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LAW Urges Inspection of Shrine Circus
TORONTO – Lawyers for Animal Welfare (LAW) is urging the Ontario Society for the Protection of Animals (OSPCA) to inspect travelling circuses in Ontario to ensure compliance with provincial animal […]
Keep ReadingLAW to Host 'Food Matters' Screening & Workshop
On Tuesday June 21, 2011 at 7PM Lawyers for Animal Welfare (LAW), in conjunction with the U of T Student Animal Legal Defence Fund and Push Food Forward will be […]
Keep ReadingLAW Applauds Police Action in Baby Raccoon Beatings
TORONTO – Lawyers for Animal Welfare (LAW) is applauding the swift action taken by law enforcement officials after a man allegedly tried to kill baby raccoons with a shovel in […]
Keep ReadingLAW to March in Veggie Pride Parade
Lawyers for Animal Welfare (LAW) will be marching with a banner at this year’s Veggie Pride Parade taking place in Toronto, Ontario on June 4, 2011 from 12PM to 3:30PM. […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Circuses Coming to Ontario
Shrine Circus and Cirque Mondo of Quebec have announced that they will be bringing exotic animals including elephants, jaguars and camels into Ontario to perform at their animal circuses. A […]
Keep ReadingCALAS Animal Experimentation Symposium Illegal?
The upcoming Canadian Association for Laboratory Animal Science (CALAS) 2011 annual symposium could violate animal welfare laws, says Lawyers for Animal Welfare (LAW). The industry convention scheduled to be held […]
Keep ReadingLAW Releases Pit Bull Seizure Guide
Lawyers for Animal Welfare (LAW), an organization that campaigns on behalf of animals, has released a guide to pit bull seizure under the Ontario Dog Owners’ Liability Act. The guide […]
Keep ReadingIndustrial Agriculture Workshop & Screening
November 25, 2010 6:30 – 8:30PM Room B026, Bahen Centre for Information Technology University of Toronto, 40 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario The Animals’ Charity (TAC) and the U of T Urban Agriculture […]
Keep ReadingLAW Releases Health of Animals Act Private Prosecution Guide
Lawyers for Animal Welfare (LAW), an organization that campaigns on behalf of animals, has released a guide to assist groups and individuals seeking to commence private prosecutions for instances of […]
Keep ReadingStudents no Longer Required to Kill Dogs says Vet Dean
The University of Guelph Veterinary College has announced its intention to end its policy requiring students to kill healthy dogs as part of their studies. The change comes after Lawyers for Animal […]
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Saving Rainbow & Ending Euthanasia
A student at the Ontario Veterinary College contacted Animal Justice Canada when informed that she would not be permitted to graduate and become an Ontario veterinarian unless she killed a […]
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OSPCA Mass Euthanasia Stopped
When the Newmarket OSPCA announced that it would mass euthanize 350 animals due to a treatable ringworm outbreak, Animal Justice Canada joined community efforts that forced the OSPCA to reverse […]
Keep ReadingLAW Offers Help to Vet Student Conscientious Objectors
Lawyers for Animal Welfare (LAW), an organization that campaigns on behalf of animals, has offered to assist all veterinary college students in Ontario that conscientiously object to harming, killing or performing […]
Keep ReadingOSPCA Announces Plans to Transfer & Treat Afflicted Animals
OSPCA York Region Shelter Special Advisory May 14, 2010 Licensed veterinarians are examining the animals on a case by case basis; based on their recommendations, we will be transferring animals […]
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