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Welcome to the growing website to facilitate Animal Rights activities in Canada, from the self-proclaimed Animal Rights Mecca of Canada - Victoria, BC!

The site is still under construction, so please excuse the mess.

Help is needed to maintain certain Campaign sections, (see lower left) - if you'd like to help out with a particular section, please contact the person listed in the section - thanks!

Site News!

• Troy Seidle has added a ton of circus information to the Animals in Entertainment section!
• The email list is really starting to grow - be sure to sign up!
• A Search option has been added to the left hand menu, give it a try!
• All the 'Campaign' sections have been started, now needing people to help fill them up!
• All the 'Resources' pages are online! Now all we need is content for them!

Recent News Summaries

• Animal Organs Carry Retroviruses
  http://www.observer.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,346396,00.html
  Thankfully, it looks like they won't be able to use animal organs in transplants.

• Robot Eats Meat
  http://cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/2000/07/20/gastrobot000720
  LONDON - A U.S. scientist has created a monster — a robot with a taste for flesh.

• Canada Agency Finds E. Coli in Costco Ground Beef
  http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20000623/hl/costco_beef_1.html
  TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency warned consumers on Friday not to eat fresh lean ground beef purchased from certain Costco Wholesale stores as it may contain the same strain of E. coli bacteria that devastated the town of Walkerton, Ontario, last month.

• The East Coast Seal Hunt has finally come to an end this year, after being extended two additional months in an attempt to 'reach the quota' (it normally runs 1 1/2 months or so, this one went 3 1/2.) Some call it a victory - 'only' 94,000 seals were killed this year (the quota was 275,000), and prices are down to $13 per pelt from $25. On the down side, the gov't is talking about subsidizing it again.. Think i can get a gov't subsidy for this website? ;)

• There is a growing number of farmers that have been burying the remains of livestock, since they can't sell them, otherwise it costs around $50/ per horse or cow to have them removed..which might be linked with the E. coli outbreak that recently killed several people in Ontario..

What is this site about?

This site was created to help bolster the Animal Rights movement in Canada. I know of many independent activists, but it's difficult to organize entire rallies, let alone campaigns, through the efforts of an individual, so hopefully this site will be able to link up people who would like to be active in the movement, and those who already are!

What is Animal Rights?

One who supports animal rights believes that animals deserve the fundamental right to live their lives unharmed and unaffected by humans. How one practices this varies.

The most basic step is to adopt a vegan diet, free of animal products, as this is where most animals killed for human use end up.

It a matter of finding out where else your daily life (most commonly leather and products tested on animals) animals are used, and simply removing them and not supporting the companies that continue to sell products formed on animal suffering.

From there, write letters and make phone calls, join local rallies, and start your own!

Please make use of this site! Unless otherwise stated, it is free for you to use and distribute to help the animals!