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Reed Salmon is a 28 year old singer/songwriter and animal activist, from Red Deer Alberta, Canada. Reed took an interest in music at a young age after spending many evenings playing the game "guitar hero" with his friends and cousin. Most of his inspiration was drawn from rock and sub rock genres with bands such as - Guns N Roses, AC/DC and Metallica. Reed picked up his first guitar at the age of ten before his mother gifted him his own on his eleventh birthday. After teaching himself how to sing throughout his teenage years, he started exploring the art of "songwriting" in his early 20s and released his first single "Evil Eyes" in 2021. later the same year, he released a "parody" of "Sweet Home Alabama" calling it "Sweet Home Alberta" drawing a parallel between the two using political and cultural references. After reaching a wider audience within his home province of "Alberta," this song undoubtedly became a staple in his personal catalogue. In 2025 Reed released three singles, one of which, (Somebody To Blame) was picked up by "Top Of The Country" on Sirius XM radio. Reed took a break from recording and performing in 2026 to focus on his health and the construction of his new animal rescue organization the "Bleeding Hearts Animal Society" but says he is ready to start writing and recording again. He has his sights set on an "EP" for 2027.
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Reed Salmon is also a Canadian animal welfare activist and Executive Director of the Bleeding Hearts Animal Society, known for his outspoken, unfiltered approach to confronting animal cruelty. Following a live music fundraiser in 2022 that Reed hosted for a local animal shelter, he became made aware of the devastating animal welfare crisis that exists on many first nations reserves across Canada. In January 2024 after experiencing this unsettling truth first hand while building straw shelters for dogs in a near by community during an extreme cold snap, he realized the magnitude of this problem was much larger than he anticipated. He then made the decision to get more involved and registered his own charitable organization.
Rather than shying away from the controversy, Reed has often used it to bring attention to issues he believes are too easily ignored. His advocacy is direct, emotional, and at times deliberately uncomfortable, built on the belief that meaningful change rarely comes from being silent or worrying about being universally liked. His approach has earned both strong support and criticism, but Reed has remained unapologetic about putting the welfare of animals ahead of his own reputation. Through public demonstrations, media appearances, social media advocacy, community initiatives, and direct pressure on those in positions of authority, he has worked to expose the gaps in animal protection and push animal welfare into conversations where it might otherwise be overlooked. A major focus of Reed’s activism has been animals suffering in underserved and remote communities, as well as the broader shortcomings of enforcement, resources, accountability, and access to animal welfare services across Canada. While his methods have sometimes generated controversy, the objective behind them remains consistent: get people talking, get eyes on the problem, then turn that attention into action. Reed believes advocacy does not need to be comfortable, polished, or politically convenient. Sometimes it just needs to be loud and if sharing the truth makes people uncomfortable, then maybe that discomfort has been the absent ingredient all along. He states that responsibility, accountability and designated law enforcement are the key factors needed to change the future for animals in this country.