Articles by Animal Justice

Join Us at the 2023 Canadian Animal Law Conference!

September 29 – October 1, 2023 in Toronto. Learn, reflect, and collaborate on building a better animal legal system.

Government Records Show U.S. Turned Away Canadian Pig Truck Due to Overcrowding & Death

Inspectors found some pigs had died, and others were suffering from heat stress.

Want to Help Make Long Lasting Change for Animals? Join the Animal Justice Action Team!

Action Team members are given tools to hold corporations accountable for mistreating animals and encourage companies to remove the worst forms of cruelty from their supply chains.

Stop World’s First Octopus Factory Farm

Animal Justice Files Legal Complaint Over Filthy Live Animal Markets

Live animal markets create the perfect breeding grounds for disease and risk public health.

Ontario: Don’t Issue Penned Dog Hunting Permits

Ontario Wants to Reverse Ban on Penned Dog Hunting

Say NO to this cruel and heartless bloodsport.

Marineland’s Lawyer Charged with Violating Lobbying Act

There’s some shady details regarding Canada’s whale captivity bill.

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.

(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 […]

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.

British Columbia Introduces First Canadian Pet Custody Legislation

The British Columbia government has introduced a groundbreaking new bill to modernize pet custody laws.

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.

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.