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Join Our Team! Wanted: Communications Associate

Animal Justice is a national animal law advocacy organization, focused on improving legal protections for animals in Canada. Our team works to pass strong new animal laws at all levels […]

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Animal Justice Renews Call for Prosecution After Death of Orca Kiska at Marineland

TORONTO—National animal law organization Animal Justice is renewing its call for Marineland to be investigated and prosecuted following the death of Kiska—an orca who faced decades of confinement at the […]

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Toronto Rally Against Big Plastic Producers Suing Canadian Government

Environmental Defence and Animal Justice supporters will be outside the federal court building in Toronto to send a message to plastics producers to stop challenging environmental regulations and act on plastic pollution.

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Call On Canada To #ExpandtheBan on Single-Use Plastics

Contact the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault to thank him for taking action against plastic pollution, and to encourage the government to #ExpandtheBan!

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Student Animal Law Research Paper Contest 2023

The Student Conference will take place on Friday, September 29 2023 in the lead up to the Canadian Animal Law Conference, at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law in Toronto, Ontario.

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SHOCKING: Botched Killings & Violent Abuse at “Humane” Meat Slaughterhouse

Undercover footage from a BC abattoir shows there’s no such thing as humane slaughter.

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Thousands Call on Loblaws to Keep Animal Welfare Commitment

Canada’s largest food retailer promised to sell only cage-free eggs by 2025. But now, Loblaws is breaking its promise, dropping this deadline, and refusing to share a timeline for ending this horrific suffering of sensitive hens.

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Canada Slaughtered 841 Million Animals in 2022

In 2022, 841 million land animals were killed for food in Canada, making it the most deadly on record since Animal Justice began analyzing government slaughter statistics.

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Notorious Reptile Zoo Won’t Be Coming to London After All

London, Ontario city councillors voted down a by-law exemption for the reptile zoo. Thank you to everyone who took the time to speak out for crocodiles, alligators, snakes, and lizards!

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Inspectors Remove Distressed Animals from Ontario Roadside Zoo

Dozens of animals will not be returned to Bervie Zoo in Kincardine, Ontario, following an inspection warrant and a months-long legal battle.

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