At the end of his first debate in the 2015 federal election, Jordan Reichert of the Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada said if elected he would work towards a ban on the horse carriages of Victoria, B.C. Although he wasn’t elected, he is going to do it anyway. …
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This Remembrance Day there will be another colour of poppy worn over the hearts of many who want to raise awareness and recognize the animal victims of war. Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada candidate Jordan Reichert says that the purple poppy recognizes that animals forced into and caught …
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Sunday November 15th, Victoria based animal liberation group Island Animal Liberation will be leafleting in front of Capital Iron to raise awareness of the retailers continued relationship with Canada Goose apparel. IAL says they are demonstrating against Capital Iron selling Canada Goose apparel because of concerns about inhumane trapping methods …
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Excerpts from The Columbia Valley Pioneer: Recently, Invermere local Devin Kazakoff travelled to Montana to find his own solution to what he sees as the valley’s deer culling travesty. In 2014, Mr. Kazakoff was arrested in Kimberly after he damaged two clover traps during a cull. On April 1st, he …
Read More »When Direct Action Everywhere, Island Animal Liberation, and The Critical Cat converged on Pig restaurant last November they came with a strong message that the flesh being served, that sat lifeless on patrons plates was not food it was a symbol of violence. Now, The Critical Cat, IAL, and Direct …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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. …
Read More »It’s 11pm and after a long night at work, my night is only beginning. With the Oak Bay deer cull purportedly in full swing, the traps are in and the contractors ready to kill, the nights are too quiet to get any sleep. There are rumblings of all the details, …
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