Media Releases
Read the latest media releases from Animal Justice.
Animal 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Advocates Mourn Tragic Death at Fearmans Pork Slaughterhouse in Burlington
BURLINGTON—Animal Justice is condemning the tragic death of Regan Russell, a compassionate animal advocate who was killed today outside of the Fearmans Pork Inc. slaughterhouse in Burlington, Ontario in Canada. […]
Keep ReadingOntario Passes “Ag Gag” Law to Cover Up Animal Abuse on Farms
TORONTO – National animal law organization Animal Justice is denouncing a law passed in Ontario today that will further conceal animal cruelty at farms and slaughterhouses, and interfere with lawful protests. Bill 156, […]
Keep ReadingBill 156 Will Conceal Cruelty on Farms and Punish Whistleblowers
TORONTO – A coalition of Canadian animal advocacy organizations held an online news conference on Monday morning as Ontario legislative committee hearings were set to begin for Bill 156. The […]
Keep ReadingDespite Pandemic, Ontario Will Ram Through Bill to Hide Animal Cruelty in Farms & Slaughterhouses
TORONTO—National animal law organization Animal Justice is denouncing a move by the Ontario government to ram through dangerous “ag gag” legislation in the midst of a pandemic. Bill 156 is […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice Says No Bailouts for Factory Farms
Animal Justice and a coalition of Canadian animal protection organizations have written to the federal government, demanding that no federal bailout funds be given to factory farms where animal cruelty […]
Keep ReadingCanada Goose Forced to Stop Killing Coyotes for Fur Trim
TORONTO – Luxury jacket company Canada Goose today announced that it would begin to stop using new fur on its coyote fur-trimmed parkas starting in 2022. Instead, the company says it will […]
Keep ReadingOntario “Ag Gag” Bill is Unconstitutional, Say Leading Legal Experts
TORONTO—Dozens of Canadian law professors and constitutional and criminal law experts are sounding the alarm over Ontario’s Bill 156, Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act, 2019. According to […]
Keep ReadingNew Ontario Bill Would Make It Illegal to Expose Animal Cruelty on Farms & Transport Trucks
TORONTO – National animal law organization Animal Justice is sounding alarm bells about new Ontario legislation that will target animal advocates who seek to expose animal abuse and neglect in […]
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