Exotic animals: wildlife, not pets
Exotic, non-domesticated animals are being caught, bred, and sold across Canada as part of the inhumane and risky wildlife trade. These animals are then kept as pets, sold commercially, and used at events. Captive environments cannot replicate exotic wild animals’ natural habitats, leading to welfare concerns. The wildlife trade poses a risk to wild animal populations both at home and abroad due to poaching of animals for the pet trade and release of exotic animals into the local ecosystems. Can you take action to speak up for wild exotic animals caught, bred, and sold in the wildlife trade? Sign…
Urge Metro Vancouver to prioritize plant-based in updated food strategy
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Conservationists call for greater transparency, systemic review of Calgary Zoo
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Avian flu outbreak at Vancouver Island petting farm
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Podcast: 10 arguments against going vegan & how to respond
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Jenga the giraffe dies at the Greater Vancouver Zoo
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Stop delaying ban on cruel live horse exports for slaughter
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Hastings racing season bookended by horse deaths
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Rodeo season wraps up with new actions, growing public opposition
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Call for transparent labelling for ALL egg products
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Report urges Calgary city council to support a rodeo and chuckwagon-free Stampede
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Find unique gifts & help animals at VHS’s online auction
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Petition asks Alberta government to follow B.C.’s lead in considering pets as more than property under family law
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Donations needed for the VHS Silent Auction!
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Podcast: What it’s like to run a vegan business
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Tell Canadian government to recognize animals as sentient beings under law (federal e-petition)
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2 incidents in 1 day at Hastings Racecourse
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Lucky Cowboy the horse euthanized after being injured in Vancouver race
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Coombs rodeo organizers choose not to take accountability for mistreating animals in rodeo
Photo: Jordan Rivers \ We Animals Media Last week, the Vancouver Humane Society filed a…
Coombs rodeo under investigation after VHS files cruelty complaint: Media
Photo: Jordan Rivers \ We Animals Media We Animals Media has released heart-wrenching footage from…
Heart-wrenching new B.C. rodeo footage captures stress and suffering of animals up close
Photos: Jordan Rivers \ We Animals Media New We Animals Media footage from the Coombs…
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Another horse fatality at Hastings Racecourse
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