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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: one_less who wrote (78707)	11/6/2003 12:59:09 PM
From: average joe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

I had to look this story up for a friend and thought I would post it here for general consumption... NEWS STORY - Gutted canine carcasses likely intended for menu Autopsies to start on freezer find at restaurant David Howell The Edmonton Journal EDMONTON - Four carcasses of dogs or coyotes found in the freezer of an Edmonton restaurant appear to have been intended for human consumption, a humane society official said Wednesday. "One and one add up to two, and they were found in a restaurant ... so we're leaning that way, and we're hoping that with our investigation we can either prove or disprove that theory," said Chad Goeree, senior animal protection officer with the Edmonton Humane Society. An Alberta fish and wildlife officer said the animals had been gutted, indicating they were ready to be butchered for use as food. "I've never seen a coyote gutted before," Doug Nothstein said. "I've seen them skinned for their pelts, but this is very unusual." The four carcasses, skinned, gutted and frozen, were discovered Tuesday in a walk-in freezer at Panda Garden Seafood Restaurant, at 10507 Kingsway Ave. Each weighed about 13 kilograms. Autopsies are being conducted to determine the animals' species, and how they died. Capital Health, the Edmonton Humane Society and the wildlife division of Alberta Sustainable Resource Development are investigating. City police are probing the apparent theft of restaurant equipment. The large restaurant, in a strip mall, was open for business on Monday. That evening, operators of neighbouring businesses saw chairs and other furniture being taken from the building. A security guard found the carcasses. Dog meat is a delicacy in parts of China and several other countries, including Korea, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos and Vietnam. No laws prevent dog or coyote meat being served in Alberta restaurants, but Public Health Act regulations stipulate that all meat served must be inspected, said Dr. Gerry Predy, medical officer of health for the Capital Health region. "The issue here is, there is no inspection and there is no real process around raising those animals for food," Predy said, adding it's still not known exactly why the carcasses were in the restaurant. "We're not jumping to any conclusions at this point, until we have more information." Environmental health officer Richard Reive is conducting Capital Health's investigation. "The issue that I'm dealing with is that it's uninspected meat from an unapproved source," Reive said. "Whether it's a coyote or a woolly mammoth doesn't make much of a difference." When Goeree arrived at the restaurant at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, "it just looked like somebody was pulling a midnight run," he said, "picking up and leaving in the middle of the night." Some equipment was taken from the building, he said. Police spokesman Wes Bellmore said the theft is being investigated. dhowell@thejournal.canwest.com canada.com