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RANGE HORSES GET FULL TREATMENT BEFORE EXPORT—Rail birds See Stampede*vThe swish of ropes and the snorting of frightened horses yesterday afternoon gave Lethbridge the nearest thing to a wild west stampede it’s likely to see this year.But, instead of sflow before thousands of cheering spectators the event at the Lethbridge stockyards was part of the day’s work in clearing the channels of commerce. Only a few rallbirds watched as three lithe^. young men from the Peigan Indian reserve at Brockett roped, threw ar.d tl^s 23 eayuses, one of which jumped the corral fence to crash hea\i!y on the other side.*ORDER FROM BUTTEThe event was brought about by Stockman W. B. “Bill’* Davids of Lethbridge who got an order for live horses from the Hansen Packing Company at Butte, -Montana. Before the animals could pass through the United States embargo, which was slapped on last February’ when foot-and-mouth disease broke out at Regina, they had to undergo a stiff treatment.The United States Bureau of Animal Industry required that they'be put in disinfected corrals, have the mud dug from their hooves which then had to be sprayed under the watchful ey“s of a Canada health of animals veterinarian. They then had to go directly to a disinfected cattle .car.GET FULL TREATMENTYesterday afternoon. Stockyards Foreman Cy Jones sprayed the corrals and then Cowboys Sam and Jerome Provost And Ernie Grier of Brockett roped the horses, threw them and then tied their feet together. Mr Davids dug the mud out of the struggling hooves and Dr. A. W. Allan, health of animals veterlnariax here, saw they* were sprayed with formaldehyde.After that the animals were released and herded up the chute to a disinfected cattle car. They were to leave for Butte today. At Coutts, they will be inspected by Dr. W. G. Nye of the UJSJ3AX before they go on to the packing plants probably to end their career as dog food.
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Lethbridge Herald
Lethbridge, Alberta, CA
Wed, Apr 16, 1952
Page 22
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Hope G.
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