Below are our most recent media releases. For more information or requests for interviews with VHS staff contact Peter Fricker, Projects and Communications Director: 604 266 9744 or cell 604 603 5401, peter@vancouverhumanesociety.bc.ca
Invite elephants and gorillas into your living room
Vancouver – Finding things to do for kids can be a challenge for parents in these days of social distancing. The Vancouver Humane Society (VHS) is offering help with a new wildlife resource guide that allows families to visit gorillas in the jungle and whales at the bottom of the sea with just a click of a mouse….
Report says Greater Vancouver Zoo failing animals
Vancouver – A report commissioned by the Vancouver Humane Society (VHS) is calling on the Greater Vancouver Zoo (GVZ) to improve conditions for its animals and to move away from keeping animals unsuited to B.C.’s climate. The report, commissioned from…
Partnership between charities and plant-based businesses helps farm animals on Giving Tuesday
Vancouver – A unique partnership between two charities and 26 plant-based businesses in Metro Vancouver is raising funds to help farm animals on Giving Tuesday, December 3rd. Giving Tuesday, which follows Black Friday and Cyber Monday, is the biggest charitable…
Most Canadians are against rodeo so why is it being celebrated at the Grey Cup?
Vancouver – The Vancouver Humane Society (VHS) is calling on the Canadian Football League (CFL) to cancel a rodeo being held as part of this year’s Grey Cup Festival in Calgary. The call comes as a new poll shows that…