi- ble.”


The questions posed by


Thompson in the meeting today included: Will the provincial government be appealing the January 2 Supe- rior Court decision that declared the OPSCA’s policing authority to be unconstitutional? This deci- sion will dramatically affect the timeline for change. AWWO con- tends the decision should not be appealed and the transition to a new animal welfare system should proceed as quickly as pos- sible.Will MCSCS take steps im- mediately to implement a transition strategy?The priority in any scenario is that animals re- ceive adequate protection from harm. Given the unpredictable timeline for change and the fur- ther deterioration of OSPCA’s services, AWWO contends it is crucial that a transition strategy be implemented by the govern- ment as soon as possible. AWWO has made suggestions as to how this can be done.Will


Where have all the stallions


gone! Separate Cheques with an SI of 102 was in for several issues as was Arctic Bloom. The Rider was advertising their annual Quarterama Special edition featuring the stal- lions of Stallion Avenue at the event. Where have all the Stallions gone?


The ORA Rodeo News was


written by Susan Perreault. What a fine job she did. Everything was covered. Susan started a new fea- ture on the women of the ORA. Her first story was about Sue Kinsella. Sue was not shy about her worst riding mishap when her bra got hung up in the saddle horn during a barrel race.


The Ontario Equestrian Feder-


ation sponsored a Western Horse- manship Level 1 Coaching Program which was unusual for them as they used all available government fi- nancing for the betterment of the English riding community.


Do you love Fergus? Visit his website at: http://www.fergusthehorse.com/#books


George Hewitt is putting to-


gether a rodeo reunion he is trying to find riders and promotors who helped establish rodeo in Ontario. Contact George at


JAWan-


glerOK@aol.com Thank you George Hewitt for


sending me your two new updated autographed books, Keep Spurring till the Whistle Blows and the se- quel. Great reading! Order your books from George.


Have you ever been HA-


RASSED by Bell Canada? That was my story last issue. Well here is what has happened since the last issue, NOTHING.. Thank goodness that all my readers do not have Bell Telephone accounts as no one passed along any complaints.


My Turn I would be remiss if I did not


acknowledge the passing of Pat Carter during the Christmas season. Whenever I showed my horse and Pat was judging she always judged me fair. The fact that I owned The Rider was never a factor.


MCSCS suspend funding to the OSPCA and divert that money to a transition strategy?The current Transfer Payment Agreement (TPA) between MCSCS and the OSPCA calls for another $5.75 million dollars to be paid to the OSPCA by March 31, 2019. The TPA states the provision of province-wide coverage is the key requirement the OSPCA must fulfill to receive the money, but the OSPCA has not made good on that requirement for some time. AWWO contends that money could be better spent sup- porting a transition strategy to the new system.Will the Minister of MCSCS take steps to annul the current operating bylaw of the OSPCA?This is the bylaw that eliminated board elections and makes the OSPCA completely unaccountable. The Minister of MCSCS has the authority under the OSPCA Act to annul OSPCA bylaws. AWWO contends the Minister should annul this bylaw and require that a new bylaw be presented that restores accounta- bility to the OSPCA and commits


the organization to assisting with the transition to the new animal welfare system. “Most of all,” says Thomp-


son, “I wanted to impress on the government that AWWO is ready to help them move forward. We are a group of Ontarians who care deeply about the animals that live among us and we are also committed to providing practical and well-informed in- formation and advice to the gov- ernment so good decisions can be made and carried out. We want to be involved and, on behalf of our more than 2000 members, we look forward to our next meeting with MCSCS in approximately four to six weeks.”


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$750.00 to write off my van for an accident that was not my fault. My perfectly good GMC Safari van. Heck, the new tires cost that much. They short changed me $50.00 then the fight began. Just a note to advise that the Van is still on the road as good as ever


That’s 30 for now see


you at the Can-Am show and in the next issue. Again thanks for looking down in this corner.


Aidan W. Finn CD


Founder of The Rider 1970 President, Orange aPEEL www.orangeapeel.com


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