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Month: January 2019

Seasonal Kill

January 30, 2019 Chantal Dostaler Leave a comment

In Spring 2017, I was exposed, for the first time, to a “seasonal kill”. **The Dodo: Mass Sled Dog Grave…

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Posted in: A Dog's Life Filed under: #massgrave #sleddog #dogsledding #chocpaw #deaddogpit

Team Work Makes the Dream Work

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  For the last year or so, I’ve been part of a small team of people, who work passionately for…

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Posted in: Advocacy: An Ongoing Journey Filed under: advocacy, animal justice, camille labchuck, compassion fatigue, dog, dogsled, end sled dog cruelty, fern levitt, humane canada, humane mushing, mental health, peta, ptsd, sleddog film

Year Two

January 29, 2019 Chantal Dostaler Leave a comment

Winter 2014/2015 Just thought I would take a couple minutes to reflect on the past winter & to share my…

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A Different Breed- Guides Deserve Protection.

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Hey reader! Turns out, employers can’t just create their own contracts with rules that go against the Act. The ministry…

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Posted in: Advocacy: An Ongoing Journey Filed under: accreditation, algonquin parc, canada, canoeing, flatwater, guide, guiding, hiking, ministry of labour, ontario, rockclimbing, skills, sleddog, tourism, whitewater, workers rights

NO HUMPING~Accidental Breeding

January 28, 2019 Chantal Dostaler 1 Comment

There was allot of dogs at this kennel, most of which, weren’t spayed or neutered. It was our job as…

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Posted in: A Dog's Life Filed under: abuse, accident, breed, breeding, chocpaw, cull, dead, drown, kill, missing, neglect, puppies, secrets, truth, unaccounted, vet, veterinarian, whistler

Home Sweet Home

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In “Terrible and True” I write about my experience shooting a dog for the boss, and her name was Hope.…

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Year One

Chantal Dostaler 2 Comments

  In the 4 years of working here, I really, really had to fight for my job. I started in…

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Advocating in Public

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My first show was the Ottawa Vegan Expo this past November.   I was nervous. Thankfully, I had received enough…

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Posted in: Advocacy: An Ongoing Journey Filed under: advocacy, petition, sled dog

Ministry of Labour

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  Well, I did end up fighting for my rights. The day I stopped working at the kennel, I filed…

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Animal Protection: Can we expect change?

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We are at a critical standpoint when it comes to animal protection laws. Take Action! Sign and Share the Petition!…

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Posted in: Advocacy: An Ongoing Journey Filed under: animal justice, bogeart, ospca, seteve paikin, spca, the agenda

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