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Podcast: PlantUniversity’s campus advocacy, UBC VegFest, and expanding plant-based eating
All episodes In this episode of The Informed Animal Ally podcast, Vancouver Humane Society Communications Director Chantelle Archambault and co-host, VHS Executive Director Amy Morris, are joined by PlantUniversity Coordinator Matthew Wattier. Together, they discuss the importance of plant-based advocacy on post-secondary campuses, PlantUniversity’s role in organizing the recent UBC VegFest, the challenges involved in coordinating a…
Vancouver Humane Society pleading for help to save pet lives after surge in emergency veterinary funding requests
“Sammy” (name changed for privacy), one of the animals helped by the McVitie Fund program this year. Vancouver, November 17, 2025 — The Vancouver Humane Society (VHS) is raising alarm bells as requests for emergency veterinary assistance reach unprecedented levels in 2025. The organization’s McVitie Fund—which provides life-saving veterinary care for pets in low-income households across B.C.—has already processed more than…