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Marineland’s Lawyer Charged with Violating Lobbying Act
There’s some shady details regarding Canada’s whale captivity bill.
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Join Our Team! Wanted: Development Manager
Animal Justice is a national animal law advocacy organization, focused on improving laws and policies to protect animals in Canada.
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(URGENT) Toronto Residents: Oppose Backyard Hen Pilot Program
If you live in Toronto, please take this quick and urgent action to help protect hens! Tomorrow at 9:30 am, Toronto’s Economic and Community Development Committee will discuss whether to […]
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Orphaned, Injured or Lost Bears Need to be Helped, Not Executed
Each spring, bears emerge from their slumber in search of food. Those that stray too far often end up dead at the hands of government agents.
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British Columbia Introduces First Canadian Pet Custody Legislation
The British Columbia government has introduced a groundbreaking new bill to modernize pet custody laws.
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Not Just Red Meat: 5 Reasons Why Chicken Meat Is a Health Risk, Too
Many people have chosen to ditch red meat in response to these health concerns, thinking that eating chickens is a healthier option, but chicken meat is risky, too.
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Turkey Necks Crushed With Castration Tools in Avian Flu Outbreak
Government emails reveal that turkeys were brutally killed at a Quebec turkey farm in the wake of a bird flu outbreak.
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Canada Killed 10.2 Billion Fishes in 2021
There are no laws to prevent aquatic animals from suffering while they are fished, farmed, or slaughtered.
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Lolita The Orca Will Find Sanctuary After Decades In Captivity
After nearly 53 years held captive in a tank, Lolita, the sole orca at the Miami Seaquarium, will now have a chance at freedom.
Keep ReadingAnimal 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 […]
Keep ReadingToronto 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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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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