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The Victoria Vegan Blog: Update on The Victoria Vegan
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The blog edition of The Victoria Vegan newsletter! Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Update on The Victoria Vegan. Just a quick update that I'm no longer with Friends of Animals, and this blog and website are currently an independent project. Hopefully we'll continue with the projects we're running, like the Greater Victoria Deer Advocates group and Carriage-Free Victoria. Let us know if you have any inspirations for activism! In the meantime, we'll still be putting on the Victoria Vegan Fest. Eat your veggies,.
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The Victoria Vegan Blog: Catching Up: Victoria Screening of The Ghosts in Our Machine
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The blog edition of The Victoria Vegan newsletter! Wednesday, May 21, 2014. Catching Up: Victoria Screening of The Ghosts in Our Machine. Back on April 23rd, I participated in the Open Cinema 'Connecting The Docs'. Feature screening of Canadian documentary The Ghosts in Our Machine. Which tracks photographer Jo-Anne McArthur as she investigates a fur farm, livestock farms, and animal laboratories and the animals used in these exploitative industries. Check out their Storify archive of the event. Thanks f...
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The Victoria Vegan Blog: ACTION NEEDED: 25 Deer Sentenced to Death in Oak Bay – Write City Hall Now!
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The blog edition of The Victoria Vegan newsletter! Monday, November 18, 2013. ACTION NEEDED: 25 Deer Sentenced to Death in Oak Bay – Write City Hall Now! A deer spotted on Richardson Street. Oak Bay City Hall has announced that they’re planning to exterminate 25 deer over the next year (see Times Colonist article here. Additionally, this thinking only institutes a costly and never-ending bloodbath. What happens in 2015? Another deer kill at $12,500? And the year after – another $12,500? You can write to:.
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The Victoria Vegan Blog: Catching Up: Living With Beavers, Tree-Wrapping with APFA
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The blog edition of The Victoria Vegan newsletter! Friday, May 16, 2014. Catching Up: Living With Beavers, Tree-Wrapping with APFA. On Thursday, May 1st, I joined Adrian Nelson from the Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals (APFA). On a trip to a rural Langley residence that was getting visits from beavers. You can see in the photo above this beaver's been busy! Flooding wasn't an issue in this case; Adrian determined this beaver is just looking for a snack. Above is another tree our furr...
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The Victoria Vegan Blog: Our New Facebook Page
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The blog edition of The Victoria Vegan newsletter! Tuesday, October 7, 2014. Our New Facebook Page. Just a quick update for our friends on Facebook, we now have our own page! Be sure to 'Like' us, you can already see that news stories, events and more are posted regularly! We'll still post bigger features here of course, but for smaller updates, join us over there:. Https:/ www.facebook.com/TheVictoriaVegan. Dave Shishkoff, Editor. GooglePlus: http:/ plus.google.com/104803339434214178546.
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The Victoria Vegan Blog: Bryan Adams: Killing Seals Wrong, but Rodeo Okay?
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The blog edition of The Victoria Vegan newsletter! Friday, April 25, 2014. Bryan Adams: Killing Seals Wrong, but Rodeo Okay? Earlier today I spotted this tweet from Lori, an article on Bryan Adams, who's sometimes described as vegan, playing at the Calgary Stampede. So disappointed :( #notvegan. 8212; Lori Wheeler (@lorijwheeler) April 25, 2014. Although it'd be fine if it was another time of the year? To this, Adams is quoted as saying:. Those are strong words we vegans can get behind.maybe it's not...
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The Victoria Vegan Blog: Oak Bay: Are Deer the Problem, or is it Speeding?
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The blog edition of The Victoria Vegan newsletter! Friday, January 31, 2014. Oak Bay: Are Deer the Problem, or is it Speeding? On Thursday, January 30th, an elderly man was struck by a vehicle at a crosswalk on Cadboro Bay Rd in Oak Bay, according to this Times Colonist news story. Friends of Animals has been targeting Cadboro Bay Rd for speeding and dangerous driving, but on behalf of deer. According to the CRD Regional Deer Management Strategy. Also, visit our Greater Victoria Deer Advocates page.
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The Victoria Vegan Blog: Victoria Election 2014: Help Make the Carriage Horses an Issue
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The blog edition of The Victoria Vegan newsletter! Wednesday, October 22, 2014. Victoria Election 2014: Help Make the Carriage Horses an Issue. Please help make it clear to candidates this is an election issue for you, and you're interested in their position so you can make an informed choice at the polls on November 15th. You can simply ask: "What is your position on the horse-drawn carriages? Here is a listing of Mayoral candidates:. Here is a listing of the City Council candidates:. Candidate@marianne...
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The Victoria Vegan Blog: 5th Annual World Wide Vegan Bake Sale Day
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The blog edition of The Victoria Vegan newsletter! Tuesday, April 29, 2014. 5th Annual World Wide Vegan Bake Sale Day. Saturday, April 26th was the 5th year we've participated in the World Wide Vegan Bake Sale Day. Event, which is a grass roots international initiative encouraging vegan bake sales around the world to raise funds for vegan and animal activism. The Victoria Vegan Fest. This year's venue was Green Cuisine. All were vegan, and nearly half were gluten-free as well. A HUGE thank-you to all our...
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The Victoria Vegan Blog: Vancouver Aquarium Demonstrates its Corrupt Values
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The blog edition of The Victoria Vegan newsletter! Thursday, July 31, 2014. Vancouver Aquarium Demonstrates its Corrupt Values. Now that I'm in Vancouver ( just for a couple years - yuck, I miss Victoria! I'm involving myself in some of the local activism. A current urgency is the dealings with the Vancouver Aquarium. They have plans to expand their facility, and opposition has increased significantly since the release of the documentary Blackfish. Campaigns and groups like No Whales in Captivity. The ma...
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