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To: goldworldnet who wrote (61)	8/8/2009 5:12:01 PM
From: average joe	Respond to of 2758

This young lady trains horses goes to university and works for an oilfield fabrication company in the field. This is her first youtube video. youtube.com

To: goldworldnet who wrote (61)	8/8/2009 7:40:17 PM
From: average joe	3 Recommendations Respond to of 2758

Three Saskatchewan men arrested in connection with YouTube duck shooting video youtube.com By Ken Trimble (CP) – 37 minutes ago SASKATOON — Three young Saskatchewan men have been arrested in connection with a recent YouTube video that created widespread public outrage over its depiction of three males using rifles to shoot ducks on a prairie pond. A spokesman for the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment said all three suspects, whose names have not been released, were arrested Saturday morning in a small Saskatoon-area community. Search warrants were also carried out at two of the individuals' residences. Gary Harrison, manager of the department's special investigations unit, said provincial and federal wildlife officers and the RCMP were also able to pin down the location where the video was shot. "It's close to the community that the arrests were made in," he said. The men, who are all in their early 20s, will appear in Saskatoon provincial court on Monday to face a variety of charges under provincial and federal wildlife laws. Harrison won't speculate on the motive for the shooting. He also said more investigation is needed of the area where the video was shot. "Anybody who has watched the video knows that some birds have been killed and we really don't know how many that was," he said. The environment ministry said the content of the video led to a significant number of calls to poacher tip lines in both Saskatchewan and Alberta - a number Harrison calls "unprecedented." The video depicts two of the men firing at the ducks while the third captures their glee on camera. Police and provincial authorities launched an investigation late last week, soon after it appeared on YouTube. Harrison said the video is very unusual. "When I started we didn't have the Internet and YouTube. I haven't seen one that's been posted like this and had the killing of the birds in a media form like that," he said. The video sparked widespread public anger and prompted the Toronto-based Humane Society of Canada to post a reward of $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of those shown in the Internet posting. Society executive director Michael O'Sullivan said the organization also got calls from people who wanted to help and they were directed to tip lines in both western provinces. O'Sullivan said he is pleased to hear of the arrests. "I would like to commend all the members of the public who provided information. Canadians take cruelty to animals very seriously and they want to help out as best as they can," he said. All three men have been released prior to their first court appearance. Copyright © 2009 The Canadian Press. All rights reserved. google.com

To: goldworldnet who wrote (61)	8/12/2009 4:52:31 PM
From: calgal	1 Recommendation Respond to of 2758

I agree too. It is awful

To: goldworldnet who wrote (61)	8/14/2009 4:01:06 AM
From: average joe	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2758

Ucluelet woman fights to keep her pet deer Officials say rescued fawn that loves Elvis can't stay in house, but woman calls it 'death sentence' By Laura Stone, The Province August 13, 2009 Janet Schwartz and Bimbo (named for a Gene Autry song) have shared meals and a bed since Schwartz rescued the orphaned deer. Janet Schwartz thinks of Bimbo as her baby. A baby that happens to be a five-year-old deer. But the provincial Environment Ministry says the Ucluelet woman can't legally keep wildlife as a pet, and is asking Schwartz to release the doe back into the wild — or to an animal-rehabilitation centre. "I love her and I don't want to lose her," said Schwartz, who lives in the bush near Mussel Beach. Schwartz found Bimbo on the side of the highway five years ago near Ucluelet — home to many roaming deer — beside the fawn's dead mother. Bimbo has lived with her ever since, along with Schwartz's boyfriend, two dogs, a cat and an outdoor goat. "She's like a real baby. She cuddles up to me all the time, eats the same food I eat, stays in my house and sleeps in my bed at night," said 67-year-old Schwartz. "She loves to dance. She loves Elvis Presley. I put Elvis Presley on and she'll dance. Her back end will sway." The deer, named after the Gene Autry song "Bimbo," eats whatever Schwartz puts in front of her, including berries, bananas, apples, potatoes and porridge, as well as some treats. Ucluelet Mayor Eric Russcher called Schwartz a "very earthy woman, maybe a little rough around the edges, but a sweetheart at heart." He recalls seeing Schwartz driving with Bimbo in her backseat a few years ago. When a local conservation officer was notified of Bimbo's domestication a few months ago, Schwartz was told to apply for a wildlife permit. She did, but was denied the permit on July 15, said Kim Brunt, a senior ministry wildlife biologist. "They're wild animals and so they don't inherently make good pets. There's human safety and disease issues in handling wildlife, especially habituated wildlife," he said. Brunt said the risks include animals turning on their handlers, as well as bacterial diseases passed on to humans. As for Bimbo's diet, which includes processed food: "It's very unhealthy," he said. "These animals are ruminants, like a cow. They have a four-part stomach that's designed for digesting natural vegetation." Schwartz said she's never gotten sick from Bimbo — who goes to the bathroom in a tray lined with newspaper — and has tried releasing her. The doe came back bloody, probably from a bear attack, she said. She wants the ministry to leave her and her baby alone. Leaving Bimbo "would probably kill her and kill me, emotionally," said Schwartz. "If I lost her, I'd probably end up in the hospital with a nervous breakdown." E-mail: lstone@theprovince.com timescolonist.com