animal rights

Veterinarian Locks Self In Hot Car For Pet Experiment

Veterinarian Locks Self In Hot Car For Pet Experiment Dr. Ernie Ward alive and well after locking himself in hot car to prove heat kills.It’s a grimly predictable summertime news story: the hapless pet that perishes in a sweltering car while its owner runs an ostensibly quick but ultimately too-long errand. Just yesterday, a Walmart employee was fired for…

Liz Marshall Documents Animal Suffering In Our Ghosts In The Machine

Liz Marshall Documents Animal Suffering In Our Ghosts In The Machine From Our Ghosts In The Machine documentary: this rescued beagle still has the tattoo from when it was experimented on in a research lab — photo credit: Jo-Anne McArthur.Liz Marshall knows the topic of animal rights is a tough subject. She knows most people would rather look away. That’s…

Custom Carts Give Dogs, Cats, Chickens New Life

Custom Carts Give Dogs, Cats, Chickens New Life Barbara Parkes is the kind of person you pray is your seat-mate on a long-haul flight. Engaging, accessible and armed with heart-warming true stories about animals given a second chance, Parkes is a walking example of the chestnut ‘choose a job you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.’ Parkes is…

Rob Zombie: Animals Always Need To Be Protected

Rob Zombie: Animals Always Need To Be Protected Sheri Moon with her co-star in The Lords of SalemRob Zombie directs people burning at the stake, bashing in heads and just does nasty things in general to the Homo sapiens in his new horror film, The Lords of Salem, but the gorgeous Golden Retriever remains safe and sound. Zombie, who also fronts his…

Devine Intervention

Devine Intervention

Operation feline, puppy mill seizures and more on Montreal SPCA exec’s agenda

Alanna Devine and her dog, LaylaMontreal native Alanna Devine has proven that change can manifest itself, even if it appears like the chips are stacked against you. Case in point: after years of alleged malfeasance at the Montreal Society for the…