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From the name of a winter pastry to the back of our five cent piece, the beaver is everywhere in Canada. But few people know

As things started to wind down at the Fur-Bearers office last week, we received a surprising piece of mail. The letter was addressed to Adrian

Last week we told you the story of Bella and the Pelley family of Happy Valley-Goose Bay in Labrador. Bella, a five-year-old lab mix, was

It gets frustrating for us animal lovers – the apparent lack of change, the ongoing suffering. But the times, they really are a changing. This

It’s been a long week for us at APFA – the celebration we were having over the RCMP’s decision to ditch their muskrat fur hats

We’re continuing our back to school series – focusing this week on the two-legged young who are eager to learn. This week we’re happy to

Education is part of the foundation of a solid democracy, and in Canada we take that responsibility quite seriously. We have some of the best

It’s been a long summer for those of us in the fight against the fur lobby – particularly after the events at a Quebec fur

As animal advocates, we often feel frustrated, despondent and outright angry at the world around us – and that’s a healthy, normal response. But sometimes

In recent weeks you’ve seen us on the news, read about us in newspapers and heard us on the radio talking about beavers and trapping

In late January 2014, Paula Tough had been out with a friend and their dogs near Algonquin Park when they came across what appeared to

Once upon a time, Rob Laidlaw was a young man who wanted to protect animals. Today, Rob has become an animal advocacy powerhouse as the