BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Animal Rights Toronto - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Animal Rights Toronto X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://animalrightstoronto.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Animal Rights Toronto REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260328T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260328T153000 DTSTAMP:20260417T082433 CREATED:20260324T133859Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T133859Z UID:13347-1774708200-1774711800@animalrightstoronto.com SUMMARY:Toronto: World Day to End Fishing at Ripley's DESCRIPTION:Join a coalition of groups in Toronto as we support the worldwide campaign – WoDEF – the World Day to End Fishing.\nThis will be a peaceful gathering – please feel free to bring your own posters. \nFishing is a destructive and cruel practice\, and is out of control in so many ways\, with bottom trawlers\, fish farms\, and dicarded gear everywhere killing and maiming so many other individuals. Dying by suffocation as they’re ripped from the water? Let’s end fishing.\nWatch the newly released documentary https://seantience.org/ to learn more. \nAfterwards\, stick around and join a special event by FurFree Toronto & DxE – your help is needed! \nNote: Please check the Facebook event page for updates. URL:https://animalrightstoronto.com/event/toronto-world-day-to-end-fishing-at-ripleys/ LOCATION:Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada\, 288 Bremner Blvd.\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada CATEGORIES:Protest or Rally ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://animalrightstoronto.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/World_day_end_fishing_2026.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260214T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260214T141500 DTSTAMP:20260417T082433 CREATED:20260104T221842Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260104T221842Z UID:12460-1771074000-1771078500@animalrightstoronto.com SUMMARY:Sobey's Free the Hens This Valentine's DESCRIPTION:Valentine’s Day Action for Hens 🐓❤️ \nDemand Sobeys Publish a Time-Bound Cage-Free Plan 📢🕊️ \nJoin Mercy For Animals volunteers this Valentine’s Day 💘 to stand up for love\, compassion\, and the millions of hens still trapped in cages in Sobeys’ egg supply chain 🐔💔. We are urging Sobeys to publish a clear\, time-bound plan 🗓️ to fulfill their long-overdue promise to eliminate extreme confinement for hens — a promise first made in 2016. \nIn 2016\, Sobeys and their parent company\, Empire 🏢\, publicly pledged to stop sourcing eggs from caged hens by 2025 🐓✅. Years later\, despite ruling some of Canada’s largest and most profitable grocery brands 💰 Empire removed that deadline in 2021 ⏳❌\, leaving hens in prolonged suffering 🐔💔. \nSobeys promised an updated plan 📝 — but has still not shared how or when they will complete this transition 🚫🐓.\nThis Valentine’s Day 💖\, we’re calling on Mr. Pierre Saint-Laurent\, CEO of Sobeys 👔\, to use his position of power 💪 to put love into action — to publish a time-bound plan 🗓️ and finally let the hens out of cages 🐓🌱. Love isn’t just a feeling — it’s compassion in action 💚✨. \nWhen: Friday\, February 14\, 2026 📅\nTime: 1:00 PM ⏰\nWhere: Sobeys – 24 Fort York Blvd\, Toronto\, ON M5V\, Canada 📍 \nWe’ll be there with banners\, signs\, and leaflets 📣🖌️ to inform the public and hold Sobeys accountable to their own promise ✅🐓.\nBring yourself — and bonus if you bring a friend! 👯‍♀️💚 \nIf you have any questions\, feel free to message me on Facebook 💬 or email animalsmatter@hotmail.com 📧. \nLearn about our current Canadian campaign here: https://empireofgreed.ca \nBy attending this and other Mercy For Animals events\, you agree to our Volunteer Terms (https://mercyforanimals.org/volunteer-terms/) and Volunteer Handbook (https://file-cdn.mercyforanimals.org/…/MFA-Volunteer…). \nThank you\,\nKelli Demontneay 🐓❤️🌱 \nNote: Please check the Facebook event page for updates. URL:https://animalrightstoronto.com/event/sobeys-free-the-hens-this-valentines/ LOCATION:Sobeys – 22 Fort York Blvd\, 22 Fort York Blvd\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5V 3Z2\, Canada CATEGORIES:Pressure Campaign,Protest or Rally ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://animalrightstoronto.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Sobeys_free_hens_Valentines_day.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260207T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260207T140000 DTSTAMP:20260417T082433 CREATED:20260206T070813Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260206T070813Z UID:12827-1770467400-1770472800@animalrightstoronto.com SUMMARY:Our protest of LVMH and Loro Piana continues! DESCRIPTION:Meet us at LVMH at 12:30. We will head to Loro Piana at 1:15 but will cut it short if we are too cold. \nFFT will go Live again on YouTube\, so if you can’t make it join us there and share! \nDress warm and afterwards we can warm up nearby with a hot cup of Joe and/or a meal. URL:https://animalrightstoronto.com/event/our-protest-of-lvmh-and-loro-piana-continues/ LOCATION:150 Bloor St West\, 150 Bloor St West\, Toronto CATEGORIES:Protest or Rally ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://animalrightstoronto.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/IMG_7908.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251213T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251213T140000 DTSTAMP:20260417T082433 CREATED:20251202T235508Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251202T235508Z UID:12108-1765630800-1765634400@animalrightstoronto.com SUMMARY:Santa\, Elves & Candy Canes for Cage-Free Hens! DESCRIPTION:This holiday season\, Mercy For Animals volunteers are spreading joy and raising our voices for hens still stuck in cages! In 2016\, Sobeys and their parent company\, Empire\, promised to stop sourcing eggs from caged hens by 2025. But in 2021\, they retracted that commitment—and we’re here to remind them that the hens are still waiting! \n🎅 Come celebrate the season with us while making a difference:\n• Sing Christmas carols 🎶\n• Hand out candy canes 🍬\n• Wave banners and signs ✨\n• Share cheerful leaflets with holiday shoppers 🎁\n• Santa Claus and his elves will be there spreading holiday cheer! 🎅🧝‍♂️ \nBring yourself\, bring a friend\, and let’s spread holiday cheer while urging Sobeys to publish a clear\, time-bound plan to eliminate extreme confinement for hens in their egg supply chain.Imagine Santa\, his elves\, singing carols and handing out candy canes… all while giving a voice to the chickens! 