CEO Michael Medline: Be a Hero For Hens & Make Sobeys Cage-Free!

Over 80 percent of Sobeys’ eggs still come from hens who suffered in cages.

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Will Canadian Courts Recognize Veganism as a Protected Belief?

Animal Justice is intervening in a landmark legal case that could establish ethical veganism as a protected belief under Canadian human rights law.

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Animal Justice Files Legal Complaint as More Troubling Footage Surfaces from Marineland

New drone video shows what appears to be another sick beluga whale isolated in a hospital tank.

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Horse in Distress at Edmonton Airport Prompts Legal Complaint

EDMONTON — Animal Justice, Canada’s leading national animal law advocacy organization, has lodged a formal complaint with federal and provincial authorities over the treatment of horses exported from the Edmonton […]

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Legal Complaint Filed After Dire Marineland Footage Surfaces

NIAGARA FALLS—Animal Justice has filed a legal complaint with Animal Welfare Services (AWS) after new footage at Marineland, released by Tidebreakers, showed belugas circling inside small, barren tanks and at least […]

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Urge the Calgary Stampede to Drop Rodeo Events

Over 106 animals have died in Stampede events since 1986. Horses suffer heart attacks or break legs and are euthanized, and calves have bones broken as they are thrown in rope events.

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Animal Justice Calls on Manitoba to Halt Calf Roping Event Over Legal Concerns

WINNIPEG—Animal Justice is calling on Manitoba’s Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) to stop tie-down calf roping events from taking place at the upcoming Manitoba Stampede, where adult men on horseback chase […]

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Legal Complaint Filed After Calgary Stampede Horse Killed 

A horse suffered a catastrophic injury during a chuckwagon race and was later euthanized—another heartbreaking death linked to the Calgary Stampede.

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Animal Justice Files Legal Complaint Over Stampede Chuckwagon Death

CALGARY—Animal Justice has filed a legal complaint following this weekend’s killing of a horse who was injured in a chuckwagon race.  The complaint calls on the Calgary Humane Society (CHS), […]

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Canadian Organic Standards Are Under Review—Speak Out Now

Canada is reviewing its organic farming standards—and the public can weigh in. Submit your comments by July 29 to help improve animal welfare rules for farmed animals.

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Americans Outnumber Canadians by Nearly 5 to 1 in Stampede Rodeo Events

CALGARY—Despite being marketed as a celebration of Western Canadian heritage, an Animal Justice analysis has found the Calgary Stampede’s Rodeo events are now overwhelmingly dominated by American competitors. In 2025, […]

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Calgary Stampede Horse Collapse Raises Concerns

A horse collapsed and was removed from the Calgary Stampede Parade—but the truth is, horses don’t belong in crowded, noisy places all for human amusement.

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Calgary Stampede Animal Cruelty: American Riders, Canadian Victims

Every summer, the Calgary Stampede kills animals for sport—with American competitors taking home most of the prize money.

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Multiple Protests Planned Against Cruel Rodeo Events at Calgary Stampede 

Animal advocates from Calgary Animal Rights Effort and the Daisy Foundation, joined by national animal law organization Animal Justice, will rally outside the Calgary Stampede to oppose the use of […]

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