Animal Groups Applaud Federal Commitment to Reduce Toxicity Testing on Animals
TORONTO – Animal Justice, Humane Canada, and the Society for Humane Science are applauding a proposed overhaul of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA). The amendments promise a national shift away from painful toxicity […]
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Not Guilty! Animal Advocate Acquitted of Criminal Charge for Filming Inside Fur Farms
Animal advocate Malcolm Klimowicz has been acquitted of the criminal offence of break and enter for entering a fur farm without permission, and filming suffering minks trapped inside tiny wire […]
Keep ReadingManitoba “Ag Gag” Bill Is Unconstitutional, Say Leading Legal Experts
WINNIPEG—A group of Canadian law professors and legal experts is sounding the alarm over Manitoba’s Bill 62, The Animal Diseases Amendment Act. According to these leading experts on the Canadian Charter […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice Files Cruelty Complaint After Egg Farm Dumps Six Live Hens in Landfill
WINNIPEG—National animal law organization Animal Justice is calling for animal cruelty charges against a Manitoba egg farm after six live chickens were found among the dead bodies of thousands of […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice Granted Leave to Intervene in Cruelty Sentencing Case at Alberta Court of Appeal
CALGARY – National animal law organization Animal Justice was granted leave today to intervene in an important case about sentencing for criminal animal cruelty offences. In the case, R v Chen, the individual […]
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Animal Justice Seeks Leave to Intervene in Alberta Animal Cruelty Sentence Appeal
Animal Justice is seeking leave to intervene before the Alberta Court of Appeal in a case about sentences for the criminal offence of animal cruelty. In the case, R v […]
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Ontario Fur Farm Convicted of Animal Cruelty After Undercover Exposé
Millbank Fur Farm, a mink factory fur farm near Guelph, Ontario, has been convicted and fined for violating Ontario’s animal protection laws. The fur farm pleaded guilty in March, 2021 […]
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Manitoba Proposes Ag Gag Bill to Silence Protestors & Keep Farmed Animal Suffering Hidden
On March 10, 2021, the Manitoba government finally pulled back the curtain and revealed the contents of its ag gag (aka “agricultural gag”) bill. Bill 62, the Animal Diseases Amendment […]
Keep ReadingNew Manitoba “Ag Gag” Bill Would Make It Illegal to Expose Animal Cruelty in Transport Trucks
WINNIPEG – National animal law organization Animal Justice and animal protection groups Humane Society International/Canada and World Animal Protection are calling on the public and legislators to reject Bill 62, The Animal Diseases Amendment Act. Bill 62 is […]
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Animal Justice Files Legal Challenge to Strike Down Ontario “Ag Gag” Law
Animal Justice has filed a lawsuit challenging the Ontario government over a troubling “ag gag” (agricultural gag) law that was passed last year to cover up animal cruelty at farms, […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice Files Legal Challenge to Ontario “Ag Gag” Law
TORONTO—Animal Justice is suing the Ontario government over a troubling “ag gag” (agricultural gag) law that was passed last year to conceal animal suffering. Together with journalist Jessica Scott-Reid, and […]
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11 Women Animal Lawyers Who Are Changing the Game in 2021
The field of animal law has made tremendous strides in the past decade. What was previously seen as just an idea has now been transformed into a respected area of […]
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EXPOSED: Live Horse Exports to Japan Covered on CTV W5
CTV’s investigative affairs show W5 aired a program on February 27 exposing the horrors of Canada’s shameful and secretive live horse export trade. The horse meat industry ships thousands of […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice Demands External Investigation After Calgary Police Officer Kicks K-9 Dog
TORONTO – National animal law non-profit Animal Justice is calling on Calgary Humane Society and the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) to investigate after a video emerged of a […]
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