💚 It’s a merry day of fun\, festive spirit\, and meaningful action. 🎄 \nLearn about our current Canadian campaign here: https://empireofgreed.ca \nWe will be at the Sobeys located at 24 Fort York Blvd\, Toronto\, ON M5V\, Canada\, Saturday\, December 13th\, 2025\, at 1 PM to inform the public about this issue and hold them accountable to their promise. \nBy attending this and other Mercy For Animals events\, you agree to our Volunteer Terms (https://mercyforanimals.org/volunteer-terms/) and Volunteer Handbook (https://file-cdn.mercyforanimals.org/…/MFA-Volunteer…). \nIf you have any questions feel free to message me on Facebook or by email at animalsmatter@hotmail.com. \nThank you\,\nKelli Demontneay \nNote: Please check the Facebook event page for updates. URL:https://animalrightstoronto.com/event/santa-elves-candy-canes-for-cage-free-hens/ LOCATION:Sobeys – 22 Fort York Blvd\, 22 Fort York Blvd\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5V 3Z2\, Canada CATEGORIES:Pressure Campaign,Protest or Rally ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://animalrightstoronto.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cage_free_Christmas.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251206T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251206T150000 DTSTAMP:20260417T082433 CREATED:20251203T205050Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251203T205050Z UID:12124-1765029600-1765033200@animalrightstoronto.com SUMMARY:Toronto DxE Support Zoe! DESCRIPTION:Join us Saturday 6th December at 2pm to 3pm to show support for Zoe Rosenberg outside the American Embassy in Toronto.\nZoe is being sentenced on Wednesday 3rd December for rescuing four chickens from a slaughterhouse. \n#righttorescue\n#animalrightsmovement #animalrightsactivist\n#animalrightsactivism #animalrightsmatter\n#veganfortheanimals See less URL:https://animalrightstoronto.com/event/toronto-dxe-support-zoe/ LOCATION:U.S. Embassy Toronto\, 360 Universtiy Ave\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5G 1S4\, Canada CATEGORIES:Direct Action Everywhere,Protest or Rally ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://animalrightstoronto.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/free_Zoe.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251129T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251129T130000 DTSTAMP:20260417T082433 CREATED:20251120T002901Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251120T002901Z UID:11964-1764417600-1764421200@animalrightstoronto.com SUMMARY:Nationwide Sobeys Protests: Time To Turn Up The Heat DESCRIPTION:IT’S TIME TO TURN UP THE HEAT! \nSobeys is still supporting cruel cage confinement for hens—despite growing public outcry and the cage-free commitments made by their leadership team. \nJoin us outside Sobeys to stand up for animals and call on them to go 100% cage-free. Together\, we will tell Sobeys they must do better\, and show that compassionate consumers won’t accept cruelty on grocery store shelves. \nIt’s time to escalate the pressure again. This demonstration will include chanting and megaphone-led action—because the hens need our voices now more than ever. \nWhat to Expect:\n🔊 Chanting and megaphone-led action\n📣 Peaceful protest with signs and public outreach\n🤝 Energizing community spirit \nBring your voice\, and your passion. Let’s send a clear message: It’s time for Sobeys to make cages history! \nNote: Please check the Facebook event page for updates. URL:https://animalrightstoronto.com/event/nationwide-sobeys-protests-time-to-turn-up-the-heat/ LOCATION:Sobeys – 22 Fort York Blvd\, 22 Fort York Blvd\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5V 3Z2\, Canada CATEGORIES:Animal Justice,Pressure Campaign,Protest or Rally ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://animalrightstoronto.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Truth_behind_Sobesys_eggs.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251128T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251128T190000 DTSTAMP:20260417T082433 CREATED:20251115T001303Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251115T001303Z UID:11904-1764351000-1764356400@animalrightstoronto.com SUMMARY:Fur Free Friday DESCRIPTION:This is a global event\, with cities around the world participating to end the fur trade. Real fur is in the news with cities\, countries and many fashion houses and major stores going fur free. \nJoin us as we let the world know that fur is no longer considered fashion\, moral or even environmentally sound. \nNote: Please check the Facebook event page for updates. URL:https://animalrightstoronto.com/event/fur-free-friday/ LOCATION:150 Bloor St West\, 150 Bloor St West\, Toronto CATEGORIES:Anti-Fur-Leather-Skin,Protest or Rally ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://animalrightstoronto.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/FurFree_Friday.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251124T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251124T183000 DTSTAMP:20260417T082433 CREATED:20251113T182646Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T182830Z UID:11871-1764001800-1764009000@animalrightstoronto.com SUMMARY:A Circus of Broken Promises: Sobeys Cage Free Failure. DESCRIPTION:The Sobeys Circus: Exposing Broken Promises Behind the Golden Pencil \nJoin us outside the Canadian Grocer’s Grocery Connex conference — home of the Golden Pencil Awards  — as we shine a spotlight on the real story behind the celebration. \nFormer Sobeys CEO Michael Medline\, who suddenly resigned in November 2025 — six months earlier than planned — is being honored for his “significant contribution to the Canadian food industry.” But there’s one major problem: he hasn’t improved life for the countless hens still suffering in cages. \nNine years ago\, Empire\, the parent company behind Sobeys\, Longo’s\, and other major grocery brands\, promised to go 100% cage-free by 2025. That promise has been broken. The deadline is here — and the hens are still trapped. \nSo while the Golden Pencil Awards celebrate “achievement\,” we’ll be outside to remind everyone that there’s nothing golden about broken promises. \nCome by and let us tell you why Sobeys is a complete circus!\nExpect colorful visuals\, passionate advocates\, and a powerful message for animals\, truth\, and compassion. \nLearn about our current Canadian campaign here: https://empireofgreed.ca \nBy attending this and other Mercy For Animals events\, you agree to our Volunteer Terms (https://mercyforanimals.org/volunteer-terms/) and Volunteer Handbook (https://file-cdn.mercyforanimals.org/…/MFA-Volunteer…). \nIf you have any questions feel free to message me on Facebook or by email at animalsmatter@hotmail.com \nThank you\,\nKelli Demontneay URL:https://animalrightstoronto.com/event/a-circus-of-broken-promises-sobeys-cage-free-failure/ LOCATION:Fairmont Royal York\, 100 Front St W\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada CATEGORIES:Pressure Campaign,Protest or Rally ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://animalrightstoronto.