Just recently we came across a book titled A Winning Campaign, Lessons for effective campaign organizing from Get Concerned Stratford. At just 68 pages, it’s a small book but it packs a big punch as it beautifully describes how a real life local campaign to stop a proposed glass plant […]
You are invited to attend a memorial talk in London, Ontario on October 2nd for wildlife hero Dr. Keith Hobson. The talk will be given by author Linda Wires about her book The Double-Crested Cormorant, Flight of a Feathered Pariah, and renowned cormorant scientist Dr. Gail Fraser. Event is free.
Zoocheck has recently partnered with World Animal Protection Canada to promote a new municipal resolution, supported by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), urging Ontario to finally regulate exotic wildlife in captivity. Both groups were at the 2024 AMO conference in Ottawa this month. It’s long been known that […]
With a sale looming, the Review’s John Law makes what is likely a final trip to the park synonymous with Niagara Falls for more than 60 years. By John Law, Reporter (July 19, 2024) Link to Niagara Falls Review article The first thing you notice is the eerie silence. The […]
Another court postponement to May 24th as City and Reptilia not yet agreed on terms of “offer to settle” in City-initiated legal action After waiting more than 9 months for the March 18, 2024 trial date in the City of London vs. Reptilia case, the court appearance lasted less than […]
Hearings now complete, Senate Committee study to follow An Opinion Editorial by Barry Kent MacKay On April 11, 2024, the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs held a hearing with stakeholders to consider Bill S-15, an Act to Amend the Criminal Code and the Wild Animal and Plant […]
Eco-literature: Creative Writing as Advocacy Wednesday May 29, 2024, 7 – 8 pm EST Join author, advocate and veterinarian Nadja Lubiw-Hazard for a reading, discussion, and Q&A. Nadja will read from her recently published short story, “Captive”, based on Yupi, a polar bear held captive in a tropical zoo in […]
Reenergize yourself to feel more resilient, empowered and hopeful. Sign up for ECO GRIEF, a special multi-session working group conducted by author, veterinarian and Zoocheck board member Nadja Lubiw-Hazard. The program runs from March 14 – April 18.
Congratulations & Thank You to Whitby Town Council and Staff for Protecting Children and Animals On Monday January 8th, the Town of Whitby’s Committee of the Whole said NO to prohibited wild and exotic animals staying at the Nova’s Ark children’s camp. The facility houses 350 animals representing a wide […]
