a dog like the ones slaughtered
News has finally come out of a horrendous slaughter of 100 healthy sled dogs at Whistler, BC. It emerged because the man who did it then claimed compensation for post traumatic stress. The details will make you sick to your stomach.
Social media has very much to its credit been outraged calling the bloody killing disgusting and calling for a boycott.
I'm joining that call and I'm urging you to cancel any bookings to Whistler, cancel reservations, trips, hotel rooms and certainly cancel anything that has to do with Outdoor Adventures Whistler.
I will be writing the Premier of BC and other officials asking them to prosecute everyone involved to the full extent of the law. I urge you to do so as well.
But boycotting Whistler is quickest remedy. Let's show these disgusting people what we think of them.
Update
An Appeal to the People of BC
Dog Killer Company Owned by Joey Houssian
That last post also names the killer: Robert Fawcett
Update II
Write to the Dog Killing Task Force.
Update III
You can join in protests this weekend in North Vancouver and Whistler.
17 comments:
I'm from BC and this is sickening. If you know Whistler at all you know it is only about money. The entire town is only for big money. The workers have to commute because there is no place for ordinary citizens. The motto is do the work and get out. I hope these people are made to pay and the businesses are fined and shut down. What a disgrace to our province and country.
So the son of former Intrawest chief Joe Houssein is the owner of the dog sled operation. Wanna bet his name gets him off?
Listen up BC: Let him off and I'll never spend a cent in your province again!
Boycott Whistler? Are you kidding me? This is ridiculous, it was one mans horrible choice to do a disgusting inhumane act. Not a community, do you really think the people of Whistler aren't disgusted? Do you believe the people of BC aren't completely in agreement that he should be thrown in jail. Canada (BC) does have animal cruelty laws which is why there is an investigation and there will be a trial, where I guarantee he will be put in jail where he belongs. Whistler is not the problem! People should be focusing on their own communities and look into how animals are being treated locally, animal abuse happens everywhere, this instance has been brought to your attention. Look locally and help animals in your cities. So something this inhumane and horrific doesn't happen again! Let's not focus on one village and the people, look at the act(and make change), not the location!
Just so Anonymous Feb. 2 understands me; I say boycott Whistler the town because the town gained a benefit from this cruelty. It's too late to wash your hands of it now, after the fact. You're guilty.
Whistler has gained a benefit? Are you dellusional? You're making this more about Whistler that has nothing to do with it! Have you even been to Whistler?
Whistler as a community, and as a resort gained immeasurably from the Winter Olympics.
Intrawest, owned by Joe Houssian, owned Whistler Blackcomb, a host venue for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Outdoor Adventures at Whistler Ltd. is owned by Joey Houssian, Joe Houssian's son. Outdoor Adventures, in turn, subcontracted a company called Howling Dog Tours Whistler Inc. to run its dog sled operation. That company is owned by Robert Fawcett, the man who murdered 100 healthy dogs with a shotgun and a knife over a period of two days.
So what we have here is the son of the owner of the resort telling his hired help to kill a lot of dogs because business was little slack after the Olympics.
You don't think these things are related? You think no one went to Whistler to go dog sled riding during the Olympics? You think this didn't add to Whistler's bottom line, to Joe's bottom line, to Joey's bottom line and to Bob's bottom line.
And one more thing. You think no one in Whistler knew of the 'cull' before it happened, while it happened, after it happened? You think no on in that town talked about this between last May and last week?
I know no one had the courage to come forward because no one did. What does that say about Whistler? I think a boycott is too good for some of the people involved.
Thank you FH, I read all your blogs about this horrific crime. I am an advocate for Animals and a BC resident and unfortunately this is the latest in a very long list of animal cruelty cases in our province.
I encourage everyone to contact the head of the Task Force and let our voices be heard LOUD & CLEAR!
Regardless of any official charges, the public rightfully so can/will determine the appropriate fiscal sentance for this 'public crime.'
The size and scope has yet to be determined/established.
The idea of boycotting Whistler in general will put pressure on the government to enact better laws.
Boycotting Whistler Outdoor Adventures will help punish those directly responsible.
FH - Outrage is understood, but you're incorrect, Joe Houssian does not own Intrawest or Whistler. Intrawest (and Whistler with it) were formerly a public company of which Joe was CEO. In Oct. 2006, Fortress Investement Group out of NYC took Intrawest public and replaced Joe as CEO. Then recently they spun Whistler public again. Just clarifying that fact.
no one up there seemed to think there was anything wrong with this company operating, even in the summer. Last time I was there I was horrified to see this practice of dogs pulling wheeled carts in the summer, advertised on the back of the local phone book. They refuse to ban dog tours or even shut down this particular company. BOYCOTT WHISTLER UNTIL THEY BAN DOG SLED TOURS
Boycotting the whole city of Whistler is the only way to stop these companies from operating. The dogs used for these tours are obviously not cared for and there is no one in the government looking into these situations of abuse. They should be shut down. BOYCOTT WHISTLER UNTIL THEY BAN DOG SLED TOURS.
I've been corrected on a point of fact about the relationship of Intrawest and Whistler by Anonymous Feb. 6, 3:17. I shouldn't have said Joe Houssian owned Intrawest or Whistler. Instead I should have said Joe Houssian was CEO of Intrawest (and Whistler with it).
So the paragraph I used in my comment Feb. 2 should have read:
"So what we have here is the son of the former CEO of the resort telling his hired help to kill a lot of dogs because business was little slack after the Olympics."
I'm not sure this changes much, but I'm happy to correct my comment.
re: Whistler slaughter of 100 sled dogs
This isn't going to blow over. No one, worldwide, reading about the sled dogs slaughter will ever visit B.C. The appalling ski resort needs to be put out of business!
You realize by boycotting Whistler you will put my family, who has nothing to do with dogsledding, and all of my friends out of business. You people are inhumaine if you believe ruining a whole town for one mans mistake is okay. The fact of the matter is that everyone in Whistler is horrified at this company however, most people have nothing to do with it. But hey, while you are at it why don't you try and get Banff or Aspen shut down because you can be guaranteed that they too have dogsledding. In fact, go even bigger...abandon all of Canada because most cities where it snows, have dog sledding companies. Good work people.
I've replied to Anonymous Feb. 9 with a post entitled, What Can Whistler Do?
The point I make is that Whistler, the town, could do a lot, and I suggest some options.
Thank you for posting this... Ending tourism to the post Olympics region of Whistler BC will send a mesage that dog killings like this are wrong-and in the face of alternatives, should never be allowed. By the way-It is still legal to kill your dog(s) for any reason as deemed fit by the owner. If you suffer from the loss of tourism dollars to this region, I suggest you start showing the world that you will do what it takes to make Whistler a beacon of peace and understanding when it comes to animal cruelty.
http://boycottwhistler.com
Thank you for posting this.
To this day-No action has been taken to bring these people to justice. In this region, you can legally kill unwanted dogs for any reason as seen fit by it's owner or company. If you earn tourism dollars thru the post Olympics Whistler area, I suggest you take steps to ensure this kind of cruelty does not ever happen again. Make Whistler a beacon of light of peace and caring for all animals. Do that and we will do everything it takes to bring tourism back to Whistler.
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