Health Canada Says it Will Continue to Ignore Pain & Suffering Caused by Poisons Used to Kill Wolves, Coyotes, & Bears
Each year in Canada, hundreds of animals—including companion dogs and endangered species—suffer agonizing deaths after being poisoned by pesticides intended to kill wolves, coyotes, and black bears. Strychnine, Compound 1080, and […]
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Speak Up! PEI Survey Asks for Public Input on Animal Protection Laws
Calling all Prince Edward Islanders—and other compassionate Canadians, too! Here’s your chance to encourage stronger animal protection laws in PEI. PEI is currently seeking public input on the state of […]
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Take Action: Tell Canada to Close All Fur Farms
Updated January 24, 2022 Most people already know that fur farming is unnecessary, cruel to animals, and contaminates the environment. But a new, looming health threat posed by mink farms […]
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Update: Marineland Belugas Too Sick to be Transferred to U.S.
On August 28, 2020, the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (“NMFS”) issued a permit to Mystic Aquarium, allowing it to import five beluga whales from Marineland in Ontario. Although Animal […]
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Groups Call on Canada to Stop the Cruel & Irresponsible Poisoning of Wolves, Coyotes, & Black Bears
Thoughts of the Canadian wilderness in wintertime bring to mind scenes of beauty and tranquility. Holiday cards are adorned with images of snow-covered trees and majestic animals like reindeer, snowy […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Protection & Environmental Groups Urge Canada to Ban Use of Poisons to Kill Wolves & Other Wildlife
GOLDEN, BRITISH COLUMBIA—Wolf Awareness and Animal Justice are calling on Health Canada to ban three poisons used to kill wildlife including wolves, coyotes, skunks, and black bears. The groups have […]
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Companion Animals in Condos: Ontario Creates New Rules for Disputes
Companion animals are family members, too. But all too often, people are surprised to find restrictive pet rules in condo buildings and rental housing. Although it’s generally illegal to include […]
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Law Students at UBC Open Canada’s First Animal Law Clinic
Canada’s first-ever animal law clinic opened this fall, created by students at the University of British Columbia’s Allard School of Law. The exciting new initiative will help low-income people who […]
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Authorities Shut Down Brome Lake Ducks Ltd. Slaughterhouse for Cruelty to Ducks
On September 4, 2020, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (“CFIA”) suspended the licence of Brome Lake Ducks Ltd., a duck slaughterhouse in Asbestos, Quebec. The CFIA stated that Brome Lake […]
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Ontario Responds to Undercover Footage of Pig Farm Abuse By Banning Hidden-Camera Exposés
On December 5, 2020 Ontario brought its ag gag laws in effect—just days after Animal Justice released undercover footage of violent animal abuse and filthy conditions at a pig factory […]
Keep ReadingUndercover Farm Investigations Outlawed As Ontario Brings “Ag Gag” Law Into Force
TORONTO – Just days after Animal Justice released graphic hidden-camera footage of violent animal abuse on an Ontario pig farm, the provincial government is bringing laws into effect that make […]
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Pigs Beaten, Kicked, & Suffering at Ontario Farm
This hidden-camera investigation from Paragon Farms is the last legally-obtained undercover footage from an Ontario animal farm.
Keep ReadingHidden-Camera Investigation at Ontario Farm Reveals Pigs Violently Beaten by Workers, and Caged in Filthy, Tiny Crates
New Ontario “Ag Gag” Law Will Soon Make Undercover Investigations Illegal at Farms and Slaughterhouses TORONTO – Shocking hidden-camera video of animal abuse secretly recorded at an Ontario pig farm […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice Calls McBullsh*t, Demands Misleading Billboards Be Taken Down
TORONTO, ON—National animal law organization Animal Justice has filed a complaint with Ad Standards Canada—the ad industry self-regulatory body—over McDonald’s ads that contain misleading statements about the environmental footprint of […]
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