Below are our most recent media releases. For more information or requests for interviews with VHS staff contact Chantelle Archambault, Communications Director: 604 416 2903, chantelle@vancouverhumanesociety.bc.ca
Hastings Racecourse season bookended by animal fatalities as another 2-year-old horse euthanized
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VANCOUVER, October 22, 2024 – The Vancouver Humane Society (VHS) is calling on Vancouverites to choose animal-free entertainment after another horse died at Hastings Racecourse. During a race on October 12th, a 2-year-old horse named Anstruther suffered a compound fracture to her right hind leg and was euthanized, B.C.’s Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch…
B.C. rodeo season saw recurring issues, cruelty complaints, and growing public concern
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VANCOUVER, September 12, 2024 – This year’s controversial rodeo season in B.C. has left the Vancouver Humane Society (VHS) and thousands of advocates calling for urgent action from the provincial government. New footage released by the…
Two incidents in one day at Hastings Racecourse; horse euthanized
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VANCOUVER, September 11, 2024 – The Vancouver Humane Society (VHS) is once again speaking out after two incidents within a single day at Hastings Racecourse left one horse dead and another injured. The incidents come less…
Another rodeo appears to violate electric prod rules; Vancouver Humane Society files cruelty complaint
https://youtu.be/ODnlzR9k8B4 VANCOUVER, September 3, 2024 – The Vancouver Humane Society (VHS) has filed a cruelty complaint with the BC SPCA after footage from We Animals Media revealed inhumane electric prod use and other serious welfare concerns at a recent…