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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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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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“Horse Carriages Are Exploitation” says billboard by Victoria Horse Alliance. Victoria Horse Alliance has sent a big message to the horse carriages and the local community by buying a billboard spot on highway 17 coming into Victoria. “A local member of the activist community came forward to us with a …
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Moratorium on Montreal horse carriage industry could be its end. Mayor Denis Coderre announced today a one-year ban on horse carriages in Montreal. He stated the time will be used to create new rules for the industry. This decision comes after video footage was released of a horse carriage collision …
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Streets of Victoria Finally Free Of Animal Exploitation. It was an all night meeting between the City, representatives from the carriage industry, and the Victoria Horse Alliance, but in the end history was made. Council passed a motion to phase out the carriage horses, who they had previously defended, by …
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