Articles by Animal Justice
Toronto Police Mounted Unit Manual Outlines How to Kill Horses With Shotgun, Advises Hitting Animals for Discipline
TORONTO—A Toronto Police Service (TPS) manual obtained by Animal Justice through a Freedom of Information request includes policies that authorize Mounted Unit police officers to shoot severely injured horses and […]
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ONLINE EVENT: The Fight to End Fur Farming
Join us for a special online event on January 21 from 7:00 – 8:30pm ET
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Animal Justice 2025 Year In Review
2025 was a defining year for animal advocacy in Canada, and Animal Justice was there at every turn.
Keep ReadingNationwide Candlelight Vigil Marks 4th Anniversary of Unfulfilled Liberal Pledge to Stop Exporting Live Horses for Slaughter
OTTAWA—Candlelight vigils will be held in 11 cities across Canada on December 16, marking the anniversary of the inclusion of the federal Liberal Party’s 2021 commitment to end the export […]
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2024 Canadian Slaughter Statistics: Canada Killed 863 Million Land Animals
Over 864 million land animals were killed for food in Canada in 2024—21 times our entire human population. Despite this staggering scale, farmed animals are exempt from most animal cruelty laws.
Keep ReadingFrance’s Effort to Move Two Orcas to Nova Scotia Sanctuary Offers Hope for Marineland Belugas
Animal Justice applauds the Government of France for stepping up to protect two captive orcas, Wikie and Keijo, by working to facilitate their potential transfer to the Whale Sanctuary Project (WSP) in […]
Keep ReadingUBC Downplays ‘Large Mammal’ Testing While Tens of Thousands of Animals Suffer in Its Labs
VANCOUVER—In another grim yearly update, the University of British Columbia (UBC) has just released an astounding tally of how many animals were used in research in 2024: 182,407, with nearly 40 percent […]
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Join Animal Justice’s 2025 Toronto Holiday Party
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2024 Animal Testing Data Reveals Alarming Growth & Suffering
According to newly-released animal testing data, over 3.7 million animals were used in Canada in 2024, an alarming 18.5 percent increase from 2023.
Keep ReadingSobeys Faces Nationwide Protests Over Cruel Cage Conditions
On Saturday (Nov 29), animal advocates will hold demonstrations outside Sobeys and affiliated stores (IGA, Farm Boy, Safeway) in 10 cities across Canada, the largest such protest yet. Despite growing public […]
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Nationwide Candlelight Vigil for the Horses Lost to Live Exports
As we mark the anniversary of the 2021 Liberal mandate letter promising a ban on live horse exports, Canadians are gathering to honour the thousands of horses who have suffered and died in the years since.
Keep ReadingGroups Challenge Quebec in Court Over Fur Farm
MONTREAL – Two national animal advocacy groups have filed an application for judicial review in Quebec Superior Court, arguing that the provincial government is unlawfully allowing fur farming to continue […]
Keep ReadingDeux organismes poursuivent le gouvernement du Québec concernant l’élevage d’animaux à fourrure
MONTRÉAL – Deux groupes nationaux de défense des animaux ont déposé une demande de pourvoi en contrôle judiciaire en Cour supérieure du Québec, alléguant que le gouvernement provincial permet illégalement […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice Applauds Ontario’s Plan to End Cat and Dog Research
TORONTO—Animal Justice, Canada’s leading animal law organization, is applauding the Ontario government’s proposal to amend the Animals for Research Act and consult on regulations to ban cruel laboratory research using […]
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