Please do not build this mine on wildlife habitat
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?Dear Valentine Gold,
Please say NO to the Marathon Valentine Gold Project. Gold mining involves the use of cyanide, which is deadly to all life. Indigenous peoples live here. Their homes would be destroyed, and they would be subject to the toxicity of mining. The mine would also destroy the habitats of fish, birds, woodland caribou, pine martens, and plenty of other animals. During this climate emergency, we can not afford to destroy forests and wildlife habitat.Gold mining is harmful to all life, and to the planet. Forcing fish and birds to be exposed to the effluent, and cutting them up to test them for selenium and other pollutants is cruel and outdated. Canada is phasing out toxicity testing on animals. Please switch to animal free methods of testing effluent and other substances. For wild fish and birds, please stop lethal sampling and switch to humane non lethal bio monitoring like is done in humans. https://www.change.org/p/stop-testing-sewer-water-on-laboratory-fish
Please do not build another gold mine. We are in the midst of a climate crisis. This proposal, which would damage and destroy the homes of black bears, caribou, birds, fish, and many animals, is terrible. And gold mines destroy all sorts of animals in laboratory testing of their effluents, and in lethal sampling of birds, fish, frogs, etc. We do not need more gold mines. Please preserve the trees at this location. Please do not build on an area that has a lot of trees, and do not build on a wetland either. Please do not harm animals with this project.
If you still decide to build this mine, at least minimize the harm by not intentionally killing animals.
Please do not use animal testing for pollution monitoring.
It mentions that laboratory tests on fish, and lethal samples of wild fish will be conducted.https://iaac-aeic.gc.ca/050/documents/p80169/155606E.pdfhttps://iaac-aeic.gc.ca/050/documents/p80169/155607E.pdfThere are cruelty free modern alternatives to animal testing, including acute lethality testing. Cell cultures can determine effect of pollution for instance. Please reach out to antivivisection organizations regarding these tests, and lobby to change these outdated laws.https://www.change.org/p/stop-testing-sewer-water-on-laboratory-fish (https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.change.org%2Fp%2Fstop-testing-sewer-water-on-laboratory-fish&data=05%7C01%7Cmdmer-remmmd%40ec.gc.ca%7C2681f54cebe147c5476008dba8174543%7C740c5fd36e8b41769cc9454dbe4e62c4%7C0%7C0%7C638288590585742170%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=idv5nzBcc6JFintWMH7aMMCrq6GMD54IOC%2F0cEz1lL0%3D&reserved=0)Here is a link from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine on alternatives to fish in laboratory research.https://www.pcrm.org/news/good-science-digest/world-aquatic-animal-dayPlease stop the “acute lethality tests” on rainbow trout, three lined stickleback, and other fish species. These tests involve pumping effluents into fish tanks about once a month, and if more than half the fish die, the experiments are repeated. There are animal free ways to test for pollution. Any guardians of companion fish will test their tank using paper strips and test tubes. They do not deliberately expose the fish to effluents to see what happens. Please also end the practice of sublethal toxicity testing of effluent on baby fathead minnows and rainbow trout, and stop cutting up fish to test their livers for mercury. Please lobby the government to put an end to mandatory toxicity testing under the Fisheries Act and go cruelty free. Please only use non lethal sampling of wild fish, or take tissue samples from fish who were already caught for human consumption. Please do not kill or harm any animals for research.Many mining companies also kill animals as “pests”. Please only use non lethal methods of wildlife coexistence. www.bearwithus.org (http://www.bearwithus.org) www.coyotewatchcanada.com (http://www.coyotewatchcanada.com)Please only use humane non lethal methods to manage beavers and other wildlife. Killing beavers only leaves room for more animals to move in. And the traps kill many other animals. London Ontario and many other places manage beavers without killing.Here are some resources.https://thefurbearers.com/downloads/PDFs/Beaver%20Book%20-%202019-10-08%20The%20Fur-Bearers.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1wp4qVXhAiDt3OzeAmlNe5bo35m0opAuPKZ9oLgWYmVk6JNcohAMtlrpI (https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthefurbearers.com%2Fdownloads%2FPDFs%2FBeaver%2520Book%2520-%25202019-10-08%2520The%2520Fur-Bearers.pdf%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1wp4qVXhAiDt3OzeAmlNe5bo35m0opAuPKZ9oLgWYmVk6JNcohAMtlrpI&data=05%7C01%7Cmdmer-remmmd%40ec.gc.ca%7C2681f54cebe147c5476008dba8174543%7C740c5fd36e8b41769cc9454dbe4e62c4%7C0%7C0%7C638288590585742170%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=QogQ%2F9NMNT9WNlRFR4NJ8ddwuRH2b9ArFGRl%2BbBiE%2F0%3D&reserved=0)https://www.beaverinstitute.org/?fbclid=IwAR2nZ0zjx5P4EeU5Iq3uUjtnNs7oV3RY3dTrfc6aydZ-pe2Op0DEU3wd4Yw (https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.beaverinstitute.org%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2nZ0zjx5P4EeU5Iq3uUjtnNs7oV3RY3dTrfc6aydZ-pe2Op0DEU3wd4Yw&data=05%7C01%7Cmdmer-remmmd%40ec.gc.ca%7C2681f54cebe147c5476008dba8174543%7C740c5fd36e8b41769cc9454dbe4e62c4%7C0%7C0%7C638288590585742170%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=BIY3oEfAEq9G%2FOrug9qo%2FWFPKcO%2BjZUpxdHbU%2FJ4Yss%3D&reserved=0)https://beaverdeceivers.com/?fbclid=IwAR0FuQ_fWRsCgG4Tgy4zmdmG8gCX37xdfPjxiknY98OUnSk9kfrW97PwgWQ (https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbeaverdeceivers.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0FuQ_fWRsCgG4Tgy4zmdmG8gCX37xdfPjxiknY98OUnSk9kfrW97PwgWQ&data=05%7C01%7Cmdmer-remmmd%40ec.gc.ca%7C2681f54cebe147c5476008dba8174543%7C740c5fd36e8b41769cc9454dbe4e62c4%7C0%7C0%7C638288590585742170%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=KzbdSwhni3l1EVDlsN4VfDItOL%2BgWp1SggGvP7aVxFo%3D&reserved=0)https://www.animalalliance.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Beaver-Manual_May-2016.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2tlWjDkRgu-vBW9t3SSg9pfOqKN2ESUO3ezIndu9dLjijNa8lnIZt7qdE (https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.animalalliance.ca%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F04%2FBeaver-Manual_May-2016.pdf%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2tlWjDkRgu-vBW9t3SSg9pfOqKN2ESUO3ezIndu9dLjijNa8lnIZt7qdE&data=05%7C01%7Cmdmer-remmmd%40ec.gc.ca%7C2681f54cebe147c5476008dba8174543%7C740c5fd36e8b41769cc9454dbe4e62c4%7C0%7C0%7C638288590585742170%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=3Dzl39let6%2BKYfSnn3N5rnE7Uw1xIxZ%2F9MwDkgkvcCI%3D&reserved=0)https://www.humanesociety.org/resources/humanely-scare-away-canada-geese
https://www.canadageese.org/nlcontrol.html
https://www.peta.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/humane-goose-control-pdf.pdf
https://www.humanesociety.org/resources/what-do-about-canada-geese
This company makes non lethal products. https://margosupplies.com/ca-en/ ?
Sincerely,Nicole Corrado- Submitted by
- Animal Defence and Antivivisection Society of BC
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- 2024-03-17 - 3:23 PM