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
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 VHS today from two provincially-funded rodeos continues to show recurring welfare issues. Footage released today includes incidents from…
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…
Another horse euthanized at racecourse in Vancouver
VANCOUVER, August 22, 2024 – The Vancouver Humane Society (VHS) is speaking out after another horse was euthanized at Hastings Racecourse earlier this month. On August 9th, a 2-year-old horse named Kiki’s Song of Life sustained a compound fracture in…