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PROTESTERS ARRESTED AGAIN

Animal rights protesters arrested near Canmore

Nov 18, 2019 | 10:16 AM

CANMORE- More than a dozen people affiliated with an animal rights group have been arrested in a protest against sled dog kennels, months after the same organization’s occupation of a turkey barn prompted the Alberta government to promise a crackdown on rural trespassers.

RCMP say they were called to the Mad Dogs and Englishmen kennels east of Canmore on Saturday morning after approximately 30 protesters allegedly broke into the kennels to protest the treatment of the dogs.

Mounties say 15 people were arrested and face charges of break and enter to commit mischief.

A news release from the group Liberation Lockdown states protesters “locked down” the kennel as well as another, Howling Dog Tours, alleging the dogs were tethered for days at a time on very short leashes.

Liberation Lockdown also converged on the Jumbo Valley Hutterite turkey farm near Fort Macleod, on September 2, spurring Premier Jason Kenney to announce that existing laws will be amended to crack down on protesters who go onto private agricultural land without permission.

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Mad Dogs and Englishmen has not commented, but a statement from Howling Dog Tours says its facility exceeds regulatory requirements and has had regular inspections from the SPCA and provincial government in recent months.

(The Canadian Press)