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Winter Animal Care Awareness

 

Winter Animal Care Awareness Campaign

Anyone can use the following News Lines and audio clips to provide tips to enhance animal care throughout the winter and to help increase the awareness of the Livestock Care ALERT line.

Be Aware: Animal Care is Everyone’s responsibility - Oct 9, 2009 Media Release

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Following are the News Lines and audio clips for 2011 / 2012:


Know your neighbour - January 20, 2012

News Line (PDF) | audio 1 (21 sec) | audio 2 (21 sec) | audio 3 ( 13 sec) | audio 4 (11 sec) | clip transcriptions


Premises Identification valuable in all livestock emergencies - January 18, 2012

News Line (PDF) | audio 1 (13 sec) | audio 2 (17 sec) | audio 3 ( 12 sec) | audio 4 (17 sec) | clip transcriptions


Include farm animals when making a family emergency plan - January 12, 2012

News Line (PDF) | audio 1 (15 sec) | audio 2 (13 sec) | audio 3 ( 18 sec) | clip transcriptions


Warm winter conditions and lack of snow cause for concern - January 10, 2012

News Line (PDF) | audio 1 (19 sec) | audio 2 (19 sec) | audio 3 ( 21 sec) | clip transcriptions


Measures for safe livestock transportation start at the farm - December 16, 2011

News Line (PDF) | audio 1 (13 sec) |audio 2 (18 sec) | audio 3 ( 22 sec) | audio 4 (22 sec) | clip transcriptions


RCMP Livestock Investigator warns of ice dangers - December 9, 2011

News Line (PDF) | audio 1 (10 sec) |audio 2 (15 sec) | audio 3 (12 sec) | audio 4 (10 sec) | clip transcriptions


Ergot spreads even more in Alberta - December 6, 2011

News Line (PDF) | audio 1 (13 sec) | audio 2 (20 sec) | audio 3 (19 sec) | audio 4 (20 sec) | clip transcriptions


Horses 101 valuable resource for new and inexperienced horse owners

- December 1, 2011

News Line (PDF) | audio 1 (21 sec) | audio 2 (18 sec) | audio 3 (18 sec) | clip transcriptions


Important tips to reduce stress when weaning foals - November 29, 2011

News Line (PDF) | audio 1 (21 sec) | audio 2 (18 sec) | audio 3 (18 sec) | clip transcriptions


Wind shelter, feed and water supplies essential for horses in the winter

- November 23, 2011  -  News Line (PDF) | clip transcriptions

audio 1 (17 sec) | audio 2 (20 sec) | audio 3 (17 sec) | audio 4 (17 sec) | audio 5 (15 sec)


Livestock owners take note:  Feed quality extremely variable - November 17, 2011

News Line (PDF) | audio 1 (13 sec) | audio 2 (20 sec) | audio 3 (19 sec) | audio 4 (20 sec) | clip transcriptions


SPCA and AFAC cooperatively address animal welfare concerns - November 3, 2011

News Line (PDF) | audio 1 (21 sec) | audio 2 (18 sec) | audio 3 (18 sec) | clip transcriptions


ALERT Line provides valuable service to Alberta's livestock industry - November 1, 2011

News Line (PDF) | audio 1 (18 sec) | audio 2 (21 sec) | audio 3 (17 sec) | clip transcriptions