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Brussels Livestock report
Cows sell on very strong market, reach $72.50
Total receipts at Brussels
Livestock for the week ending Aug.
6 were: 1,704 head of cattle. 297
lambs and 20 goats.
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The fed steers and heifers sold on
a steady market with the cows
selling on a very strong trade. On
Thursday veal sold steady with
lambs selling $2 to $5 higher. On
Friday all weights of Stockers sold
at very strong prices.
There were 296 fed steers on
offer selling from $89 to $94 to the
high of $105.75. Two limousin
steers consigned by John Dorsch,
Brussels, averaging 1,213 lbs. sold
for $105.75. One limousin steer
consigned by Julie Hutchison,
Gorrie, weighing 1,380 lbs.
purchased by Norwich Packers for
$105 with her overall offering of
three steers averaging 1,420 lbs.
selling for an average of $97.89.
One limousin steer consigned by
Keith Jacklin, Bluevale, weighing
1,230 lbs. sold to Holly Park Meat
Packers for $99. Ten steers
consigned by Lauderlea Farms,
Listowel, averaging 1,351 lbs. sold
for an average of $98.64 with three
limousin steers averaging 1,375
lbs. purchased by Norwich Packers
for $99.50. Five steers consigned
by Stephen Tupling, Grand Valley,
averaging 1,063 lbs. sold for
$95.50.
Forty-eight steers consigned by
Bender Beef Farms, Hensail,
averaging 1,344 lbs. sold for an
average of $93.97 with sales to
$97.25. Eleven steers consigned by
Kada Farms, Bluevale, averaging
1,310 lbs. sold for an average of
$92.99 with sales to $98.50.
Twelve steers consigned by
Schmidt Brook Farms Inc.,
Woodstock, averaging 1,436 lbs.
sold for an average of $92.45 with
sales to $95.50. Thirty steers
consigned by Cunningham Farms,
Lucan, averaging 1,357 lbs. sold
for an average of $92.36 with sales
to $99.50. Forty-one steers
consigned by Sereda Farms,
Crediton, averaging 1,413 lbs. sold
for an average of $91.90 with sales
to $97.50.
There were 148 fed heifers on
offer selling from $89 to $95 to the
high of $99.50. One gold heifer
consigned by Andy Vanderveen,
Blyth, weighing 1,115 lbs. sold to
Norwich Packers for $99.50 with
his overall offering of three heifers
averaging 1,137 lbs. selling for an
average of $94.54. One red white
faced heifer consigned by Wayne
King. Gorrie, weighing 1,035 lbs.
sold to Dominion Meat Packers for
$99.25 with his overall offering of
nineteen heifers averaging 1,233
lbs. selling for an average of
$89.87. Eleven heifers consigned
by G. O'Leary Farms, Ailsa Craig,
averaging 1,195 lbs. sold for an
average of $99.14 with sales to
$99.25.
Twenty-two heifers consigned by
Springglad Farms Ltd., Kirkton,
averaging 1,103 lbs. sold for an
average of $91.64 with sales to
$97. Two heifers consigned by
Lloyd Weppler, Ayton. averaging
1,275 lbs. sold for an average of
$91.02 with sales to $92.75. Seven
heifers consigned by Jeff Corbett,
Exeter, averaging 1,285 lbs. sold
for an average of $90.60 with sales
to $93.50.
Eight heifers consigned by
Corrilea Farms, Bluevale,
averaging 1,203 lbs. sold for an
average of $90.35 with sales to
$91.85. Six heifers consigned by
Karl Terpstra, Mitchell, averaging
1,210 lbs. sold for an average of
$89.72 with sales to $91. Four
heifers consigned by Noah
Weppler, Ayton, averaging 1,265
lbs, sold for an average of $88.62
with sales to $92.25. Four heifers
consigned by Norm McClinchey,
Auburn, averaging 1,123 lbs. sold
for an average of $84.98 with sales
to $92.
There were 132 cows on offer
selling: DI and D2, $54 to $59 to
the high of $72.50; D3, $50 to $55;
D4, $45 to $50.
