Winnipeg Plans to Poison Ground Squirrels to Death

Winnipeg plans to poison ground squirrels using anticoagulant baits and suffocating foam. This cruel and dangerous plan can still be stopped.

ONLINE EVENT: The Fight to End Fur Farming

Join us for a special online event on January 21 from 7:00 – 8:30pm ET

Ontario Seeks Public Comments on Regulations to Ban Invasive Experiments on Dogs & Cats

Ontario is seeking public input on proposed regulations to end invasive experiments on dogs and cats, a major step that could reshape modern research in the province.

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The Animal Justice Action Team: A Powerful Movement Driving Change for Animals

Mobilizing online, on the ground, and within communities, this growing movement is influencing politics, corporate practices, media, and public opinion.

Nationwide Candlelight Vigils for the Horses Lost to Live Exports

Canadians across the country came together for a candlelight vigil to honour the thousands of horses who have suffered and died since the Liberal government’s promise to end live horse exports for slaughter.

Animal Justice 2025 Year In Review

2025 was a defining year for animal advocacy in Canada, and Animal Justice was there at every turn.

Ban Live Horse Exports: Canadian Celebrities Call on the Liberal Government to Keep Its Promise

Canadian icon and multi-platinum artist Jann Arden, along with numerous other well-known Canadian figures, have signed a joint letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney and Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald urging them to finally follow through on their party’s promise to ban live horse exports for slaughter.

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.

France Moves to Send Its Last Captive Orcas to Sanctuary—Canada Must Follow Suit for Marineland’s Belugas

France is working to retire two captive orcas to Nova Scotia’s whale sanctuary—leadership Canada urgently needs to match for the suffering belugas still trapped at Marineland.

Ending Animal Experiments in Canada—Add Your Voice to New Parliamentary e-Petition

A new parliamentary e-petition is calling on Canada to set binding targets to cut animal research, fund non-animal science, and make humane, animal-free research the national standard—protecting millions of animals every year.

New e-Petition: Ban Force-Feeding Ducks for Foie Gras

A new parliamentary e-petition calls on the federal government to ban the force-feeding of ducks and geese for foie gras—a practice that inflicts extreme suffering on birds and has already been outlawed in many countries.