Articles by Animal Justice
WTO Upholds European Union Ban on Seal Hunt
The WTO has upheld the European Union’s ban on seal products under the trade agreements’ “public morality” clause, agreeing that the EU’s citizens find the killing and skinning methods used […]
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Reece v. Edmonton: Legal Standing in Animal Protection
The hard fought battle to have Iringa, Toka and Thika, the African elephants based at the Toronto Zoo, delivered to the Performing Animal Welfare Society (“PAWS”) sanctuary in California had […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice Accepting 2014 Summer and Articling Applications
Animal Justice Canada is accepting applications for one summer student and one Ontario articling student for the 2014 term. Interested candidates may send a letter of interest and CV to […]
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Gestation Crates and Intensive Pig Farming
Gestation crates, otherwise known as sow stalls, are heavily used in intensive pig farming to confine female breeding pigs (sows) during pregnancy. The confinement is so tight that mother pigs […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice Applauds ‘IKEA Monkey’ Decision
Animal Justice Canada applauds Ontario Superior Court Justice M.E. Vallee’s decision to keep Darwin the ‘IKEA Monkey’ at the Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary in Sunderland, Ontario instead of returning […]
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Don’t Shoot that Dog!
If you are from Manitoba you will likely be well aware that the expression “dog days” does not merely refer to those lazy days of summer, but also to the […]
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City of Toronto Animal By-law Amendment
When the City of Toronto decided to amend Chapter 349 of the Toronto Municipal Code (Animal By-law), Animal Justice Canada (Animal Justice), in collaboration with other community organizations, provided members […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice Condemns NB Exotic Animal Kill
Animal Justice Canada condemns the reported killing of eight animals in Cambellton, New Brunswick, following the tragic death of two young boys earlier this week after a reportedly illegally kept […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice Submits Pig Code of Practice Recommendations
Animal Justice Canada has made a submission to The National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) recommending stronger industry protections for pigs including a prohibition on the lengthy confinement of sows […]
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The Status of Horse Slaughter in Canada
Context Last year, 82, 175 horses were slaughtered in Canada. That number is not an anomaly; the past five years have seen a similar number of horses killed for profit […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice Launches Online Library
Animal Justice Canada is pleased to announce the launch of our new online Animal Law Library, made possible with the support of the Law Foundation of Ontario. “We are very […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice Calls for OSPCA Inspection of Shrine Circus
Animal Justice Canada is calling on the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to inspect travelling circuses this season to ensure compliance with provincial animal welfare laws. […]
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Sentencing for Seal Bludgeoning in PEI: Ask Hard Questions, Insist on Real Answers
On 13 June, Provincial Court Judge Nancy Orr sentenced three teenagers for having bludgeoned to death 65 nursing seal pups and their mothers on a remote beach in eastern Prince […]
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Forget-Me-Not: The Plight of Broiler Chickens in Canada
Gone are the days of Chicken Little and Foghorn Leghorn. Today the only association the Canadian public has with chickens is in the form that comes on a plate. As […]
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