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/581966443_4384935085061117_2689541892630642394_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251116T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251116T143000 DTSTAMP:20260417T082433 CREATED:20251024T194606Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T201506Z UID:11634-1763298000-1763303400@animalrightstoronto.com SUMMARY:Anti-Rodeo Demonstration at CNE DESCRIPTION:We will be protesting against the rodeo at the Royal Winter Fair outside the Princes’ Gates at the CNE grounds. Signs will be provided or you can make your own.  Cowboy hats are optional! URL:https://animalrightstoronto.com/event/anti-rodeo-demonstration-at-cne/ LOCATION:Sidewalk in front of Princes’ Gates\, CNE CATEGORIES:Protest or Rally ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://animalrightstoronto.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/rodeo.bull_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251115T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251115T183000 DTSTAMP:20260417T082433 CREATED:20251107T030858Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251107T031156Z UID:11793-1763224200-1763231400@animalrightstoronto.com SUMMARY:Stop all hunting in Short Hills Park DESCRIPTION:Another year\, another slaughter. This will be the first of 6 hunts this fall. Please join us once again as we gather in opposition of the killing of white tailed deer in this once peaceful park. Feel free to bring your own signs\, or some will be available for your use.. We stand for the rights of the deer \nLocation: Short Hills Provincial Park North Entrance \nNote: Please check the Facebook event page for updates. URL:https://animalrightstoronto.com/event/stop-all-hunting-in-short-hills-park/ LOCATION:Short Hills Provincial Park\, Pelham Road\, Thorold\, Ontario\, Canada CATEGORIES:Protest or Rally ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://animalrightstoronto.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Stop_hunting_Shorthills_park.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251107T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251107T170000 DTSTAMP:20260417T082433 CREATED:20251030T030249Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251107T213000Z UID:11694-1762524000-1762534800@animalrightstoronto.com SUMMARY:Protest at Nucro-Technics - Round 2 DESCRIPTION:We’re coming together again to amplify our voice even louder. Join us for a follow-up protest as we demand that Nucro-Technics Inc. stop testing on animals. \nBring your energy\, your signs\, and your convictions. Let’s make our presence felt because together\, we’re stronger. \nIf you cannot attend\, please share this event and please send a pre-written email to Nucro-Technics Inc. at this link:\ntinyurl.com/Nucro-Technics-Email \n***Best done from a mobile device URL:https://animalrightstoronto.com/event/protest-at-nucro-technics-round-2/ LOCATION:Nucro-Technics\, 2000 Ellesmere Rd.\, Scarborough\, Ontario\, Canada CATEGORIES:Anti-Vivisection,Protest or Rally ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://animalrightstoronto.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Nurotechnics_protest_2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251025T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251025T140000 DTSTAMP:20260417T082433 CREATED:20251017T230058Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T230318Z UID:11519-1761397200-1761400800@animalrightstoronto.com SUMMARY:“Empire of Greed” Cage-Free Campaign! DESCRIPTION:Join Mercy For Animals volunteers to demand Sobeys to publish a time-bound plan for fulfilling their pledge to eliminate extreme confinement for hens in their egg supply chain. \nIn 2016\, Sobeys and their parent company\, Empire\, publicly promised to stop sourcing eggs from caged hens by 2025.\nYears later\, despite ruling over some of Canada’s largest and most profitable grocery brands\, Empire retracted their commitment deadline in 2021\, stating that they would not meet their original deadline. \nSobeys promised to publish an updated plan for finishing their transition but has yet to share how and when they plan to fulfill their cage-free promise. \nWe’re urging Sobeys to publish a time-bound plan for fulfilling their pledge to eliminate extreme confinement for hens in their egg supply chain. \nLearn about our current Canadian campaign here: https://empireofgreed.ca \nWe will be at the Sobeys located at 24 Fort York Blvd\, Toronto\, ON M5V\, Canada\, Saturday\, October 25\, 2025\, at 1 PM to inform the public about this issue and hold them accountable to their promise. \nWe will have a banner\, signs\, and leaflets to use the day of. Come with yourself and bonus if you can bring a friend! \nBy attending this and other Mercy For Animals events\, you agree to our Volunteer Terms (https://mercyforanimals.org/volunteer-terms/) and Volunteer Handbook (https://file-cdn.mercyforanimals.org/…/MFA-Volunteer…). \nIf you have any questions feel free to message me on Facebook or by email at animalsmatter@hotmail.com. \nThank you\,\nKelli Demontneay See less URL:https://animalrightstoronto.com/event/empire-of-greed-cage-free-campaign-4/ LOCATION:Ontario CATEGORIES:Protest or Rally ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://animalrightstoronto.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_3972.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20251011T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251011T183000 DTSTAMP:20260417T082434 CREATED:20251010T195744Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251010T225839Z UID:11332-1760196600-1760207400@animalrightstoronto.com SUMMARY:Marineland Protest - Save the Belugas DESCRIPTION:We’ll be at Marineland tomorrow\, Saturday 11 Oct\, 3:30 to 6:30pm… FB event page: \nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/s/marineland-protest-save-the-be/812682314781648/ \nWhile many groups seem resigned to letting the Holer family euthanize the belugas\, others have hope. All levels of government are quiet\, yet they’re the ones who could bring together experts to decide and force the best solution for the belugas. The protest aims to highlight solutions while calling on Marineland to let them live. URL:https://animalrightstoronto.com/event/marineland-protest-save-the-belugas/ LOCATION:Marineland\, 7657 Portage Road\, Niagara\, Ontario\, Canada CATEGORIES:Animal Justice,Protest or Rally ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://animalrightstoronto.