AES vigil meeting and banner making

This meeting will be taking place next Tuesday the 21st t 7pm in the Lady Eaton College Pit  facebook meeting event  here is how to get there: LEC Pit go to number 10 and its the door on your left before you go outside This meeting we will be making the banner, i will provide spray paint and a sheet, any other things you think we may need to make a banner then either let me know or just bring it along we will also be sorting out the finalities of the vigil, but if this is something we still want to do then we need to have people out to the meetings and committed to the day we do the vigil - i will be sending out a doodle to secure a date to do the vigil, so if you want to be involved on the day then please sign up with your availability and email me at animalequity@gmail.com so i can confirm numbers hopefully see you all there on Tuesday                      here is the doodle poll for the day of the vigil Doodle for vigil date

Free Limba photos!

On Saturday June 8th a few of us went and joined the Free Limba protest over in Bowmanville, here are some photos of the protest!

We were glad to be a part of this event and met some great people, for all those in the Peterborough area we will be in contact with some other animal rights groups in the region and will be posting when there are events (protests etc) and will be arranging ride-shares trying to get as many people out to these events as possible.... if you would like to be a part of any of the events that are coming up them please fee free to contact us at animalequity@gmail.com and we can make arrangements

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There is an event to protest the Shrine Circus in Brampton, Ontario

The Demo times are:

FRI JULY 5 - 6:30PM
SAT JULY 6 - 11:00AM, 3:00PM & 6:30PM
SUN JULY 7 - NOON & 4:00PM
THURS JULY 11 - 6:30PM
FRI JULY 12 - 6:30PM
SAT JULY 13 - 11:00AM, 3:00PM & 6:30PM
SUN JULY 14 - NOON & 4:00PM

AND more information can be found at: Facebook event page

Once again if anyone is interested in going to any of these Demo's then please feel free to contact us and we can try and sort out a group and means of getting there!

if there are any readers who know of other events, demo's, protests etc that they think should be known please contact us and we can post them here....

Children always know what is right and what is wrong
Their moral compasses have not yet been compromised

Save Limba! Bowmanville Zoo, Ontario - She deserves more!

Limba, an Asian Elephant at Bowmanville Zoo in Ontario, Canada, has done enough for us (although she never should have had to in the first place!), and it is now time for her to get a much deserved 'retirement'..... but who better to describe the event more than the creators, below is quoted directly from the Facebook events page:

Activists from across Canada are invited to come and join in being a voice for Limba on IDA's International Day of Action for Elephants. We will be hosting a peaceful demonstration to push for the retirement of Limba, who is the oldest captive elephant in Canada at 50 years. Limba has lived at this zoo since 1985 in cramped conditions and, for the past two years, has lived solitary. She travels hundreds of miles to perform stressful and dangerous circus acts, which no animal should have to endure. Our goal is to see her retired to a warmer, more spacious sanctuary where she can have the company of other elephants and do things of her own free will. We would like to see her embraced as an individual with desires, not a tool for profit. Signs will be provided but attendees are encouraged to bring their own as well. We will also have leaflets and megaphones. It is a rain or shine event so please dress accordingly.  Our first demonstration was an incredible success, with 80+ supporters. We would like to aim to pass 100 this time! Free Limba! The link to this page is: Free Limba facebook page - we encourage all who can come out to attend! this page also has information regarding your rights as an activist which are recommended reading in order to be informed of what it is that is that we can do as activists  This event will be taking place on June 8th from 12-3pm at 340 King St E, Bowmanville, ON There will be a contingent coming to the event from Peterborough, ON and so if anyone is interest in attending from there then they can contact us at animalequity@gmail.com and we may be able to help arrange ride-shares/sort out bus schedules and the like! The importance of this event for Limba cannot be understated, but it should also be remembered that this is a zoo with many other non-human animals being help captive against their will and that we are responsible for improving their lives, thus our commitment to equity should continue on from Limba's struggle to include the other captives of this zoo as well...