James LaVeck, from Tribe of Heart (producers of the wonderful films The Witness and Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home) was approached by someone concerned about an animal advocacy group hosting a fundraiser event that was serving animal products. This is not an uncommon dilemma, I have personally withdrawn support from the BC-SPCA because of this, as has Sarah Kramer (open letter from Sarah, and a follow-up.) They continue to host these types of events, and will have vegan ‘options’. James is very eloquent in how he approaches this dilemma, and I encourage all to watch: Silencing the Lambs from Tribe of Heart on Vimeo. Hopefully these other groups will begin to listen, and we can all work towards real, meaningful animal advocacy together. Dave Shishkoff
On the evening of Monday, July 19th, there was an accident with the horse-drawn carriages down on Dallas Rd., highlighting the public safety risk inherent when horses are forced to pull carriages in urban environments. I’ve been campaigning specifically on this issue for four years now, and spoken with hundreds of people from James Bay, and one thing is clear: these are not rare events – and occur nearly every month, although they’re rarely covered or reported on. Check out our campaign page with lots more info on the subject. 1/3rd of the people I surveyed in James Bay had personally witnessed some kind of incident, or a horse in distress. Have you? Back to Monday’s accident: you can read a very short (and rare) Times Colonist report here (another report here) and the TC also features a couple photos from the crash: Photo credit: Bradley Pompu I’m told that…
Greetings, and welcome to the new blog edition of The Victoria Vegan! We hope to offer the same great stories, reviews and updates, all from the convenience of your browser! And with the Comments section, readers are welcome to post their comments and interact. Be sure to ‘follow’ us on the right, new items should begin to appear soon. Peas out! Dave Shishkoff