Two simmental cows consigned
by Alf Hostelttler, Monkton,
averaging 1,908 lbs. sold for an
average of $70.69 with sales to
$72.50. Two hoi stein cows
consigned by Victor Hagg,
Brussels, averaging 1,638 lbs. sold
for an average of $61.10 with sales
to $68.50. Two holstein cows
consigned by Rick Portena,
Monkton. averaging 1,420 lbs. sold
for an average of $63.35 with sales
to $67.50.
There were 1 1 bulls on offer
selling from $64 to $72 to the high
of $80. One limousin bull
consigned by Dennis Johnston,
Holyrood, weighing 2,265 lbs. sold
for $80. One limousin bull
consigned by Evelyn Coxen,
Milverton, weighing 2,185 lbs. sold
for $75.
There were 281 veal on offer
selling: Beef, $90 to $134;
Holstein, $85 to $105; Plain
Holstein, $75 to $85. One limousin
veal consigned by Melvin B.
Martin, Linwood, weighing 615
lbs. sold to Norval Meat Packers
for $134 with his overall offering
of three veal averaging 617 lbs.
selling for an average of $123.24.
Two veal consigned by Richard
Horst, Listowel, averaging 610 lbs.
sold for an average of $123.67 with
sales to $128; Eight veal consigned
by Henry Bos, Blyth, averaging
653 lbs. sold for an average of
$99.95 with sales to $ 124.
Lambs, 50 - 64 lbs. sold $110 to
$157; 64 - 79 lbs., $123 to $145; 80
- 94 lbs., $103 to $120; 95 - 110
lbs., $97.50 to $113.
Sheep sold $57.50 to $72.50.
Goats sold $30 to $220.
Steers, under 400 lbs., sold $134
to $155; 400 - 499 lbs., $127 to
$149.50; 500 - 599 lbs., $113 to
$145; 600 - 699 lbs., $115.50 to
$137; 700- 799 lbs., $110 to $119;
800 - 899 lbs., $105.75 to $111;
900 lbs. and over, $92 to $104.50,
Heifers, 300 - 399 lbs., sold $115
to $132; 400 - 499 lbs., $112 to
$131; 500 - 599 lbs., $109 to $132;
600 - 699 lbs., $106 to $123.25;
700 - 799 lbs., $97.50 to $112.50;
800 - 899 lbs., $99 to $107.50; 900
lbs. and over, $90 to $103.50.
Plain stockers sold $47 to $66.
Humane Soc. launches anti-cruelty taskforce
“Nikita”, a one-year-old
Rottweiler dog survived being
dragged behind her owner’s truck
for more than a kilometer. Last
week, her owner was criminally
charged with cruelty to animals and
if convicted could face up to six
months in jail, a fine of $2,000 and
could be ordered not to own or
work with animals for up to two
years.
However, that’s not enough
according to The Humane Society
of Canada. ‘Nikita’ and others like
her are the reason the organization
has taken the important step of
establishing ACT, an eight point
plan to get tough on animal
abusers.
“Our Anti-Cruelty Taskforce
(ACT) has one very simple goal.
To end the abuse of animals - the
torture and the cruelty - to animals
right across Canada,” said Al
Hickey, western regional director
for The Humane Society of
Canada.
Through the kindness and
generosity of Canadians this means
his group is already working on
cases like “Nikita” helping sick and
injured dogs and cats, wildlife, and
other animals in Canada. These
animals, are now being cared for,
free from cruelty and abuse.
“You and I are all that stand
between animals and people who
want to harm them. We are the
animals’ last line of defence. We
are their last best hope to be free
from cruelty,” said Michael
O’Sullivan, executive director of
The Humane Society of Canada.
His group wants to relieve some
of the suffering and violence that
takes place each day in
communities all across Canada. A
case in point is the ‘Happy Face
Killer.’ Keith Hunter Jesperson of
British Columbia, who’s now
locked behind bars for the rest of
his life ina dingy Oregon jail cell.
The former truck driver pled guilty
to beating to death eight young
women and in his own words:
“... It’s the same feeling,
choking a human being or a cat.