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Marineland_save_the_belugas.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250913T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250913T143000 DTSTAMP:20260417T082434 CREATED:20250814T213131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250814T213131Z UID:9771-1757770200-1757773800@animalrightstoronto.com SUMMARY:Empire of Greed - Cage-Free Campaign DESCRIPTION:Sobeys is a “Proud Sponsor” of the Blue Jays for giveaways\, posts\, etc. \nThey have been in partnership and boasted this for years. \nThe Blue Jays games are highly attended and offer a perfect opportunity for us to raise awareness amongst a large audience.\nWe will be targeting the Rogers Centre as it located very close to the Sobeys location we’ve been targeting most heavily with demos and tactics!” \nJoin Mercy For Animals volunteers to demand Sobeys to publish a time-bound plan for fulfilling their pledge to eliminate extreme confinement for hens in their egg supply chain. \nIn 2016\, Sobeys and their parent company\, Empire\, publicly promised to stop sourcing eggs from caged hens by 2025. \nYears later\, despite ruling over some of Canada’s largest and most profitable grocery brands\, Empire retracted their commitment deadline in 2021\, stating that they would not meet their original deadline. \nSobeys promised to publish an updated plan for finishing their transition but has yet to share how and when they plan to fulfill their cage-free promise. \nWe’re urging Sobeys to publish a time-bound plan for fulfilling their pledge to eliminate extreme confinement for hens in their egg supply chain. \nLearn about our current Canadian campaign here: https://empireofgreed.ca \nWe will be at Rogers Centre\,1 Blue Jays Way\,Toronto\, ON M5V 1J1. Saturday\, September 13th\, 2025\, at 1:30 PM to 230 PM to inform the public about this issue and hold them accountable to their promise. \nWe will have a banner\, signs\, and leaflets to use the day of. Come with yourself and bonus if you can bring a friend! \nBy attending this and other Mercy For Animals events\, you agree to our Volunteer Terms (https://mercyforanimals.org/volunteer-terms/) and Volunteer Handbook (https://file-cdn.mercyforanimals.org/…/MFA-Volunteer…). \nIf you have any questions feel free to message me on Facebook or by email at animalsmatter@hotmail.com. \nThank you\,\nKelli Demontneay URL:https://animalrightstoronto.com/event/empire-of-greed-cage-free-campaign-3/ LOCATION:Blue Jays Rogers Centre\, 1 Blue Jays Way\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada CATEGORIES:Protest or Rally ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://animalrightstoronto.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/empire_of_greed.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250830T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250830T130000 DTSTAMP:20260417T082434 CREATED:20250821T012846Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250821T012846Z UID:9855-1756555200-1756558800@animalrightstoronto.com SUMMARY:Make Cages History - Protest at Sobeys + Brave the Cage Challenge DESCRIPTION:IT’S TIME TO MAKE CAGES HISTORY. \nSobeys is still supporting cruel cage confinement for hens — despite growing public outcry and the cage-free commitments made by their leadership team.\nJoin us outside Sobeys to s \ntand up for animals and call on them to go 100% cage-free. Together\, we can demand better and show that compassionate consumers won’t accept cruelty on grocery store shelves. \n🔥 FEATURED ACTION: Brave the Cage Challenge \nEver wonder what it’s like to live in a cage like millions of hens do every day? \nStep into the experience. \nWe’re challenging customers and supporters to spend 5 minutes in a cramped cage — and walk away with $20 cash as a thank-you for your courage and empathy. 💸 \n📢 What to Expect:\n✅ Peaceful protest with signs and outreach\n✅ The Brave the Cage station\n✅ Great community energy! \nBring your voice\, and your passion. Let’s send a clear message: It’s time for Sobeys to make cages history!\nHosted by Animal Justice \nNote: Please check the Facebook event page for updates. URL:https://animalrightstoronto.com/event/make-cages-history-protest-at-sobeys-brave-the-cage-challenge-2/ LOCATION:Sobeys – 22 Fort York Blvd\, 22 Fort York Blvd\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5V 3Z2\, Canada CATEGORIES:Animal Justice,Pressure Campaign,Protest or Rally ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://animalrightstoronto.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Sobeys_protest.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Animal Justice":MAILTO:info@animaljustice.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250809T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250809T120000 DTSTAMP:20260417T082434 CREATED:20250808T002751Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250808T002844Z UID:9686-1754740800-1754740800@animalrightstoronto.com SUMMARY:Vigil for the Animals Who Lost Their Lives to St. Joseph's Hospital DESCRIPTION:Join us for a peaceful vigil to honor the lives of the dogs\, pigs and rodents who were subjected to painful outdated experiments conducted by St. Joseph’s Hospital. These innocent animals suffered and died and we will remember them and the lives they didn’t have the chance to live. \nWhat to Expect:\n🌸 A memorial space will be set up with a banner\, photos of some of the animals that have been killed\, and flowers.\n🕯️ We will stand in solidarity\, share words\, and reflect with a moment of silence.\n💌 You are invited to bring letters\, toys\, drawings\, or flowers to lay at the memorial. \nThis vigil is not just a moment of remembrance\, it’s a call for change. It’s time that the hospital stops forcing animals to endure highly invasive horrific experiments such as heart heart attacks lasting up to 3 hours\, and commit to replacing animal testing with modern\, ethical alternatives. \nAll are welcome. Let’s show St. Joseph’s Hospital that these animals’ lives mattered\, that it is time to halt the killing and release the dogs and pigs for rehoming. \nTo learn more about the experiences of the animals who lost their lives in secret experiments at St. Joseph’s Hospital\, watch our exposé: https://youtu.be/dJzpBk0ISpU URL:https://animalrightstoronto.com/event/vigil-for-the-animals-who-lost-their-lives-to-st-josephs-hospital/ LOCATION:Outside St. Joseph’s Hospital\, 268 Grosvenor St\, London\, Ontario\, Canada CATEGORIES:Animal Justice,Protest or Rally ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://animalrightstoronto.