Times-Advocate, 1987-10-21, Page 18Page 6A
Times -Advocate, October 21, 1987
Anglers of province support wildlife
The Ontario Federation of Anglers
Bed Hunters is contributing al least
$8,500 to support Ontario's participa-
tion in Wildlife '87, a year-long
celebration of the first hundred years
of wildlife conservation in Canada.
The funds will be used to print and
promote. artist Michael Dumas'
poster 'featuring peregrine falcons,
one of Ontario's endangered species.
The poster will be available to schools
and other interest groups to promote
participation in Wildlife '87.
O.F.A.11. Executive Vice President
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RECORD ARTHRITIS RETURNS — The recent canvass of Exeter and
surrounding area by Centralia College students for the Canadian Ar-
thritis Association was the most successful ever. Abov, Patty Sinett
turns over a cheque iri the amount of $2,653.15 to Lou Vince of the
Arthritis, Association. T -A. photo
Rick Morgan said,• "Hunting and
fishing are not only part of our -
heritage, but those who hunt and fish
have been in the forefront of the con-
servation movement for the past 100
years. Over the years, sportsmen
have taken the lead in paying for
conservation.
In fact, the very concept of conser-
vation as wise use of our resources
has come from those who use the
resource. The world conservation
strategy makes it clear that conser-
vation is not non-use of resources:
True conservation means using our
resources carefully and enhancing
thein so that the next generation may
use them as well. -
It was exactly 100 years ago that the
first wildlife sanctuary in North
America was established at Last
Mountain Lake in Saskatchewan.
That sanctuary was designed to keep
the habitat that ,we need to produce
wildlife. hunting was and still is
recognized as an essential part of con-
servation in that sanctuary; there is
a controlled hunt for waterfowl held
at Last Mountain every fall. •
Many individual members and
clubs in the 0.F.A.11. have made a
commitment to Wildlife '87: We will
associate many of our projects --
including our adopt -A -School pro-
gram and our hands-on habitat
enhancement projects --with Wildlife
'87.
Wildlife '87 -Provincial Coordinator
fan Kirkham said, "I appreciate the
immediate support given by the
O.F.A.II. Historically, anglers and
hunters have taken the lead in conser-
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Some fun for old-timers this week.
How many remember the Essex.
the Suffolk and the Berkshires when
talking hogs? Or the Poland China?
Or in horses, the Suffolk Punch, the
Clear Grit family or the Royal George
tribe?
And how about the Dorkings, the
Houdans, the Polands and the Black
Spanish fowls? Or Leicesters. Lin-
• colns. and Cotswolds in sheep
breeding?
Many of these names were
household words at one time in Cana-
dian farming. Most have disappeared
although a few are still mentioned in
farming circles.
They are all in a book which was
published by the provincial govern-
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lettersaroappteciatedbyRobTrotter Mate Rd Elena) Oni N38IC1
cost $12, making a total of $175 against
that steer. The largest sum which -can
possibly be received at present for
that animal is $105. There is,
therefore, an apparent lass of $70. You.
are aware that no animal will pay
directly for the food it receives."
Does that sound familiar to beef
farmers 107 years later? Even in 1880,
farmers were not getting a
reasonable return on their labor and
investment. This was when beef was
selling at six cents a pound and back
in the days when almost everyone
was a farmer or had a direct connec-
tion with agriculture.
The more things change, the more
they remain the same. Or some such
asinine quote as that.
ment in 1881 and printed by C.
Blackett Robinson, 5 Jordan St.,
Toronto. It contains a wealth of infor-
mation on what farmers in Ontario
were doing in 1881. It is the work of
a: special commission on agriculture
appointed by the province on the third
day of April, 1880. The commissioners
travelled across Upper Canada "to in-
quire into the Agricultural resources
of the Province of Ontario, the pro-
gress and condition of the Province of
Ontario, the progress and condition of
Agriculture therein, and matters con-
nected therewith." •
The commissioners were appointed
by the Hon. John Beverley Robinson
(who is he?), the Lieutenant -
Governor of Ontario. Commissioners
were Oliver Mowat, attorney -general
and premier of Ontario: Adam
Crooks, minister of education; T.P.
Pardee, commissioner of Crown
lands; C.F. Fraser. commissioner of
public works; S.C. Wood, provincial
treasurer and commissioner of
agriculture; and A.S. Hardy. provin-
cial secretary and registrar -general.
I can remember Oliver Mowat's
name cropping up in my studies of
Canadian history but none of the other
names rings a bell.
They must have been world
beaters. though. They were appointed
in 1880, travelled the province, inter-
viewed 155 people, wrote their report
and got it published in hardcover by
the fall of 1881. It takes Royal com-
missions that long to arrange their
first meeting these days.
It is absolutely amazing, though,
how problems faced more than 100
years ago have not been solved in
agriculture. Here is a report from the
book written by a Professor Brown:
"The average weight of the steers
we have been accustomed to handle
is 1,745 pounds. and I can give you ac-
curately the cost of bringing that
animal to that condition at three
years old. The milk necessary to
maintain that steer while a calf will
cost $23: it will eat $60 worth of roots,
$44 worth of grain, $21 worth of fod-
der of different kinds. and $15 worth
of pasture, and its attendance, taken
in connection with the attendance of
a large number of other animals, will
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During Wildlife '87, we hope to em-
phasize the message that habitat is
the key to wildlife abundance and that
wise use of the resource encourages
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helps to ensure the future of our
wildlife."
OPPOSE ATTACKS
Anglers, hunter and trappers are
responding to the direct threat posed
by an animal rights movement that
demands all use of animals be stop-
ped. The general public is not paying
much attention to animal rights
demands to stop using animals for
food, medical research or display in
zoos. For those whghunt, fish; or trap,
animal rights has become a clear and
present danger.
At the 59th Annual Conference of
the Ontario Federation of Anglers and
Hunters in Ottawa, sportsmen began
participating in a common band to op-
pose irrational attacks. Represen-
tatives of the Ontario Trappers
Association attended the conference,
and Kirk Smith of the Fur Institute of
Canada gave a keynote address for a
session on animal rights.
Smith encouraged the anglers and
hunters to become active in opposing
animal rights, a movement -he
described as a revolutionary and
violent political program that aims to
eliminate all use of animals. He said,
"Activists have targeted for attack all
fur, all wildlife use, factory farming,
zoos, the circus, (and) laboratory
research. If we do not effectively de-
fend and promote the conservation
ethic; we will be forced to relinquish
our responsiblity to manage wildlife.
The audience of anglers and
hunters showed a keen interest in
cooperating with other groups to meet
the threat posed by -animal rights.
The 0.F.A.11. is a member of the
Fur Institute and Federation
members are aware of the threat pos-
ed to both hunting and fishing by both
animal rights activists and preserva-
tionists, the "soft -core" of the animal
rights movement.
O.F.A.11. Executive Vice President
Rick Morgan said, "It really shook
some of our members to see a televi-
sion clip of an animal rights activist
saying that fishing should be banned
as the cruelest of all sports. People
knew that hunting was threatened,
but few suspected that fishing was
under pressure as well.
"It's clear now that animal rights
threatens our entire society --they
want to change our diet, our medical
care, our recreation. We can't afford
to wait until the public begins to res-
pond to activists demands to become
vegetarians. The time to act is now.
and the O.F.A.H. will be working with
other .organizations to explain our
own activities, and expose the real
agenda of animal rights."
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