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UBC VegFest helps the next generation help animals
What if choosing lunch could help spare animals from suffering? On March 4, that hopeful vision came to life at the very first UBC VegFest! The VHS’s PlantUniversity program partnered with the student club Vegans of UBC to showcase more than 25 local plant-based businesses and organizations right on campus. The event was hosted in…
Vancouver Humane Society pleading for help to save pet lives after surge in emergency veterinary funding requests
“Sammy” (name changed for privacy), one of the animals helped by the McVitie Fund program this year. Vancouver, November 17, 2025 — The Vancouver Humane Society (VHS) is raising alarm bells as requests for emergency veterinary assistance reach unprecedented levels in 2025. The organization’s McVitie Fund—which provides life-saving veterinary care for pets in low-income households across B.C.—has already processed more than…