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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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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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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Petition to ban the horse carriages necessary to raise awareness of cruelty and safety concerns, reports advocates. Victoria Horse Alliance’s petition to ban the horse carriages has been a long time coming, but is part of a larger picture approach. They have been relatively quiet for the past several months while laying …
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Victoria Horse Alliance took to the streets of Victoria this past Sunday to raise awareness of the animal exploitation that are the horse-trolleys and carriages. Jordan Reichert of Animal Alliance Environment Voters and Victoria Horse Alliance is leading the efforts and says is disgusted this practice is still taking place …
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