Setting a rabbit free, liberating it, sending it to live in the wild or whatever else you want to call animal abandonment can now result in a $500 fine in Delta.

Tickets can be issued

Setting a rabbit free, liberating it, sending it to live in the wild or whatever else you want to call animal abandonment can now result in a $500 fine.

MP disappoints kids, activists

After three long weeks of waiting for the Conservative MP James Moore (Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam), to confirm a brief meeting with our delegation (Campaigns Against the Cruelty to Animals, some teachers from an elementary school in Port Coquitlam and a city council) regarding concerns about shark conservation, we received a very brief e-mail notifying us that Mr. Moore is just too busy to receive us.

No jail for Whistler sled dog killer

A man who sparked international outrage by shooting dozens of Whistler sled dogs in a mass cull in 2010 will not go to jail.

Drop in the bucket still able to make big impact on lives

There's an old adage in journalism: show, don't tell.

Firecrackers take a terrible toll on our animal friends

For the past five years Halloween has been a very stressful time for our golden retriever Jaspar.

You can get E. coli from eating fruit and vegetables, not just meat

Re: "Stop eating meat to reduce E. coli risk," letter to the editor, Friday, Oct. 12.

Sled dog killer pleads guilty in NV

THE man accused of slaughtering more than 50 sled dogs in Whistler in 2010, has pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary pain and suffering to an animal.

You said it

"We are tired of seeing animal abusers get a couple-hundred dollar fine and a slap on the wrist."

Opening of sled dog trial draws protest

A group of protesters gathered outside North Vancouver provincial court Tuesday morning, saying they want to make sure the Whistler sled dogs aren't forgotten when the man accused of killing them inhumanely goes to court.

Forensics not taught in vet class

In eight hours, Dr. Melinda Merck turned a year-long search for a sociopath into a training lesson for B.C. animal cruelty investigators.

Eco group: close petting zoo

An ecological group that promotes animal rights suggests the city should begin phasing out the petting farm in Queen's Park.

Experts weigh in on cat killings

The SPCA is enlisting the help of an American animal crime scene expert and is considering use of tracking dogs to hunt down the person/s responsible for a series of cat mutilations in Maple Ridge, as concern grows that the perpetrator could be "warming up" to killing humans.

MLA Thornthwaite targets bad breeders

A bill tabled this week by North Vancouver MLA Jane Thornthwaite is intended to bring puppy mills into line, but the new law may make no tangible difference without money to back it up, according to those tasked with enforcing its enforcement.

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