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Animal Justice 2025 Year In Review
2025 was a defining year for animal advocacy in Canada, and Animal Justice was there at every turn.
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Ban Live Horse Exports: Canadian Celebrities Call on the Liberal Government to Keep Its Promise
Canadian icon and multi-platinum artist Jann Arden, along with numerous other well-known Canadian figures, have signed a joint letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney and Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald urging them to finally follow through on their party’s promise to ban live horse exports for slaughter.
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2024 Canadian Slaughter Statistics: Canada Killed 863 Million Land Animals
Over 864 million land animals were killed for food in Canada in 2024—21 times our entire human population. Despite this staggering scale, farmed animals are exempt from most animal cruelty laws.
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France Moves to Send Its Last Captive Orcas to Sanctuary—Canada Must Follow Suit for Marineland’s Belugas
France is working to retire two captive orcas to Nova Scotia’s whale sanctuary—leadership Canada urgently needs to match for the suffering belugas still trapped at Marineland.
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Ending Animal Experiments in Canada—Add Your Voice to New Parliamentary e-Petition
A new parliamentary e-petition is calling on Canada to set binding targets to cut animal research, fund non-animal science, and make humane, animal-free research the national standard—protecting millions of animals every year.
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New e-Petition: Ban Force-Feeding Ducks for Foie Gras
A new parliamentary e-petition calls on the federal government to ban the force-feeding of ducks and geese for foie gras—a practice that inflicts extreme suffering on birds and has already been outlawed in many countries.
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Sobeys Protests: Canadians Demand a Cage-Free Plan
Sobeys is weeks away from breaking its decade-old cage-free promise. Protesters across 10 cities demand a cage-free plan.
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Animal Rights Surveillance: Big Ag Is Watching
At the recent Animal Law & Advocacy conference, Advocacy Program Specialist Dr. Tayler Zavitz discovered that the very industry she’s studied was quietly monitoring her presentation—turning her academic work on animal rights surveillance into lived experience.
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Join Animal Justice’s 2025 Toronto Holiday Party
Celebrate the season with Animal Justice!
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2024 Animal Testing Data Reveals Alarming Growth & Suffering
According to newly-released animal testing data, over 3.7 million animals were used in Canada in 2024, an alarming 18.5 percent increase from 2023.
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Nationwide Candlelight Vigil for the Horses Lost to Live Exports
As we mark the anniversary of the 2021 Liberal mandate letter promising a ban on live horse exports, Canadians are gathering to honour the thousands of horses who have suffered and died in the years since.
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Animal Justice & The Fur-Bearers Sue Quebec Government Over Cruel Fur Farming
Animal Justice and the Fur-Bearers are taking the Quebec government to court to finally end the unacceptable cruelty happening on fur farms across the province. The case pushes the province toward a long-overdue fur farming ban.
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Ontario Takes Groundbreaking Step to End Experiments on Cats & Dogs
Ontario has introduced a bill that gives the province the power to ban experiments on cats and dogs by regulation. Now, Ontario must act immediately to ban cat and dog experiments for good, and ensure survivors are rehomed.
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Giving Tuesday: Make TWICE the Impact for Animals!
This Giving Tuesday, you can help end the suffering millions of animals endure in labs, factory farms, and fur farms across Canada. By supporting Animal Justice, you’ll empower our lawyers to pass stronger laws, fight for animals in court, and hold abusive industries accountable.
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