
Camille Labchuk’s journey toward veganism began at 12 and was motivated by a desire to distance herself from the cruelty associated with dairy and egg production. Photo by Abdul Matin Sarfraz for Canada’s National Observer

Defending animal rights means never eating your clients
Growing up on Prince Edward Island, Camille Labchuk lived with a coterie of domestic animals, including cats, hamsters, rabbits, and ducks. But at age nine, she became aware of the darker side of human-animal relationships. Television footage of the commercial seal kill near her home profoundly impacted her, sparking a lifelong commitment to animal welfare.
“I couldn’t believe that people were clubbing baby seals over the head and then skinning them for their fur,” said Labchuk. “My experience with animals until that day had mostly been that people were kind and loving toward their companion animals. That was when I first … realized that sometimes animals suffered at our hands.”
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