Exotic and wild animals do not belong in cages or tanks in people’s homes, as it can deprive them of their ability to engage in natural behaviours. Often, they suffer from poor housing, nutrition and care.
Buying exotic pets can feed the international trade in wildlife, which harms ecosystems and can put species at risk of extinction.
VHS opposes the sale and keeping of exotic pets and has successfully campaigned for a number of municipal bylaws that ban or restrict the ownership and sale of these animals.
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Protecting animals behind the scenes
When animals appear on screen or arrive at a community event, it is easy to miss what happens behind the scenes. Thanks to your support, The Vancouver Humane Society is working to ensure animals used in television, film, and mobile live animal programs, such as petting zoos and reptile expos, are treated humanely. Media red…
Mobile Live Animal Programs: What Are the Risks?
What does a bearded dragon passed from child to child at a birthday party, a snake in a small plastic container for sale at a reptile expo, and a sloth being fed carrots by children in a crowded attraction, all have in common? They are all examples of mobile live animal programs, or MLAPs, where…