"All the arguments to prove
man's superiority cannot shatter this hard fact: in suffering the
animals are our equals." Peter Singer
“Never argue with stupid
people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with
experience.” Mark Twain
“There
can
be
a
cost
to
acting
on
one’s
principles,
but
there
is
a
bigger
cost
to
abandoning
them.”
Our humanity isn’t measured by how
we treat other people…Our humanity is measured by how we treat
animals. –Chuck
Palahniuk, Haunted
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"Keep fighting for change &
align yourself with those who share your vision & cause." Carmina Gooch
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As a civilized society, our opposition
to all forms of animal cruelty must be resolute.
Thinking of buying a rabbit for Easter -
Don't!
Easter Rabbits & the Impulse
Buy
Easter & Bunnies Don't Mix, exploitation,
some stats; giveaways
Rabbits rescued before
becoming Easter gifts while New Zealand has annual kill; the Alexandra Lions
Club hosts the massacre
Rabbit Sales Continue - Our
Campaigns Continue
- Petcetera still
selling rabbits in BC stores despite promise to end sales
- Petcetera files for
creditor protection in 2009, again in 2014, & now out of business!
- The
hellish exotic trade; BC's legislation; federal legislation needed; animal
rental agencies; Cinemazoo & Urban Safari; exposing the truth behind animal
businesses
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Charges planned against
Mountain View in Fort Langley after deaths of
giraffes; whistleblowers came forward; justice was denied
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1,000 animals rescued from
horrific backyard breeding operation, Houston; over 200 outside Dallas;
92
rabbits & hamsters near Calgary, member of ARBA; Spokane animals seized,
exploited as multi-purpose objects; Ohio cruelty
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Rabbit Mills &
Pet Store
Cruelty; mini rex club rabbits in garage cruelty, Indiana; Alabama hoarder
couple's rabbits go to coroner/rabbit breeder; over 200 rabbits, some sick,
removed by USDA from unlicensed Georgia business
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PetSmart's Big Suffering
for Small Animals; Global
Exotic Breeders hell, cruelty charges approved; 2016
PETA exposé of Reptiles by Mack
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Investigations reveal horrors
at PetSmart suppliers; Global Exotics Inc.
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PETA Shareholder Resolution
asks PetSmart to stop selling live animals; current pet store laws

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Rabbits at PetSmart; sick reptiles at
Ontario store, reporting concerns; bylaws
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Victory
for Pet Store Animals -
UK; stop the cycle, exploitation
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Pets of Bel
Air, Celebrity Boutique to the Stars, Closing
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BC pet stores receive
complaints; Doggie World, Puppy Paradise under fire, new BC
Bill M214
hits roadblock, reintroduced 2016; update 2017,
2019 system not set up
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Sick puppy dies after sale at
Victoria store; mills probed, Pet Habitat breaks bylaw
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Woman regrets
purchasing dog from Delta store Puppies, Fish & Critters; PJ's Pets closing
27 stores across Canada, 5 in BC
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Sick rabbits sold, N. Van. -
increased legislation asked of municipalities
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Pet Habitat, District of
North Vancouver, new rabbit bylaws, come on Burnaby!

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Noah's Pet Ark exploiting
pets as gifts; Bosley's plans to sell live animals!
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Free pet rabbits offered on
Craigslist; cracking down on breeder ads online; Kijiji's position, free
pets often end up in wrong hands, CHS seizes dead animals
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Cat, dog sale ban decision
delayed, but change on way in Canada; Toronto, Waterloo, Maple Ridge,
Vancouver modernize bylaws; rabbit sales banned
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South Lake Tahoe, L.A., San
Diego, Chicago, NYC, & others take action on retail sale of pets, USDA;
state laws
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Ordinances
in the US that
protect
rabbits; Las Vegas update 2018;
2019
new legislation
in effect in California
- Australia - MP's
bill to stop animal sales in pet stores; cruelty crackdown
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Why Ban "Pets" from
Pet Stores? Pet rabbits the most common illegal pet in Queensland; pet
'ownership' will require a permit in Turkey
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Rabbits overrun Robben Island, South Africa - world graph; natural
environment in state of crisis
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Robben Island closes for two
weeks for mass rabbit 'culling program', 1000s dispatched; Japan's Rabbit
Island
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- Breeders who sell to
pet stores don't care what happens to their 'stock'. The lives of the
animals are measured in
- financial terms only.
They are exploited as commodities to be converted to capital. The
entire trade is
synonymous with misery, suffering, and death.
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- Help us in our efforts to reform this
antiquated & oppressive industry.
Don't Buy The
Lie
Save a life - adopt a homeless rabbit instead!
Comment: These two bunnies are the breeding pair for the store. Who
knows how long they’ve been stuck in their tiny cages, with no escape.
Mom has baby bunnies, about 10 days old, that will be sold to just
anyone. The City of Vancouver and the BC SPCA have received numerous
complaints about deplorable conditions, inadequate care, and sick
animals. Today a protest was held. Carmina Gooch Oct.19/08 The male
rabbit has been rescued. Unfortunately, this store is still in business
in 2013. Some good news - early in 2014 it is out of business!
July 31,
2015 Calgary pet store
facing three sets of animal cruelty charges; evolving legislation
See News/PSAs
Comment:
So why hasn’t Riverfront Aquariums been shut down? Clearly, Woo has a
callous disrespect for the lives of these animals let alone their
suffering. His only concern is money. Shame on anyone who enables this
business to continue. Take a stand, people – go elsewhere!
Go to our
Rabbit Issues & Advocacy page for more
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