19/10/2016

Montreal’s breed specific legislation is bad for dogs & bad for humans

Credit: via Wiki Commons

Credit: via Wiki Commons

Josh Milburn, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Philosophy and a member of Queen’s Animal Defence, has just published a piece in the Queen’s Journal about Montreal’s breed specific legislation.

Excerpt:

To make matters worse, the stigma that BSL creates around certain breeds ends up attached to safe dogs and responsible owners. On the other hand, irresponsible owners, including those who want to have a dangerous dog, can simply acquire a dog of a different breed.

Once legislatures and the general public, especially children, understand that all dogs – like most animals – can be dangerous if treated inappropriately, we can move towards a society in which dogs and humans can have loving and respectful relationships with one another, with fear of neither attack nor legislation targeting peaceful animals.

Read the entire piece here.

17/10/2016

First Kingston VegFest!

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The first VegFest in Kingston is coming this weekend, Saturday October 22, 11:00 – 5:00, at St Lawrence College, with talks, demos, vendors, animal protection groups, and food for vegans, vegetarians and the ‘veg curious’!

And of course, Queen’s Animal Defence will have a table there, so come and say hi!

Kingston VegFest Is

  • A celebration of the fabulousness of vegan food. Come enjoy cooking demonstrations, a wide range of food vendors, product samples and other delights. Treat your palate to the best that food has to offer.
  • A celebration of physical and mental health and well-being. Come learn from our experts on nutrition and fitness, ask questions, educate and empower yourself. Find balance in a yoga class. Treat your mind and body to the best that health has to offer.
  • A celebration of connectedness. Come discover a vibrant and mushrooming community of people on plant-fueled journeys. Expand your awareness of the issues and how our choices impact the planet and our fellow animals, featuring prominent local and international guest speakers. Treat your heart to the best that connectedness has to offer.

See the website and the Facebook page for more info.

And Two Documentaries

Do not forget as well:

  • Friday October 21, doors open 6:30 pm (for 7:00), The Ghosts in Our Machine screening on Queen’s campus, Mac-Corry B201
  • Sunday October 23, 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm, Unlocking the Cage at the Screening Room on Princess Street (fundraiser for Fauna Sanctuary)
14/10/2016

“The Ghosts in Our Machine” and “Unlocking the Cage” Screening This Month

Kingston is lucky to have screenings of two animal-related documentaries this month — please share and come along with some friends!

The Ghosts in Our Machine — Oct. 21st

Queen’s Animal Defence is honoured to sponsor, in partnership with the Kingston VegFest, the screening of The Ghosts in Our Machine about the Canadian photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur and her journey as a witness of the plight of the animals in the world.

Entry by donation. Screening at 7pm at Queen’s University, Mackintosh-Corry Hall, Room B201.

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For the synopsis and other info, see the Facebook event.

Unlocking the Cage — Oct. 23rd

Two screenings of the newly released documentary Unlocking the Cage are scheduled for Oct 23rd, at the Screening Room, at 4pm and at 7pm, as a fundraising for Fauna Sanctuary. The tickets are 10$ each. Continue Reading

30/09/2016

Animal Liberation Currents

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From their website:

A new digital journal for the global animal liberation left, Animal Liberation Currents will begin publishing this November. Offering fresh new perspectives, criticism and analysis entirely missing from contemporary debate, we will be covering every facet of the animal liberation movement: politics, activism, culture, history, theory and strategy.

We will debate the essential questions of building effective liberation.

We will not pretend to have all of the answers, but we will insist that new questions be asked, new organizing approaches be attempted, new constituencies be engaged with and new democratic conversations started. These will not be easy, but they will be necessary.

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