 VictoriesBelow is a collection of our recent achievements (2010/2011):
Campaigned to ban trapping within the town of Gibsons, BC. On August 2, 2011 Gibson's town council approved the final reading of bylaw #1147, the toughest anti-trapping bylaw in Canada. The bylaw outlaws all body-gripping traps including the Conibear, snare and leg-hold trap. Assisted in the draft of Bill C-618: Worked with MP Bill Siksay to draft a private members Bill C-618, that if passed, would ban the import and sale of dog and cat fur in Canada, and would also make it mandatory to label all real fur products. Over 1,000 UVic Rabbits Saved: The Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals contributed $50,000 to spay and neuter over 1,000 abandoned and feral rabbits at the University of Victoria. Without our help, the rabbits would have been trapped and euthanized. National postcard campaign to ban dog cat fur: We launched a national postcard campaign to support Bill C-439, an act to amend the Harzardous Product Act to include domestic dog and cat fur. To date, over 42,000 postcards have been printed and distributed across Canada. Bif Naked joins fight against dog and cat fur: Canadian Juno Award-winning, multi-platinum selling rockstar, Bif Naked, sent a letter on behalf of The Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animals to support legislation that would ban domestic dog and cat fur in Canada. City of Oshawa, Ontario, ends beaver trapping: After much public outcry, including pressure from our Association, City Council of Oshawa, Ontario votes to permanently end lethal trapping at Goodman Creek. Built a pond-leveller to protect beavers in Langley, BC: Association for the Protection of Fur-Bearing Animal's staffer, Adrian Nelson, installed a pond-leveller in the Township of Langley to help mitigate flooding from a beaver dam. A family of beavers was spared from cruel trapping and certain death. City of Burnaby BC, beavers protected from lethal-trapping: Our Association worked with residents to wrap trees to discourage beavers from causing potential flooding and property damage. These measures ensured beavers could co-exist with their human neighbours. |
