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National 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 […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice Granted Leave to Intervene in Cruelty Sentencing Case at Alberta Court of Appeal
CALGARY – National animal law organization Animal Justice was granted leave today to intervene in an important case about sentencing for criminal animal cruelty offences. In the case, R v Chen, the individual […]
Keep ReadingNew Manitoba “Ag Gag” Bill Would Make It Illegal to Expose Animal Cruelty in Transport Trucks
WINNIPEG – National animal law organization Animal Justice and animal protection groups Humane Society International/Canada and World Animal Protection are calling on the public and legislators to reject Bill 62, The Animal Diseases Amendment Act. Bill 62 is […]
Keep ReadingAnimal 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 […]
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