New Award Recognizes Legal Achievements for Animals in Honour of Retiring Judge

The Catherine A. Fraser Award for Excellence in the Advancement of Animal Law will help advance the status of animals in Canada.

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Excelsior 4 Update: BC Animal Advocates Receive Shocking Jail Sentence

Amy and Nick have been treated far more severely than nearly every Canadian farm that has been convicted of animal cruelty.

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Statement: Jailed Animal Activists Face Harsher Sentence than Farms Convicted of Animal Cruelty 

TORONTO—Animal law group Animal Justice is expressing shock at a 30-day jail sentence handed down today by a BC judge to two animal advocates. Amy Soranno and Nick Schafer were each […]

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Canada’s Last Prison Abattoir Has Closed Amidst Accusations of Human Rights Violations & Mistreatment of Animals

The commercial slaughterhouse at a Kingston, Ontario prison was using prison labour to kill cows.

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REPORT: Ontario’s Roadside Zoo Crisis is a Disaster for Animal Welfare

A comprehensive new report is highlighting just how bad things are for animals at Ontario’s zoos.

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Manitoba: Don’t Roll Back the Cosmetic Pesticides Ban

Proposed changes to Manitoba’s Environment Act are set to loosen restrictions on non-essential, or “cosmetic”, use of toxic pesticides.

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Animals at Risk as Manitoba Considers Rolling Back Cosmetic Pesticide Restrictions

Rather than allowing for the use of more toxic pesticides, Manitoba should consider ways to strengthen its existing pesticide restrictions in order to protect our environment, as well as the well-being of both humans and animals.

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Animal Rescue and Protection Groups Slam Manitoba Over Plan to Roll Back Cosmetic Pesticide Restrictions

WINNIPEG—Animal protection groups are calling on the Manitoba government to abandon proposed changes to the Environment Act that would loosen restrictions on non-essential, or “cosmetic”, use of toxic pesticides. In […]

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No Laws for Farmed Animals: What Are NFACC Codes of Practice?

Shockingly, animal welfare on farms is almost completely unregulated in Canada.

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Animal Justice Files Regulatory Complaint Over Canada’s Rescue Dog Import Ban

Canada’s ban on international dog rescue will condemn dogs to suffer and die needlessly.

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