Amy Soranno

Amy Soranno (born 1993/1994) is a Canadian animal rights activist in British Columbia and a former teen beauty queen.[1]

Amy Soranno
Amy Soranno (2020)
Born
Amy Soranno

1993/1994 (age 26–27)
NationalityCanadian
Known forAnimal rights activism
Home townVernon, British Columbia
TitlePrincess Silver Star 2010

Pageantry

Soranno was a participant in the 2010 Queen Silver Star Excellence program run by the Vernon Winter Carnival.[2] She won the title of "Princess Silver Star".[3][4]

Health issues

Around the age of 20, Soranno went from being healthy to becoming chronically ill and was diagnosed with POTS at age 20.[5] After seeing 14 different specialists in Canada, she sought help in the US.[5] She was diagnosed in November 2013 with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS).[5] She has also been diagnosed with Lyme disease and Sjögren syndrome.[6] At one point she was confined to her bed 90% of the time.[7]

By 2015 her family had spent over $30,000 in medical treatments for her, including visits to the US.[7] Her family created a documentary about her case to garner support, releasing it in May 2015, to coincide with Lyme Disease Awareness Month.[7] They established a fundraising campaign for her medical expenses on GoFundMe.[7]

Activism

Soranno is part of an animal rights movement called "Meat the Victims", which originated in Australia.[1] She engaged in the first Meat the Victims action in Canada.[1] In that action, they entered, without authorization, Excelsior Hog Farm in Abbotsford, British Columbia, obtaining video of mistreatment of animals, that was released by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.[1]

She was part of a protest group which locked themselves to the Interior Savings Credit Union headquarters in downtown Kelowna, BC on November 18, 2019.[8][9] Her group was protesting the ISC's sponsorship of Ribfest, which they claimed promoted cruelty to animals.[10][11] They were arrested for mischief as a result.[10][12]

She is an organizer for Okanagan Animal Save which does vigils for animals, and will "wave down trucks headed to slaughterhouses so that they can take the animals’ photos and comfort them before they're killed."[1] Soranno organized a protest by the group, against Rocana Meats in Salmon Arm, BC.[13] Protesters temporarily stopped trucks of livestock from entering the slaughterhouse.[13]

Soranno was with a group of 65 protesters that went inside a hog farm in Fraser Valley, BC on April 28, 2019.[14] She was arrested and removed by police.[14]

References
  1. Brown, Alleen (May 12, 2019). "Testing the Line: As Animal Rights Activists Push Legal Boundaries, Canada Considers What Makes a Terrorist". The Intercept. First Look Media. Archived from the original on May 16, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  2. "Queen Silver Star History". Vernon Winter Carnival. Archived from the original on May 17, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  3. Brady, Cara (January 31, 2010). "New royals excited for year ahead". Vernon Morning Star. Vernon, BC: Torstar. p. A14. ISSN 0842-4349. Archived from the original on May 17, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020. ProQuest 373081281
  4. Brady, Cara (September 12, 2010). "Queen Silver Star candidates make debut". Vernon Morning Star. Vernon, BC: Torstar. p. A3. ISSN 0842-4349. Archived from the original on May 17, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020. ProQuest 750314510
  5. Tannis, Toby (January 3, 2014). "Friends rally around Okanagan woman with rare condition". Global News. Corus Entertainment Inc. Archived from the original on May 17, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  6. Helston, Charlotte (June 3, 2015). "Vernon woman shows what Lyme disease really looks like". InfoNews. Vernon, BC. Archived from the original on May 17, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  7. Hjalmarson, Lauren (May 29, 2015). "Documentary Released About Young Kelowna Woman's Struggle with Lyme Disease". KelownaNow. Archived from the original on May 16, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  8. "Protesters lock themselves to Interior Savings doors". Daily Courier. Kelowna, BC: Continental Newspapers Okanagan Valley Newspaper Group. November 18, 2019. Archived from the original on May 17, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  9. Taylor, Daniel (November 21, 2019). "Animal rights activist defends Monday's Ribfest protest". Kelowna Capital News. Black Press Media. Archived from the original on May 16, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  10. Van Emmerik, Klaudia (November 18, 2019). "Animal activists arrested after chaining themselves to Kelowna building". Global News. Corus Entertainment Inc. Archived from the original on May 17, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  11. Clarke, Paul (November 18, 2019). "RCMP cut free activists chained to Kelowna bank, placed under arrest". Kelowna Capital News. Kelowna, BC: Torstar. ISSN 1717-6042. Archived from the original on May 17, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020. ProQuest 2315565566
  12. Brookes, Laura (November 28, 2019). "Animal rights activist Amy Soranno hopes to make a difference". Castanet. Kelowna, BC. Archived from the original on May 17, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  13. Brouwer, Barb (December 13, 2018). "Slaughterhouse in Salmon Arm site of another protest by activists". Salmon Arm Observer. Torstar. Archived from the original on May 17, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020. ProQuest 2156011397
  14. Manchester, Jon (April 28, 2019). "Police remove protesters". Castanet. Kelowna, BC. Archived from the original on May 17, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
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