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Animal Justice Applauds City of Winnipeg Proposal to Crack Down on Puppy Mills & Cruel Animal Traps
WINNIPEG—Animal Justice is applauding a proposed revamp of Winnipeg’s Responsible Pet Ownership Bylaw. In recommendations released today, Winnipeg Animal Services is recommending important improvements to the Bylaw aimed at protecting companion animals […]
Keep ReadingMarineland Faces Criminal Charge Over Illegal Dolphin Shows, Following Animal Justice Legal Complaint
TORONTO – The Niagara Regional Police Service has charged Marineland with illegally using dolphins in performances at the aquarium. The criminal charge was laid after Animal Justice filed a legal complaint with […]
Keep ReadingAlberta Court of Appeal Confirms Need to Protect Animals from Violent Crimes
CALGARY—The Alberta Court of Appeal today confirmed the need for Canadian courts to protect animals from violent crimes when sentencing those who are found guilty of animal cruelty. The Court held […]
Keep ReadingLimit Farm Sizes to Protect Animals From Disasters, Says Animal Justice
ABBOTSFORD—National animal law organization Animal Justice is calling for urgent action to cap the number of animals that can be kept on farms. Limiting farm sizes will help ensure that […]
Keep ReadingNew Footage Shows Cows Violently Beaten at Organic Dairy Farm in Abbotsford, BC
VANCOUVER—Animal Justice is releasing a shocking new video showing serious abuse at Cedar Valley Farms, a large organic dairy farm in Abbotsford, BC. Shot between May and October of 2021, […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice Files Cruelty Complaint After Pigs Beaten Outside of Saskatchewan Slaughterhouse
MOOSE JAW, Saskatchewan—National animal law organization Animal Justice is calling for animal cruelty charges after a transport truck driver was caught on video violently striking pigs with a paddle outside […]
Keep ReadingComplaint Filed Over Potential Illegal Dolphin Performances At Marineland
TORONTO – Animal Justice has filed a legal complaint over dolphin performances taking place at Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ontario. It has been a criminal offence since 2019 to use whales […]
Keep ReadingNational Animal Protection Election Debate to Take Place on Sunday
TORONTO—For the first time in Canadian history, federal candidates will square off this weekend in a national all-party debate focused on animal protection issues. Animal protection has emerged as an […]
Keep ReadingMisleading McDonald’s Ads Removed After Animal Justice Files Legal Complaint
TORONTO—Fast food chain McDonald’s has stopped running a misleading “greenwashing” ad campaign about its Quarter Pounder burger after Animal Justice filed a legal complaint, prompting investigations by federal authorities. The […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice Files Legal Complaint Over Solitary Orca at Marineland
TORONTO – National animal law non-profit Animal Justice has filed a legal complaint with provincial authorities, requesting an investigation into the conditions endured by Kiska, an orca who has been […]
Keep ReadingCanada Quietly Approves Transfer of Marineland Belugas to U.S. Aquarium
TORONTO—Animal Justice has learned that after months of secrecy and uncertainty, Marineland in Niagara Falls is preparing to transfer several belugas to Connecticut-based Mystic Aquarium. Reports indicate that Mystic staff are […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Groups Applaud Federal Commitment to Reduce Toxicity Testing on Animals
TORONTO – Animal Justice, Humane Canada, and the Society for Humane Science are applauding a proposed overhaul of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA). The amendments promise a national shift away from painful toxicity […]
Keep ReadingManitoba “Ag Gag” Bill Is Unconstitutional, Say Leading Legal Experts
WINNIPEG—A group of Canadian law professors and legal experts is sounding the alarm over Manitoba’s Bill 62, The Animal Diseases Amendment Act. According to these leading experts on the Canadian Charter […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice Files Cruelty Complaint After Egg Farm Dumps Six Live Hens in Landfill
WINNIPEG—National animal law organization Animal Justice is calling for animal cruelty charges against a Manitoba egg farm after six live chickens were found among the dead bodies of thousands of […]
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