Gracie, a 160-pound “pot belly” pig, is lucky now to be living her life at A Home for Hooves farm sanctuary in Duncan, BC.   She has a pen and shelter with her name inscribed to let you know that it is “her place”. Finally, she has a place. Gracie was …

Temper tantrums and bad behaviour steer wildlife management in British Columbia. In February 2018 my friend and colleague Jordan Reichert posted my Victoria Animal News story “A One-Man Bounty on Wolves in BC,” to his public page.  In that article I revealed a plan by a BC hunter, Steve Isdahl, …

At least the second horse carriage accident in the past three months. At approximately 7:45pm last night, a witness contacted Victoria Horse Alliance with a report of a horse carriage accident at the cruise ship terminal at Ogden Point. One witness who took pictures of the incident immediately after it …

Jordan Reichert is a community, animal, environmental, and social justice advocate born and raised in Victoria, B.C.  Having run previously in the 2015 federal election for the Animal Protection Party of Canada, and in the 2017 provincial election as an independent, Reichert has decided to run for municipal council in …

Horse carriages on last legs in Victoria after recommendations. For the past several years, the Victoria Horse Alliance has been advocating for a ban on the horse carriages in Victoria, B.C.   On May 4th, they obtained video footage of two horses collapsed at Ogden Point that struggled to get up …

Video of two horses who had collapsed and struggled to get up at Ogden Point on May 4th went viral recently with over 350,000 views on Facebook, and still climbing.   With public scrutiny of the carriage industry in Victoria being at its highest in months, the Victoria Horse Alliance organized …

On May 3, 2018 witnesses observed a grizzly cub under a bridge near Grand Cache, Alberta. They called the Grand Cache Animal Society. Brandy Gienger, one of the founders of the Society, went to the site to check on the condition of the cub. She advised the provincial Fish and …

Charges of mischief have been stayed by the Crown against local politician and animal advocate, Jordan Reichert. In a statement released today, Mr. Reichert said, “These charges were a gross misuse of public resources and the Crown has recognized this by not proceeding with them. I did not break the law …

What really happened Updated with video Paula Casey was visiting Victoria from Seattle on May 5th when all of a sudden she witnessed a terrible scene unfold in front of her. “A horse pulling the trolley dropped dead or at least looked like it at the stop sign of Dallas …

On April 19th, Victoria city council voted seven in favour, two opposed to renew the lease agreements between the horse drawn carriage operators and the City of Victoria. The carriage-horse businesses’ leases with the City had expired on Dec 31st, 2017.  They have now been renewed for five years, until …