By Barry Kent MacKay APPC’s General Manager “…the sea there is full of fish that can be taken not only with nets but with fishing-baskets” John Cabot’s crew report, 1497 …
Canada 150: What it means for animals.
By Vicki Van Linden, Advisor Canada 150 is upon us. Let’s make Canada 150 a time for reflection as we look to our future and our past. It’s true that …
There will be no captive cetaceans on Vancouver Island.
VICTORIA, March 15th, 2017 Less than 24 hours since the hard-fought victory of animal advocates that resulted in the Vancouver Park Board announcement to ban the importation and display of …
BC Government Proposes Wolf Cull Expansion
…after admitting it is inhumane An internal BC government document revealed plans for a wolf cull expansion despite admitting that there is no humane way to do so. The plan …
Vancouver Aquarium Belugas Were Prisoners, Not Ambassadors
VICTORIA, Nov. 28, 2016 With the Vancouver Aquarium’s two captive belugas, Qila and Aurora, now dead, all eyes are on whether the Aquarium will continue to confine cetaceans. While the …
Why Animal Protection Party of Canada? Names matter.
By Stephen Best, Chief Agent In Parliament, who speaks for the animals? After October 2019, it could be Members of Parliament from the Animal Protection Party of Canada, if –and …
Judging Compassion
The Criminal Trial of Toronto Pig Save’s Anita Krajnc by Elizabeth Abbott, 2015 AAEV Candidate The young pig at the outer edge of the immobile transport truck bearing him to …