You’ve already felt the throat of
them trying to grab air. You’re
actually squeezing the life out of
these animals and there isn’t much
difference - they’re gonna fight for
their lives just as much as a human
being will ... “You come to where
killing something is nothing ...”
But even more frightening is the
fact that what Jesperson says is not
just the view of one depraved
psychopath. He has simply
connected the dots in a pattern that
has been emerging from studies for
decades. There is a very real
relationship between animal abuse
and a host of other crimes. Child
abuse. Wife beating. And murder.
• In 1997, an Ontario survey of
women entering shelters in
Hamilton and Owen Sound found
that 61 per cent of those with pets
reported that their partners had
hurt or killed their animals.
• A study in England by the Royal
SPCA found that 83 per cent of
families with a history of animal
abuse had also been identified by
social service agencies at risk for
child abuse or neglect.
• America’s FBI has long
identified animal abuse as one of
its three leading indicators of
future criminal potential.
ACT is a special unit operating
within the law with eight major
program objectives to get tough on
animal abusers:
1. Reward for information
leading to the arrest and conviction
of those responsible for harming
animals. They’re already offered
rewards for ‘Fergus’ and ‘Fisher’,
two dogs who were shot in British
Columbia and for a pet donkey
named “Jocko” who was shot in
Ontario.
2. Broad based education
campaign to create and sustain
public awareness that animals
matter in their own right and
because there is a connection
between animal abuse and violent
crime to humans. Work more
closely with childcare workers,
teachers and others to identify
animal abusers at an early age in an
effort to stop this problem before it
starts.
3. An ongoing public awareness
campaign to reinforce responsible
pet ownership. Caring for animals
isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s a
crime to abuse or neglect animals.
4. Canada has some of the
toughest laws in the world, but in
many cases, they are not being
properly enforced. Right now, no
one who owns pets or uses farm
animals, wildlife and lab animals is
above the law. However, an
investigation by The Humane
Society of Canada has uncovered
evidence that some groups are now
hard at work trying to convince
federal politicians to let them do
whatever they want to animals. If
they succeed, there will be even
more widespread cruelty.
5. Strengthen the special
investigative support unit for
animal protection groups to assist
them with the latest high tech crime
fighting techniques, equipment, and
training. The latest advances are in
forensic sciences and undercover
investigations. In the past they have
worked with police agencies,
Crown Attorneys and we have an
ongoing relationship with
INTERPOL.
6. Make more widely available
our library of case law to help
overworked and underpaid Crown
Attorneys launch even more
successful prosecutions against
animal cruelty. And give them the
necessary support to appeal bad
decisions handed down by judges.
7. Educate the key players in the
criminal justice system and hold
them accountable for their actions.
8. A special fund to help pay for
veterinary care of the animal
victims who have been the targets
of cruelty. Animals battered and
bruised at the hands of abusers,
need immediate medical care. The
Humane Society of Canada has
already donated $500 to help pay
for ‘Nikita’s’ veterinary care.' -
“Many people don’t realize it -
but it is the courage and support of
women, men and children from all
walks of life that allow us to
continue the daily fight against
animal cruelty. Sometimes we get
discouraged, sometimes we wonder
Deadline nears for
tax class eligibility
Ontario farm property owners
have only until August 31, 1999 to
submit an application to establish
or maintain their eligibility in the
farmland property tax rate class (25
per cent of the municipal
residential/farm rate) for the year
2000.
The Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture, Food and Rural
Affairs (OMAFRA) has mailed
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if this is all really worth it. Then we
hear stories like the one about
‘Nikita’ and like other Canadians,
we see the pain and suffering
inflicted on animals and want to do
something about it,” said
O’Sullivan.
And he has a final warning for
animal abusers: “Then we get
angry, and become even stronger.
Because when it comes to fighting
animal abuse, we don’t give up.
Ever,” he said.
applications to all property owners
with property assessed as a farm.
The form contains the information
relating to the farmland class
qualifications.
In order for property to be
eligible for the lower tax rate, the
form must include a valid 1999
farm business registration number
(unless an exemption is granted). If
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