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The Head Veterinarian for the Metro Toronto Zoo says:
To whom it may concern,
I am a veterinarian who has cared for cats exclusively over the past eight years. I am an active member of the American Association of Feline Practitioners and the Academy of Feline Medicine.
I have the privilege of caring for Qadesh whenever she is in Vancouver. I first met her six years ago, as a cub, and initially felt concern for Qadesh about the
Quickly I learned how prejudiced and narrow-minded my thoughts had been. Mr. Frazer is very knowledgeable, caring and competent. Qadesh is not only sixth generation domesticated stock but also extremely content, well cared for and respected as an equal.
Mr. Frazer is committed to her physical and mental health. She is better cared for, from a medical stand point, than most of my smaller feline patients. She is fed a properly balanced diet, exercised and played with for hours at a time. It is my professional opinion this cat does not display any signs of stress or distress. She is gentler than many of the cats coming into my clinic and poses less of a risk to myself and my staff. She has also been trained to respect smaller animals.
The relationship between Qadesh and Mr. Frazer is one of trust. He runs the ongoing risk of his friend being destroyed if any accident were to happen. He carries liability insurance to protect the public and is fully capable of restraining her. So, animal care, animal rights and public safety are not the issues.
Animal rights. In our human-dominated world we think nothing of confining horses and cattle who should be free to roam; we farm "wild animals" such as deer, buffalo and ostriches for meat and profit; we pretend that millions of animals aren’t being used in medical research to benefit mankind. What hypocrites we are!! If we were farming tigers for meat and money, we might not be so concerned about Qadesh.
The human need to control and dominate other humans, other creatures and this planet is based on our fear-based survival instincts and has brought us to the environmental and extinction tragedies and challenges we now face.
Mr. Frazer is very sensitive to these problems and talks about endangered species at every show. He supports anti-poaching and wildlife organizations with the money he raises from the work that he does with Qadesh. As a veterinarian who devotes her life to the well-being of animals, especially cats, I urge you to support their efforts.
Yours sincerely, Margaret Nixon D.V.M 734-CATS Telefax: 734-8011 2578 Burrard St., Vancouver, S.C. V6J 3J7
SPCA Officials say:
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: AS ANIMAL CONTROL SUPERVISOR FOR THE CITY OF NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. I HAVE HAD 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN ANIMAL WELFARE. IN MY PERSONAL OPINION, THE FIVE AND A HALF YEAR OLD FEMALE SIBERIAN TIGER, QADESH, BELONGING TO MR. BILL FRAZER, IS BEING CARED FOR IN THE BEST POSSIBLE MANNER. I ATTENDED A PERFORMANCE FEATURING QADESH. THERE WAS NOTHING DONE THAT COULD CAUSE ANY HARM TO COME TO THE TIGER. I ALSO INSPECTED THE LIVING QUARTERS OF QADESH AND SHE HAS FREE RUN OF A 53 FOOT RV TRAILER WITH ADEQUATE FOOD AND WATER AT ALL TIMES. SHE IS EXERCISED FREQUENTLY DURING THE DAY. I BELIEVE THAT THE TIGER’S PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELFARE COMES FIRST WITH MR. FRAZER. I FEEL THAT QADESH IS BEING CARED FOR BETTER THAN MOST DOMESTIC PETS.
SINCERELY, BOB MARINEAU (604) 826-3296
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I, CORINNE MARINEAU, HAVE BEEN AN ANIMAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN FOR 26 YEARS. RECENTLY I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET MR. BILL FRAZER WHILE HE WAS IN NEW WESTMINSTER; I ALSO MET QADESH, HIS FIVE AND A HALF YEAR OLD SIBERIAN TIGER. I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CONDITION OF QADESH. SHE SEEMED VERY HAPPY AND HEALTHY LIVING WITH MR. FRAZER. QADESH HAS EXERCISE, EXCELLENT FOOD, AND A VERY LOVING FAMILY WHO KEEP HER WELFARE THE FIRST PRIORITY. I WISH I COULD SEE EVERY ANIMAL IN SUCH A GOOD ENVIRONMENT, AND AS WELL CARED FOR IN EVERY WAY.
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