Humane Education for K-12 with Teachkind’s Lisbet Chiriboga, and “Wolf Walk” at the Vancouver International Film Festival


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This show features an interview with Lisbet Chiriboga, the Program Manager of the TeachKind Humane Education Program which promotes compassion for animals through free lessons, virtual classroom presentations, materials, advice, online resources, and more.

Wilbur the rescue kitty, loved and safe now.

We first start this episode with a short interview with local animal activist Jen Dobell, who has recently rescued a cat from a very poor living situation where he was kept locked in a cage in a garage for the last 3 years! Jen tells the rescue story of (now named) Wilbur, and the on-going need of this kitty she has made a promise to in rehabilitating him to a happy life. 

If you would like to donate to the GoFund me fundraiser to help with Wilbur’s large vet costs, you can make a secure donation here, and Wilbur thanks you for it. He now has a second chance at life!

“Wolf Walk” at Vancouver International Film Festival

Jean-Michel Bertrand (The Valley of the Wolves, VIFF 17) is back with another stunning eco-adventure spectacle in this year’s VIFF presentation of the film “Wolf Walk” aka “Marche Avec Les Loups”. This time, his backdrop is the margins of the French Alps; he’s on a quest to document young wolves as they break off from their pack with the aim of fending for themselves and, eventually, finding mates. The director begins his quest by pinpointing four mountain passes through which the wolves might travel; he then sets up remote cameras at the spots and pitches camp in a rocky cave to monitor and plan.

Bertrand works with an obsessive zeal, and his dedication is the viewer’s reward: what unfolds under his gaze is engaging and beautiful, not least for the sharp clarity of the digital images. This film is a treat for nature lovers, but it also comes with some important animal rights themes, with regards to wolf populations, and de-populating. We see the exact parallels between what authorities think of wolves in France, as beings “pests”, and how they are often viewed here in BC and Alberta, also as pests as well who threaten the populations of other animals, and thus there are government-sanctioned programs to kill and “de-populate” them.

In this short review, our co-host Alison speaks on the themes of advocacy for the wolves and the goal to strip away the archaic negative characterizations of wolves that go back to medieval times.

To buy your ticket for “Wolf Walk”, go to www.viff.org



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