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Vigil_for_tortured_animals.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Animal Justice":MAILTO:info@animaljustice.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250802T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250802T130000 DTSTAMP:20260417T082434 CREATED:20250723T002946Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250723T002946Z UID:9530-1754136000-1754139600@animalrightstoronto.com SUMMARY:Make Cages History - Protest at Sobeys + Brave the Cage Challenge DESCRIPTION:IT’S TIME TO MAKE CAGES HISTORY. \nSobeys is still supporting cruel cage confinement for hens — despite growing public outcry and the cage-free commitments made by their leadership team. \nJoin us outside Sobeys to stand up for animals and call on them to go 100% cage-free. Together\, we can demand better and show that compassionate consumers won’t accept cruelty on grocery store shelves. \n🔥 FEATURED ACTION: Brave the Cage Challenge \nEver wonder what it’s like to live in a cage like millions of hens do every day? \nStep into the experience. \nWe’re challenging customers and supporters to spend 5 minutes in a cramped cage — and walk away with $20 cash as a thank-you for your courage and empathy. 💸 \nCan you #BraveTheCage? Tag your friends\, take a photo\, and challenge others to do the same! \n📢 What to Expect:\n✅ Peaceful protest with signs and outreach\n✅ The Brave the Cage station\n✅ Great community energy! \nBring your voice\, and your passion. Let’s send a clear message: It’s time for Sobeys to make cages history! \nNote: Please check the Facebook event page for updates. URL:https://animalrightstoronto.com/event/make-cages-history-protest-at-sobeys-brave-the-cage-challenge/ LOCATION:Sobeys – 22 Fort York Blvd\, 22 Fort York Blvd\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5V 3Z2\, Canada CATEGORIES:Animal Justice,Protest or Rally ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://animalrightstoronto.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Sobeys_protest.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250719T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250719T130000 DTSTAMP:20260417T082434 CREATED:20250706T001559Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250706T002100Z UID:9267-1752930000-1752930000@animalrightstoronto.com SUMMARY:"Empire of Greed" Cage-Free Campaign DESCRIPTION:Please share the event! The campaign has now launched! \nJoin Mercy For Animals volunteers to demand Sobeys to publish a time-bound plan for fulfilling their pledge to eliminate extreme confinement for hens in their egg supply chain. \nIn 2016\, Sobeys and their parent company\, Empire\, publicly promised to stop sourcing eggs from caged hens by 2025.\nYears later\, despite ruling over some of Canada’s largest and most profitable grocery brands\, Empire retracted their commitment deadline in 2021\, stating that they would not meet their original deadline. \nSobeys promised to publish an updated plan for finishing their transition but has yet to share how and when they plan to fulfill their cage-free promise. \nWe’re urging Sobeys to publish a time-bound plan for fulfilling their pledge to eliminate extreme confinement for hens in their egg supply chain. \nLearn about our current Canadian campaign here: https://empireofgreed.ca \nWe will be at the Sobeys located at 24 Fort York Blvd\, Toronto\, ON M5V\, Canada\, Saturday\, July 19\, 2025\, at 1 PM to inform the public about this issue and hold them accountable to their promise. \nWe will have a banner\, signs\, and leaflets to use the day of. Come with yourself and bonus if you can bring a friend! \nBy attending this and other Mercy For Animals events\, you agree to our Volunteer Terms (https://mercyforanimals.org/volunteer-terms/) and Volunteer Handbook (https://file-cdn.mercyforanimals.org/…/MFA-Volunteer…). \nIf you have any questions feel free to message me on Facebook or by email at animalsmatter@hotmail.com. \nThank you\,\nKelli Demontneay URL:https://animalrightstoronto.com/event/empire-of-greed-cage-free-campaign-2/ LOCATION:24 Ford York Blvd\, 24 Fort York Blvd\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5V 0R6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Protest or Rally ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://animalrightstoronto.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/empire_of_greed.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250719T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250719T140000 DTSTAMP:20260417T082434 CREATED:20250702T181729Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T182342Z UID:9223-1752919200-1752933600@animalrightstoronto.com SUMMARY:Exposing Ontario's neglect Animal Welfare Crisis DESCRIPTION:Exposing Ontario’s Neglected Animal Welfare Crisis\n#Justice for Dakota and all animals left to suffer\n#ITSABOUTTHEM \nA peaceful demonstration ON July 19th. 2025\nIn Niagara Falls\, Ontario\n10am to 2pm \nPlease mark your calendar\, make your signs\, and invite your friends. This event is being put on by Humane Initiative. You can visit their website at humaneinitiative.org. More info can be found there. \n\nAnimals are suffering\nRescues and shelters are full\, closed to intakes\nAbusers left unpunished – left to continue harming animals\nRescues and sanctuaries are being forced to hold animals that Animal Welfare Services have no ability to\nOntario’s government-run animal welfare legislation and enforcement system is completely broken\nLegislation and underlying regulations are very weak and vague\, making compliance nearly impossible\nResponse times to animal-in-need calls take days or weeks\nInspectors woefully under-resourced\nBreeders not licensed\nNo accountability to the taxpayers of Ontario\nOver 70% of the annual budget is spent on salaries\, not services\n\nThere will be parking at the travel agency located on Stanley Ave. We have spoken to them and they know we are protesting that day. There is also parking on side streets\, just be mindful of where you can park. Even if you can’t make it for the whole time from 10am to 2pm\, any part of the protest you can be there helps gets their voices heard. It’s time the government knows we want a legestion that protects the animals of Ontario.\nThank- you \nNote: Please check the Facebook event page for updates. URL:https://animalrightstoronto.com/event/exposing-ontarios-neglect-animal-welfare-crisis/ LOCATION:Hwy 420 & Stanley Ave\, ON-420 & Stanley Ave\, Niagara Falls\, Ontario\, L2G 3X1\, Canada CATEGORIES:Protest or Rally ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://animalrightstoronto.