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Coalition calls for federal investigation into apparent unlawful use of ‘super-poison’ in Alberta
CALGARY—A coalition of animal advocacy and environmental organizations is calling on Health Canada and Alberta authorities to investigate the potentially ongoing unlawful use of sodium monofluoroacetate, commonly known as Compound […]
Keep ReadingStatement on Marineland Whale Export Plans
TORONTO—The federal government’s reported endorsement of plans to transfer Marineland’s 30 remaining beluga whales to Oceanogràfic València in Spain and four possible US locations raises serious concerns about the health and welfare […]
Keep ReadingOntario Court of Appeal Reinstates Ag Gag Law, Silencing Farm Whistleblowers
TORONTO—National animal law organization Animal Justice is deeply disappointed after the Ontario Court of Appeal overturned a lower court ruling which struck down much of Ontario’s agricultural gag (ag gag) […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice Awarded Lush Prize for Work Exposing Cruel Testing
TORONTO—Animal Justice, Canada’s leading animal law organization, has been awarded a Lush Prize in recognition of its public awareness work exposing animal experimentation and helping to advance legal change to […]
Keep ReadingAlberta’s New Animal Protection Law Shields Chuckwagon Racing & Rodeo From Accountability
EDMONTON—Animal Justice is disappointed Alberta’s newly passed animal protection law undermines its own welfare reforms by explicitly shielding rodeo and chuckwagon racing from accountability. The Animal Protection Amendment Act, which […]
Keep ReadingOntario Becomes First Province to Ban Invasive Medical Tests on Dogs and Cats
TORONTO—Animal Justice is celebrating the Ontario government’s passage of landmark legislation that will ban cruel invasive medical research on dogs and cats and make Ontario the first province in Canada […]
Keep ReadingWhistleblower Video of Jockey Beating Horse at Assiniboia Downs Shows Need For Video Monitoring
WINNIPEG—After receiving whistleblower footage of a horse being ruthlessly beaten, national animal law organization Animal Justice is calling for the introduction of closed-circuit cameras inside the barns at Assiniboia Downs. […]
Keep ReadingCruel Monkey Experiment Video Shows Need For Urgent Reform at York University
TORONTO—Animal Justice is calling for an end to cruel monkey experiments at York University following the release of new undercover footage showing the animals suffering inside a lab. The newly […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice Appeals Live Horse Exporter Acquittal
WINNIPEG—Animal Justice is appealing a court decision that found a Manitoba live horse exporter not guilty of violating federal transport laws, asking a higher court to confirm legal obligations to […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice Condemns Marineland’s Bid For Millions of Taxpayer Dollars
TORONTO—National animal law organization Animal Justice is condemning Marineland’s disgraceful request for $10 to $20 million in taxpayer dollars to pay for the potential relocation of surviving whales and dolphins still stranded […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Protection, Environment Groups Denounce Emergency Strychnine Use in Alberta and Saskatchewan
CALGARY—In a shocking decision made on March 30, Health Canada reversed its previous ban on the notoriously cruel poison strychnine, granting Alberta and Saskatchewan emergency use permits to kill ground […]
Keep ReadingConcerns raised over USask poultry barn design
SASKATOON—Animal Justice is urging the University of Saskatchewan’s Board of Governors to remove so-called “enriched” cage systems from its planned research barn, warning the design risks locking the University into […]
Keep ReadingNew Report from Major Animal Protection Groups Exposes Failures in Canada’s Farmed Animal Welfare System
OTTAWA—Today, four leading animal protection organizations released Towards a National Framework for Farmed Animal Protection, a comprehensive report outlining critical gaps in Canada’s current approach to farmed animal welfare and […]
Keep ReadingRisks to Wildlife, Pets Cited as Animal Groups, Expert Formally Appeal Winnipeg Permit for Poisoning Ground Squirrels in Parks
WINNIPEG—National animal law organization Animal Justice, the Winnipeg Humane Society (WHS), and a University of Manitoba biology professor are formally appealing a provincial permit allowing the City of Winnipeg to use anticoagulant […]
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