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The Eby Farmstead in Waterloo Park has created controversy due to some backlash received from the student club at the University of Waterloo called the University of Waterloo Animal Rights Society. The farm, which has operated for over 50 years, currently houses a pig, chickens, donkeys, a zebu calf, peacocks, miniature horses, sheep, alpacas, llamas…
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On the evening of Friday, Mar. 8, a group of local activists joined together at the intersection of University Avenue and Seagram Drive to rally against Canada Goose, the Canadian winter apparel brand that actively and primarily uses animal textiles for their products. Stephanie Lennon, president of the University of Waterloo Animal Rights Society, was…
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Picture your student apartment. Itโs most likely small, maybe a little dirty, but nonetheless, itโs your home. You can come and go as you please. You even have the freedom to move if it isnโt the perfect fit. Now think about having the inability to leave. Think about your apartment having no doors, no windows.…


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