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Animal_welfare_crisis_protest.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250624T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250624T140000 DTSTAMP:20260417T082434 CREATED:20250612T024854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250612T024954Z UID:8928-1750770000-1750773600@animalrightstoronto.com SUMMARY:Empire of Greed! Cage-Free Campaign! DESCRIPTION:Join Mercy For Animals volunteers to demand Sobeys to publish a time-bound plan for fulfilling their pledge to eliminate extreme confinement for hens in their egg supply chain. We will be out front of Sobeys corporate office voicing for the chickens. \nIn 2016\, Sobeys and their parent company\, Empire\, publicly promised to stop sourcing eggs from caged hens by 2025. \nYears later\, despite ruling over some of Canada’s largest and most profitable grocery brands\, Empire retracted their commitment deadline in 2021\, stating that they would not meet their original deadline. \nSobeys promised to publish an updated plan for finishing their transition but has yet to share how and when they plan to fulfill their cage-free promise. \nWe’re urging Sobeys to publish a time-bound plan for fulfilling their pledge to eliminate extreme confinement for hens in their egg supply chain. \nLearn about our current Canadian campaign here: https://empireofgreed.ca \nWe will be at the Sobeys located at 4980 Tahoe Blvd\, Mississauga\, ON L4W 0C7\, Canada\, Tuesday\, June 24\, at 1 PM to inform the public about this issue and hold them accountable to their promise. \nWe will have a banner\, signs\, and leaflets to use the day of. Come with yourself and bonus if you can bring a friend! \nBy attending this and other Mercy For Animals events\, you agree to our Volunteer Terms (https://mercyforanimals.org/volunteer-terms/) and Volunteer Handbook (https://file-cdn.mercyforanimals.org/…/MFA-Volunteer…).\nThis will be a peaceful protest! \nIf you have any questions feel free to message me on Facebook or by email at animalsmatter@hotmail.com \nThank you\,\nKelli Demontnea URL:https://animalrightstoronto.com/event/empire-of-greed-cage-free-campaign/ LOCATION:4980 Tahoe Blvd.\, 4980 Tahoe Blvd\, Mississauga\, Ontario\, L4W 0C7\, Canada CATEGORIES:Protest or Rally ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://animalrightstoronto.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/empire_of_greed.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250624T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250624T130000 DTSTAMP:20260417T082434 CREATED:20250606T223900Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250606T223900Z UID:8867-1750766400-1750770000@animalrightstoronto.com SUMMARY:RALLY: Animal Justice in Court to Block Return of Ag Gag Law DESCRIPTION:Ontario’s dangerous ag gag law—which punishes whistleblowers and hides animal abuse— is back in court. After a judge struck down much of the law as unconstitutional last year\, the province filed an appeal in an attempt to overturn our hard-fought legal victory. Join Animal Justice and friends for a powerful rally outside the Ontario Court of Appeal as we return to the courtroom to defend the ruling. \nThe appeal will be heard by the Ontario Court of Appeal on Tuesday\, June 24 & Wednesday\, June 25. We need you there to show the court—and the public—that Canadians won’t accept laws that cover up cruelty and silence the truth about abuse at farms and slaughterhouses. Join us in an eye-catching rally\,  and help us spread the message that ag gag laws have NO place in Canada! \nSigns will be provided\, and you are welcome to bring your own. Bring your friends\, family\, and fellow advocates! \nNote: Please check the Faceboook event page for updates. URL:https://animalrightstoronto.com/event/rally-animal-justice-in-court-to-block-return-of-ag-gag-law/ LOCATION:Outside the Ontario Court of Appeal\, Osgoode Hall\, 130 Queen Street West\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Osgoode Hall\, 130 Queen Street West\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada CATEGORIES:Animal Justice,Court Case,Court Rally,Political Campaign,Protest or Rally ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://animalrightstoronto.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ag-gag-hearing-blog-banner.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Animal Justice":MAILTO:info@animaljustice.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250528T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250528T160000 DTSTAMP:20260417T082434 CREATED:20250523T215332Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250523T215501Z UID:8709-1748448000-1748448000@animalrightstoronto.com SUMMARY:Ontario Rally and Vigil for Endangered Species DESCRIPTION:Join us to stand up for species-at-risk and our shared natural ecosystems! We will take over Queen’s Park to speak for the animals\, plants and fungi the Ford government seems to think are expendable. \nBring your flora\, fauna and fungi art\, costumes\, signs and lets make sure this government knows: species at risk are not red tape\, habitats are not for sale and First Nations’ rights are not optional. \nThe Ford government’s latest attempted land-grab–Bill 5– proposes to repeal Ontario’s Endangered Species Act and utterly abandon the province’s commitment to protecting wildlife and their habitats\, sacrificing them on the alter of corporate profits and hand-outs to big developers\, all in the middle of a biodiversity crisis. \nBill 5 also proposes to give unprecedented\, undemocratic amd unconstitutional powers to the provincial government through the designation of “Special Economic Zones” which would be above the law\, trampling on Indigenous Rights and community consultation. URL:https://animalrightstoronto.com/event/ontario-rally-and-vigil-for-endangered-species/ LOCATION:Queen’s Park\, 1 Queen's Park Cres W\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada CATEGORIES:Protest or Rally ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://animalrightstoronto.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/stop_bill_5.