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Image above: demonstrators on art gallery steps, National Animal Rights Day Event, Vancouver, 2024 On June 2, 2024, ADAV’s Laura-Leah Shaw spoke at the National Animal Rights Day Event organized by It’s Our Planet, Theirs Too! Check out the video below of her talk. You can also see this video and more on ADAV’s YouTube […]
Please see below a letter from Tim Singer, Director General, Environmental and Radiation Health Sciences Directorate, Health Canada, sent to us on June 3, 2024. As the letter indicates, Canada has not yet phased out testing on animals and is only indicating it will do it “where possible”. There is still work to be done […]
Image above: Sarah-Jane with her beloved corgi, Ferris Fox Sarah-Jane West, a tireless animal advocate, has dedicated years to improving the lives of voiceless creatures. We are pleased to share her memories of personal struggle, her love of animals, and her work to save and make life better for all living beings in the article […]
The National Animal Rights Day (NARD) is an annual day observed in more than 50 countries around the world, on the first Sunday in June, for the purpose of giving a voice to all animals and raising awareness for their rights. It’s “Memorial Day” and “Independence Day” for the animals, combined. On this day, special NARD […]
 The LUSH Prizes celebrate people from around the world who are leading the way in scientific, campaign and political work to end animal testing and replace it with humane and biologically relevant 21st century research. We are pleased to share that one of the scientific advisors for our sister organization, Progressive Non-Animal Research Society, Zheng Tan, […]
Image above: ADAV’s banner for it’s Humane Charities Website on display at the protest On April 27, 2024, as part of the Global Anti-Vivisection World Protest being coordinated by TAVA, ADAV conducted a live performance in downtown Vancouver. A video showing the event appears below. Special thanks to Sanaz Mani, Writer and Director. To see […]
Today is Victoria Day. We wanted to take a moment to remember what she did for animals. Image by Graham Harrop Queen Victoria had a commitment to anti-vivisection and to animal welfare. She was horrified to learn of the work of Claude Bernard, a French physiologist who conducted experiments on animals, particularly dogs, that included […]
Image by Twyla Francois Did you know that Canada still requires new drugs to be tested on animals but that the U.S. ended its own federal mandate for the animal testing of new drugs and for biosimilars back in 2022? It’s time Canada followed the American example and ended this cruel and outdated requirement. ADAV […]