Hello Everyone!! I hope you are doing well! Spring has sprung, rain is falling and green is starting to emerge from the ground! Warm weather is right around the corner and AARA can't wait to get more active!
First of all I want to say my
THANK YOU'S :
I want to thank Siva, Johnny, Janette and Sonit for helping on Meatout Day. We were able to handout over 350 Vegan Starter Kits and other vegan information.
I want to thank all those who attended the Wildlife Symposium on the 31st. We learned a lot about how our local wildlife and how is in danger from poachers. Wildlife trafficking is the 4th most lucrative illegal trade estimated to be worth $30 billion a year. We were able to speak to a MNRF officer who said she would love to come speak for our group sometime.
This past March we had several animal rescues, and I want to thank everyone who was involved!! And I thank anyone who has helped an animal in the past have a better life, or find its way.
Janette Lee was part of a Rabbit Rescue that helped save 3 rabbits that were abandoned in a parking lot. Read more
The Toronto Pig Save group was busy speaking to local slaughter houses and was able to rescue a Mother Goat now named Lily (Read more) and Lamb now named Ooby (Read more). Both are now living on a sanctuary in Brampton.
And a Huge Thank you to my Monthly Donors you help keep this group going, you allow us to spread compassion for animals, you make it possible to host events, and you help new people to find their way and join us. Without you the group would not be able to continue to grow.
If you would like to become a monthly donor or would like to send a donation there are several options, Paypal, Patreon, Gofundme, E Transfers, or bring to any AARA Event a check made out to Aurora's Animal Rights Advocates (send email for mailing address).
UPCOMING EVENTS :
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Wishing Well Sanctuary is open for bi monthly tours (on the 2nd Sunday and last Saturday of every month until November)
April Sanctuary Tours - April 10th & 30th @ 12:30PM - Try to arrive for 12:15PM to fill out the required waver to visit with the animals. Tour lasts ~ 2 hours, please wear boots! Or at least closed toed shoes! The Paddocks will be very mucky at this time of year.
Tickets are $15 per person or $50 per family
Would you like to volunteer for the day at Wishing Well? The spring clean up is coming up and the sanctuary is looking for volunteers to help "Spruce up the Wish".
Saturday, April 9th
Everyone is invited, so bring your family and friends and help us clear away the winter dirt and grime and prepare for another glorious summer. Bring your shovels, rakes or gardening tools as we won't have enough to go around for everyone. - If you have yard waste bags that you would like to donate, that would be greatly appreciated. Please bring your own paper bag lunches and drinks. We'll have a picnic! Being a Sanctuary for rescued farmed animals, we ask that all lunches be vegan - no meat, eggs or dairy please.
Clean up starts at 11:00am and ends at 4:00pm. Wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty and rubber boots if you have them. Park near the front entrance and meet at the Peace Pole at 11.
World Day for Laboratory Animals - Toronto
Friday, April 22 at 4 PM
MaRS Discovery District -101 College St., Suite 100, Toronto
Join in at the west entrance of the MaRs Building at University Ave/College. We'll be asking people to sign the
There will also be reading excerpts from the newly released book "They All Had Eyes: Confessions of a Vivisectionist" Ask the experimenters why they experiment on animals, and the answer is: 'Because the animals are like us.' Ask the experimenters why it is morally OK to experiment on animals, and the answer is: 'Because the animals are not like us.' Animal experimentation rests on a logical contradiction." -Professor Charles R. Magel
AARA April Potluck - Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
Sunday April 24th at 1230 PM
at the
Aurora Public Library 15145 Yonge Street, Aurora
Join AARA for our April Vegan Potluck and Movie In honour of Brithces and all the animals in Labs we are going to screen Rise of the Planet of the Apes, were going to let the animals strike back!! Bring a friend, they don't have to bring food if they don't feel up to it but please bring a friend to share this movies important message and our wonderful Vegan Food!! $3 cover (helps pay for the room, and other expenses) Doors open at 12:30 Movie starts 2pm (movie is 130min/2hours) Brief open discussion after the movie ~ 30min Thirty years ago, on April 20th 1985, a monkey named Britches was rescued, along with 1,115 other animals, from an animal experimentation facility at University of California, Riverside. He was five weeks old; he had been taken from his mother and was completely alone. Britches’ eyes were sewn shut and a device strapped to his head that emitted a high-pitched screech every few minutes. April 20th is the anniversary of Britches’ rescue and it is the beginning of World Week for Laboratory Animal Liberation. To honour Britches, to remember those who were not rescued, and honour those currently trapped in labs, please take time to pause on this anniversary. Movie Synopsis - Rise of the Planet of the Apes - A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth's dominant species.
AARA NEWS :
I would like to introduce some familiar AARA faces. These VIP's have stepped up to help the group and have joined me on the AARA Directors Team.
Janette Lee - Animal Rescuer and AARA Director.
Janette has been an animal lover her whole life with a special place for dogs in her heart. This lead her to animal rights activism and animal rescue. She currently shares her home with her 2 dogs Nahla & Emma. Janette is dedicated to helping end suffering for all animals.
Kyle Bowles - Urban Ecosystems Wild Life Refuge Founder and AARA Director.
Kyle has been vegan since 2008 and has had a strong passion for wildlife since he was small. Kyle lives on the Oak Ridges Moraine and has been horrified by the constant development and destruction of nature. So Kyle determined to make positive change started The Urban Ecosystems imitative – using old agricultural land located in the greenbelt region and a tree seedling wholesaler – he’s combined these two resources to create an initiative to allow people in urban centres to more easily create natural green space and biological habitat in urban areas.
Nagaratnam Sivarama (Siva) - Animal Rights Activist and AARA Director.
Nagaratnam Sivarama, Siva, was born in Sri Lanka and came to Canada in his 40's. With a the love of animals and the planet always on the mind, Siva works hard to spread awareness about the suffering of animals that must be stopped. He has a special interest in ending the suffering of animals in India and helping those of Hindu faith learn about veganism.
It's Festival Time!
Aurora's Animal Rights Advocates is registered for the Aurora Street Festival and the Stouffville Strawberry Festival.
If you would like to volunteer at either the
Aurora Street Festival June 5 or the
Starwberry Festival July 1 & 2,
please let me know and RSVP on Facebook
Going to Festivals costs money but it's also a way to meet new people and maybe make some money back. Do you have any creative Fundraising ideas you would like to share? Email us or come to an event and share your idea!
Or if you would like to become a monthly donor or would like to send a donation there are several options, Paypal, Patreon, Gofundme, E Transfers, or bring to any AARA Event a check made out to Aurora's Animal Rights Advocates (send email for mailing address).
Thank you for your continued support. Sincerely,
Katie Barber for AARA
