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Canada’s “Tiger Kings” Keep Thousands of Big Cats in Backyard Cages
Canada is home to an estimated 4,000 privately-owned big cats, including lions, tigers, and jaguars. They urgently need legal protection.
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Government Petition e-4122: Exempt Rescue Dogs from Canada’s Import Ban
Rescue dogs are running out of time. With enough signatures, this parliamentary petition will be presented to the House of Commons.
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Korean Air Cargo Flight 9214 Transports Canadian Horses to their Deaths
The plane is flying to Japan, where the horses’ final destination will be a slaughterhouse.
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Canadian Animal Law Conference 2022
This year, the Conference features an exciting in-person program with thought-provoking presentations by leading experts from around the world—including lawyers, scholars, politicians, scientists, and advocates.
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Plant-Based Cheese Company Fights Back Against Labelling Censorship
Animal Justice has been granted intervener status in a court case about the ability of a Montreal company to use the term “cheese” on the labels of its popular vegan products.
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Indie Documentary “Real Fur” Reveals True Cost of Fur Fashion
The Canadian Animal Law Conference will host a private screening of the upcoming documentary in Toronto.
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Call for a Ban on Fishing in Toronto’s High Park
The area around Grenadier Pond is a provincially significant wetland, and should be a refuge for animals in Canada’s largest city.
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Chickens Killed in Truck Rollover in Hamilton, Ontario
Animal Justice has contacted the CFIA and is demanding an animal cruelty investigation.
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Canadian Dairy Milk Processing Facility Goes Plant-Based
An international dairy company has decided to convert its Sudbury dairy milk processing facility into a modern, dedicated plant-based milk production facility.
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Tale of Escaped Cows Reveals Systemic Cruelty In Animal Transport
Visitors to the shore of Lake Superior saw a surprising sight this summer, as groups of cows were spotted hiding out in the woods.
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Why We Need to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages
From New York City to Niagara-on-the-Lake, the use of horses to pull tourist carriages raises concerns.
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Quebec Animal Welfare Regulation Bans Cat Declawing, Dog Tail Docking & Other Cosmetic Mutilations
Quebec’s “Regulation Respecting the Welfare and Safety of Domestic Animals and Equines” will spare pets from inherently cruel cosmetic mutilations.
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Animal Justice Calls for Cruelty Investigation Following Highway 403 Chicken Truck Rollover
Animal rescuers arrived on the scene to search for lost chickens, and request that workers release survivors to the care of local animal sanctuaries.
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BC Heat Waves Are a Death Sentence For Farmed Animals
As British Columbia faces another heatwave, animals trapped in crowded barns with poor ventilation will again be victims of this new climate reality.
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