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250413T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250413T140000 DTSTAMP:20260417T082434 CREATED:20250404T201549Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250404T201549Z UID:8247-1744549200-1744552800@animalrightstoronto.com SUMMARY:Protest Whole Food for Failing Chickens DESCRIPTION:Join Mercy For Animals volunteers to demand that Whole Foods stop sourcing Frankenchickens—birds selectively bred to grow monstrously large unnaturally fast. \nWe are working hard to expose the truth behind the chicken industry’s continued use of Frankenchickens and to pressure Whole Foods\, who pledged to stop sourcing them by 2024\, to keep their promise and publish a plan for banning Frankenchickens from their supply chain. Learn more about the campaign here: https://frankenchickens.com/ \nWe will be at the Whole Foods located at 87 Avenue Rd\, Toronto\, ON M5R 3R9 Saturday\, April 13 at 1 PM to inform the public about this issue and hold them accountable to their promise. We will have a banner\, signs\, and leaflets to use the day of. Come with yourself and bonus if you can bring a friend! \nBy attending this and other Mercy For Animals events\, you agree to our Volunteer Terms (https://mercyforanimals.org/volunteer-terms/) and Volunteer Handbook. \nIf you have any questions feel free to message me on Facebook or by email at animalsmatter@hotmail.com.\nThank you\,\nKelli Demontneay \nNote: Please check the Facebook event page for updates. URL:https://animalrightstoronto.com/event/protest-whole-food-for-failing-chickens/ LOCATION:Whole Food Market Avenue Rd\, 87 Avenue Rd\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada CATEGORIES:Protest or Rally ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://animalrightstoronto.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Whole_food_failing_chickens.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250222T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250222T150000 DTSTAMP:20260417T082434 CREATED:20250202T202447Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250202T202554Z UID:7548-1740232800-1740236400@animalrightstoronto.com SUMMARY:Protest Whole Foods for Failing Chickens DESCRIPTION:Join Mercy For Animals volunteers to demand that Whole Foods stop sourcing Frankenchickens—birds selectively bred to grow monstrously large unnaturally fast. \nWe are working hard to expose the truth behind the chicken industry’s continued use of Frankenchickens and to pressure Whole Foods\, who pledged to stop sourcing them by 2024\, to keep their promise and publish a plan for banning Frankenchickens from their supply chain. Learn more about the campaign here: https://frankenchickens.com/ \nWe will be at the Whole Foods located at 87 Avenue Rd\, Toronto\, ON M5R 3R9 Saturday\, February 22 at 2 PM to inform the public about this issue and hold them accountable to their promise. We will have a banner\, signs\, and leaflets to use the day of. Come with yourself and bonus if you can bring a friend! \nBy attending this and other Mercy For Animals events\, you agree to our Volunteer Terms (https://mercyforanimals.org/volunteer-terms/) and Volunteer Handbook (https://file-cdn.mercyforanimals.org/…/MFA-Volunteer…) \nIf you have any questions feel free to message me on Facebook or by email at animalsmatter@hotmail.com.\nThank you\,\nKelli Demontneay \nNote: Please check the Facebook event page for updates. URL:https://animalrightstoronto.com/event/protest-whole-foods-for-failing-chickens-3/ LOCATION:Whole Food Market Avenue Rd\, 87 Avenue Rd\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada CATEGORIES:Protest or Rally ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://animalrightstoronto.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Whole_food_failing_chickens.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241214T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241214T140000 DTSTAMP:20260417T082434 CREATED:20241117T153516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241117T153516Z UID:6652-1734181200-1734184800@animalrightstoronto.com SUMMARY:Protest Whole Foods for Failing Chickens DESCRIPTION:Join Mercy For Animals volunteers to demand that Whole Foods stop sourcing Frankenchickens—birds selectively bred to grow monstrously large unnaturally fast. \nWe are working hard to expose the truth behind the chicken industry’s continued use of Frankenchickens and to pressure Whole Foods\, who pledged to stop sourcing them by 2024\, to keep their promise and publish a plan for banning Frankenchickens from their supply chain. Learn more about the campaign here: https://frankenchickens.com/ \nWe will be at the Whole Foods located at 87 Avenue Rd\, Toronto\, ON M5R 3R9 on Saturday\, December 14/24 at 1 PM to inform the public about this issue and hold them accountable to their promise. We will have a banner\, signs\, and leaflets to use the day of. Come with yourself and bonus if you can bring a friend! \nBy attending this and other Mercy For Animals events\, you agree to our Volunteer Terms (https://mercyforanimals.org/volunteer-terms/) and Volunteer Handbook (https://file-cdn.mercyforanimals.org/…/MFA-Volunteer…)\nIf you have any questions feel free to message me on Facebook or by email at animalsmatter@hotmail.com. \nThank you\,\nKelli Demontneay \nNote: Please check the Facebook event page for updates. URL:https://animalrightstoronto.com/event/protest-whole-foods-for-failing-chickens-2/ LOCATION:Whole Food Market Avenue Rd\, 87 Avenue Rd\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada CATEGORIES:Protest or Rally ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://animalrightstoronto.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Whole_Food_chicken_cruelty.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241110T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241110T150000 DTSTAMP:20260417T082434 CREATED:20241105T051127Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241105T052059Z UID:6537-1731243600-1731250800@animalrightstoronto.com SUMMARY:Tormenting Animals is Not Entertainment DESCRIPTION:Peaceful demonstration outside of CNE against Royal Rodeo\, which includes bronc riding and bull riding. \nInitially this was scheduled for 2:00 pm\, but it will in fact start at 1:00 pm since the rodeo starts at 2:00\, and all the attendees will be inside the building in their seats by then. URL:https://animalrightstoronto.com/event/tormenting-animals-is-not-entertainment/ LOCATION:Prince’s Gates\, CNE\, 11 Princes' Blvd\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M6K 3C3\, Canada CATEGORIES:Protest or Rally ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://animalrightstoronto.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/rodeo-pic.bull_.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Canadians":MAILTO:canadiansforanimalprotection@rogers.