Vancouver/Victoria – A new Angus Reid poll reveals that where no pets policies are already illegal, landlords and tenants are more likely to support tenants having the right to have pets in their homes. The poll found residents in provinces like Ontario were most likely to support the right of …
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Cougars: Out Like A Lamb
The old adage ”In like a Lion, out like a Lamb,”refers, of course, to the vagaries of March weather, but this March it’s been “Out with lions,” (mountain lions, or cougars), and also “out with” one unfortunate little lamb. On March 6th, three cougars (two juveniles and one adult female) …
Read More »Leghold Traps, Snares and Glee
What does a citizen-led wolf cull in British Columbia look like? Trapping, snaring and shooting-on-sight of British Columbia’s wolves has been escalated this year by a citizen campaign asking for donations to trappers to eradicate wolves across the province, in order to “grow” ungulate populations. Calling themselves BC Ungulate Foundation, …
Read More »Carriage Driver Distracted Driving
This past Sunday, a horse-drawn carriage driver was documented by the group Victoria Horse Alliance texting on their phone while giving a tour down Government St. This is not the first time carriage drivers have been documented caught distracted driving in Victoria by the group. Jordan Reichert of the Victoria …
Read More »A One-Man Bounty On Wolves In BC
Bounty: a payment to encourage the destruction of noxious animals. Webster-Merriam Wolves in British Columbia are in grave danger at this writing. Steve Isdahl has proudly taken it upon himself on social media to have as many wolves killed in the province as he can. Contacting trappers on Facebook he …
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