Animal Rescue Society has sent an open letter to Burnaby Mayor Derrick Corrigan begging he and the Burnaby Council, for the safe release of 66 dogs and cats they claim were illegally seized by the BC-SPCA on June 13th. The seizures were part of the SPCA's mandate as pound-keeper for the Municipality of Burnaby. The group claims these are all … [Read more...]
Dolphin vigil decries animals in captivity
March 10, 2012 by
Activists held a vigil outside the Vancouver Aquarium Saturday afternoon, using the recent death of Spinnaker the dolphin to protest all forms of captivity. Annelise Sorg with No Whales in Captivity doesn't buy the argument that Spinnaker would've died had he not been rescued from a fishing net off Japan. "Whales and dolphins need to stop being … [Read more...]
Zoo animals allegedly slaughtered
February 13, 2012 by
Vancouver park board chair Constance Barnes expressed shock Sunday after reports that some former Stanley Park petting zoo animals have been sent to slaughter. When the zoo closed in 2011, many of the goats and sheep were adopted out to a hobby farm where they were to live out the rest of their lives. But Barnes recently discovered that the owner … [Read more...]
Information shows more than 200,000 animals involved in UBC research last year
October 29, 2011 by
Newly-released information from UBC shows the school conducted research involving nearly 212,000 animals last year alone. While the university is the first in the country to provide such information, one group says it's still not enough. Brian Vincent with "Stop UBC Animal Research" says more specifics need to be disclosed, such as which … [Read more...]