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241105T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241105T150000 DTSTAMP:20260417T082434 CREATED:20241104T022442Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241104T022453Z UID:6515-1730818800-1730818800@animalrightstoronto.com SUMMARY:Protesting the Royal Ag in Toronto DESCRIPTION:Join us for a peaceful demonstration\, on the public sidewalk\, to protest the use and abuse of the live animals inside the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. \nIn the morning\, from 9am\, there will be a vigil for the cows\, organized by Toronto Cow Save. Witness cows\, gentle individuals\, arriving at St. Helen’s Meat Packers\, just adjacent to the Stockyards Shopping Centre\, a few steps away at Keele and St Clair. \nNote: Please check the Facebook event page for updates. URL:https://animalrightstoronto.com/event/protesting-the-royal-ag-in-toronto/ LOCATION:Prince’s Gates\, CNE\, 11 Princes' Blvd\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M6K 3C3\, Canada CATEGORIES:Protest or Rally ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://animalrightstoronto.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Protesting_Royal_Torture_Fair.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20241019T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20241019T130000 DTSTAMP:20260417T082434 CREATED:20241007T020054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241007T020054Z UID:6236-1729339200-1729342800@animalrightstoronto.com SUMMARY:Protest Whole Foods for Failing Chickens DESCRIPTION:Join Mercy For Animals volunteers to demand that Whole Foods stop sourcing Frankenchickens—birds selectively bred to grow monstrously large unnaturally fast. \nWe are working hard to expose the truth behind the chicken industry’s continued use of Frankenchickens and to pressure Whole Foods\, who pledged to stop sourcing them by 2024\, to keep their promise and publish a plan for banning Frankenchickens from their supply chain. Learn more about the campaign here: https://frankenchickens.com/ \nWe will be at the Whole Foods located at 87 Avenue Rd\, Toronto\, ON M5R 3R9 Saturday\, October 19/24 at 1pm to inform the public about this issue and hold them accountable to their promise. We will have a banner\, signs\, and leaflets to use the day of. Come with yourself and bonus if you can bring a friend! \nBy attending this and other Mercy For Animals events\, you agree to our Volunteer Terms (https://mercyforanimals.org/volunteer-terms/) and Volunteer Handbook (https://file-cdn.mercyforanimals.org/…/MFA-Volunteer…)\nIf you have any questions feel free to message me on Facebook or by email at animalsmatter@hotmail.com. \nThank you\,\nKelli Demontneay \nNote: Please check the Facebook event page for updates. URL:https://animalrightstoronto.com/event/protest-whole-foods-for-failing-chickens/ LOCATION:Whole Food Market Avenue Rd\, 87 Avenue Rd\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada CATEGORIES:Protest or Rally ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://animalrightstoronto.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Whole_Food_chicken_cruelty.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240907T073000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240907T090000 DTSTAMP:20260417T082434 CREATED:20240905T232634Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240905T232752Z UID:5782-1725694200-1725699600@animalrightstoronto.com SUMMARY:Toronto: Urge Pharrell Williams to nix cruel animal skins DESCRIPTION:Please join local PETA supporters outside the Pharrell Williams’ Piece by Piece documentary and biopic screening at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) to call out Pharrell\, Louis Vuitton’s men’s creative director\, for his disgraceful use of wild animal skins and fur in his collections. \nAnimals raised and killed for fur are confined to tiny\, filthy cages before they’re electrocuted\, bludgeoned\, gassed\, or even skinned alive. A PETA Asia investigation into slaughterhouses in Indonesia that supply LVMH shows snakes being inflated with water\, bashed with hammers\, and cut with razors while likely still conscious. PETA entities have also documented how workers in the fashion industry hack at crocodiles’ necks and shove metal rods down their spines\, chop off conscious lizards’ heads with machetes\, and electrically stun ostriches before slitting their throats in full view of their terrified flockmates. \nWe are calling on Pharrell to stop being complicit in cruelty and help pull Louis Vuitton out of the dark ages by shunning the antiquated use of animal skins. \nTo learn more and to take action please visit: https://support.peta.org/page/70082/action/1?locale=en-US \nHere are the details: \nWHEN: Saturday\, September 7th\, 2024 7:30am – 9am ET \nWHERE: Scotiabank Theatre: 259 Richmond St W\, Toronto\, ON M5V 3M6\, Canada (Please see map here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ziTYr7fmHhVHXG8p6) \nCONTACT: Racheli Holstein\, RacheliH@peta.org \nAll materials (such as posters and leaflets) will be provided. \nPlease wear business-professional clothing and dress sharply. Looking uniform helps our message come across much stronger! \nPlease refrain from bringing dogs as there may not be shade or a safe place for them to lie down during the protest. \nNote that reserved parking will not be available\, and please be prepared for the weather. \nOutreach events are a fun and effective way to help animals as well as meet local advocates\, so be sure to invite others! URL:https://animalrightstoronto.com/event/toronto-urge-pharrell-williams-to-nix-cruel-animal-skins/ LOCATION:Scotiabank Theatre\, 142 John St.\, Toronto\, ON\, M5V 2E3\, Canada CATEGORIES:Protest or Rally ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://animalrightstoronto.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/6b7cf547-5d8c-440f-9100-c6aba79a4b71.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240830T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240830T133000 DTSTAMP:20260417T082434 CREATED:20240828T224324Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240828T224459Z UID:5645-1725024600-1725024600@animalrightstoronto.com SUMMARY:Protest the CNE's FARM DESCRIPTION:Live animals are on display in the FARM building during the CNE’s Exhibition. We’ll be at the Princes’s Gates\, staying on public property\, to protest. \nWe’ll have large banners and signs – or you can create your own. \nJoin us for the animals\, join us to protest the deceitful story that the public are told\, join us for the day to protest speciesism. URL:https://animalrightstoronto.com/event/protest-the-cnes-farm/ LOCATION:Prince’s Gates\, CNE\, 11 Princes' Blvd\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M6K 3C3\, Canada CATEGORIES:Protest or Rally ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://animalrightstoronto.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Protest_CNE_FARM.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR