Yearly Archives: 2016

Vancouver Aquarium’s Belugas Were “Prisoners,” Not “Ambassadors.”

Vancouver Aquarium's belugas

VICTORIA, Nov. 28, 2016 With the two Vancouver Aquarium’s belugas, Qila and Aurora, now dead, all eyes are on whether the Aquarium will continue to confine cetaceans. While the Aquarium has called these animals “ambassadors,” they have come under increased scrutiny and pressure to end their cetacean captivity and breeding …

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“It was horrific” says Vancouver horse trolley witness.

Vancouver Horse Trolley

On Monday, a Vancouver horse trolley loaded with tourists took a turn for the worst when the horses were spooked by the a vehicle passing vehicle. Stacia Leyes expected to be demonstrating with about 30 other protesters against the announcement by PM Trudeau of support for tanker traffic under the …

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“I was shaking for hours afterwards.” What really happened in James Bay

James Bay

The other side of the carriage horse incident in James Bay the carriage operators don’t want you to know about. Victoria Animal News recently received new information about the horse carriage incident reported on Friday, August 19th at the corner of Menzies and Niagara in James Bay. A witness to …

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B.C. Hunting: the Other Revenue

B.C. Hunting

Big Money for Government – Hunting By Kelly Carson, President of the B.C. Deer Protection Society Part 3 of a multi-part series on conservation officers, trophy hunting and culls in B.C. One of the first things you’ll notice when you download the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations’ 2014-2016 …

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Dog Caught In Leghold Trap; Conservation Officer Indifferent.

leghold trap

CONSERVATION OFFICER WANTS TRAP RETURNED TO TRAPPER By Kelly Carson of DeerSafe Victoria Part 2 of a multi-part series on conservation officers, trophy hunting and culls in B.C.  Read part one here. One afternoon in February, 2016, Lynne Cracknell and her husband took their dogs for an outing near White …

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NARD Victoria Proclamation Passes

NARD Victoria Proclamation

NARD Victoria proclamation to oppose violence and oppression against animals passes, despite opposition from councillor. On a regular basis the City of Victoria passes proclamations brought forward from various organizations for the city to recognize officially.  These proclamations do not hold the city to any duty to those organizations, but is …

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