Activism

On February 15, 2021 (BC Family Day) a resident group of trophy hunters went out into the newly fallen snow on Vancouver Island to easily track cougars. They killed four that day, likely an entire family. The woman among the hunters took to her public Instagram account to post the …

Cover photo credit: TJ Watts, last photo of Takaya March 24, 2021 will mark a year since the famous west coast wolf known as Takaya was killed by a hunter on Vancouver Island.  Two months before his killing winter storms had taken him by strong currents to an urban Victoria …

The Fur-Bearers, a Canadian wildlife advocacy group founded in1953, has funded three rotating messages on digital billboards on the Patricia Bay Highway (near Mt. Newton Cross Road) in Victoria. One of the photos is of a B.C. raccoon, who was caught and “degloved” earlier this year by a trap considered …

His name is Boris. and he’s fine. The BC Conservation Officer Service tells mainstream media that they receive thousands of bear calls every year, yet the $230.00 fines for unsecured trash that they are authorized to give out are rarely imposed. This has resulted in neighbourhood conflicts and a deep …

For five weekends this summer, advocates from Victoria Horse Alliance have peacefully protested at the corner of Menzies and Belleville; holding signs, speaking with the public, and handing out leaflets. Advocates are all instructed to not engage with carriage staff unless staff engage with them. “The people who come out …

In 2019, the Animal Alliance of Canada obtained documents indicating that an organization calling itself the Pacific Pinniped Balance Society, now known as Pacific Balance Marine Management (PBMM) was planning to lobby the government to start an annual seal and sea lion harvest off the coast of Vancouver Island.  This …

This Thursday morning at 8:30am the Victoria Horse Alliance (VHA) delivered over 40,000 signatures from their Change.org petition calling on mayor and council to endorse the recommendations of the BC SPCA and ban horse carriages in Victoria.  At 12:30pm today, two representatives from the BC SPCA will be answering questions …

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 …

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 …

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 …