In December of 2014, at the end of a campaign protesting against the inhumane horse-drawn carriage industry, members of The Critical Cat investigated retailer Capital Iron regarding concerns they carried Canada Goose fur-trimmed coats. Our concern had been raised after protesting with activists of the Vancouver Animal Defense League at …

Oak Bay has officially announced that 11 deer, 7 bucks and 4 does, have been killed by clover trap and bolt gun in Oak Bay’s long gestating deer cull.   Mayor Nils Jensen has reported that the killing is now finished and that in the eyes of Oak Bay council the …

There is no doubt that Oak Bay’s plan to kill 25 deer in a “pilot project” that could very well set the stage for how the further killing of deer will be handled across the Capital Regional District has been controversial, dividing communities both in and out of Oak Bay.  …