At ARK II Canadian Animal Rights Network, we believe that compassion must extend to every corner of our lives, including what we wear. Fashion has long been celebrated as a form of expression, creativity, and culture. But when the threads of style are woven from suffering, it’s time to question what we’re really wearing. Animals are not fabric. Every feather, fibre, and hide taken from an animal represents a life, one that was capable of feeling pain, fear, and affection.…

At ARK II Canadian Animal Rights Network, our mission has always been clear: to protect animals, their habitats, and the health of the planet. Every forest cleared, every ocean polluted, every species lost tells the same story, that the fate of animals and the fate of the environment are inseparable from our own. From the campaign trail to the classroom, ARK II has worked alongside environmental and animal welfare organizations to confront some of the most pressing issues of our…

At ARK II Canadian Animal Rights Network, we believe that animals are not here to perform, amuse, or decorate human spaces. They exist for their own purposes, to live freely, express natural behaviours, and thrive in their native habitats. Animals are not entertainers. Yet, across Canada and around the world, countless animals are still confined, trained, and exploited for human amusement - in circuses, zoos, aquariums, marine “parks,” films, television, commercials, and travelling animal shows. ARK II is opposed to…

Every spring, off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, one of the world’s largest wildlife massacres unfolds on the ice. The victims are not fish or livestock, they are baby seals, struck down in Canada’s commercial seal hunt, a practice that remains the largest slaughter of marine mammals on Earth. Since 2004, more than 1.3 million seals have been killed, most of them just weeks old, hunted primarily for their pelts. Despite decades of public outcry, government subsidies, and international…

Environmental Manipulation and Abuse of Nature for an Outdated Blood Sport In Canada, we often pride ourselves on our connection to the natural world, the wilderness that stretches from coast to coast, home to moose, bears, wolves, deer, and countless bird species. But this same wilderness is also the stage for one of the most outdated and brutal traditions still permitted today: sports hunting. ARK II stands firmly against sports hunting in all its forms. It is not conservation, it…

For the Animals, the Environment, and You! Across Canada, more and more people are rethinking what’s on their plates, and what that means for animals, the planet, and their own health. From bustling urban cafés in Toronto and Vancouver to small-town community co-ops, the rise of vegetarian and vegan lifestyles reflects a growing awareness that our daily choices have profound ethical and ecological consequences. Thousands of Canadians, and millions more across North America, now identify as vegetarian or vegan. This…

Keep It Wild! From the rugged coastlines of British Columbia to the boreal forests of Ontario and the tundra of the North, Canada is home to one of the richest arrays of wildlife on Earth. Our vast landscapes shelter moose and beavers, foxes and owls, songbirds and seals - each species playing a vital role in the delicate balance of our ecosystems. Yet in the face of urban expansion, pollution, habitat loss, and human interference, wild animals across Canada face…