Nova Scotia, Vegan Subway Notices and Sea Shepherd

Just got back from a visit to Nova Scotia - staying with friends in Lunenburg (near Halifax). It was an amazing vacation seeing the beautiful natural areas -sea, beach, Bay and hills, the historically preserved areas and architecture of Lunenburg and breathing in the fresh clean air. With all that, we had a couple of great vegan moments that I want to share.

On our way up the NS we spent an afternoon in Boston. While we were on the subway, we noticed an advertisement for becoming vegan (see photo above). It was graphic, animals in cages and clearly not in good shape and said and showed it "all" on one small sign. I couldn't take my eyes off of it and had to take a picture of it. It gave me such hope to see it prominently placed on a subway that carries lots of people every day.

It says:

Bigger cages won't end their suffering

New Laws won't Protect them

Your donation won't save their lives

BUT you can make a difference - Become a VEGAN

sponsored by Bostonvegan.org

It started my trip off with an incredibly unexpected and wonderful message!

Then, when we got to Lunenburg, we discovered that the Sea Shepherd ship "Farley Mowat" was sitting in the harbor behind where we were staying. It turns out that the ship made it's presence known during the Canadian seal hunt and since the Canadian government warned them that they would seize them if they approached past a certain point (and they did). The government impounded the ship and it is now docked in Lunenburg harbor. I was told this by someone on the dock who seemed to know quite a bit about the situation. It was quite thrilling being able to see this ship so close up. It represents the incredible commitment of those individuals who risk their lives to protect animals. I went to the dock to see it every day that I was there.
So, I guess you could say I had a vacation that just reinforced my commitment to be a vegan.