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 …
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Pets OK BC argue that current legislation is discrimination. BRITISH COLUMBIA – The BC SPCA has recorded an alarming 1774 pets surrendered in B.C. in 2016, due to lack of affordable, pet-friendly housing. A new advocacy group, Pets OK BC is trying to change all this with their new petition …
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Victoria joins 15 other cities across North America to commemorate, educate, and celebrate on National Animal Rights Day, June 4th. While billions of animals are killed every year in North America and across the world for food, clothing, experimentation, and entertainment unless you are someone who frequents the pages of …
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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 …
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 »Update!:The Luxton Pro Rodeo has been cancelled due to lack of funding! Much of this success is due to the diligence and hard work of Melissa de Muelles-Wolf of Victoria Citizens Against Rodeo Events (VCARE). Melissa did an incredible job of apply pressure to the Luxton Rodeo’s sponsors, which heavily pulled …
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