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Authorities Investigate Footage of Pigs Crammed in Sweltering Manitoba Transport Truck
BRANDON, MB—The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is investigating potential animal protection law violations after viewing footage showing pigs crammed into a transport truck, pushed together and climbing on top of […]
Keep ReadingB.C. Egg Farm Cruelty Video Prompts Calls for Government Oversight
VANCOUVER—National animal law organization Animal Justice is calling for animal cruelty charges and government oversight of the animal farming industry after video footage showing extreme animal neglect inside three B.C. […]
Keep ReadingNew PEI Laws Force Circus to Cancel Horse Performances
CHARLOTTETOWN—National animal law organization Animal Justice says that PEI’s tough new anti-circus laws have stopped a circus coming to Charlottetown this week from including animal acts. Super Circus Spectacular is scheduled to […]
Keep ReadingAdvisory: Animal Justice Joins MPs to Call for End to Senate Deadlock on Animal Protection Bills
OTTAWA—MPs from across federal parties will hold a press conference to address the Senate deadlock on three animal protection bills—all of which are being blocked from reaching third reading before […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice Seeks External Investigation After Cats Left in Vehicle for 22 Days by Edmonton Humane Society
EDMONTON – National animal law organization Animal Justice is seeking an independent external investigation into an incident that occurred at the Edmonton Humane Society. According to a statement issued by the Humane […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice Lawyers In Court for Legal Challenge Ontario Animal Protection Laws
Media Advisory PERTH—National animal law non-profit Animal Justice will intervene today in a legal challenge that seeks to strike down key aspects of Ontario’s animal welfare laws and the way […]
Keep ReadingOntario to Provide Public Updates on Recovery Strategies for 37 At-Risk Species
TORONTO—Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) will begin providing public updates on progress made in developing recovery strategies for dozens of at-risk species, the Ministry announced alongside Ecojustice […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice Will Intervene in Lawsuit Challenging Ontario Animal Protection Laws
PERTH—National animal law non-profit Animal Justice has been granted intervener status in a lawsuit that attempts to strike down key aspects of provincial animal welfare laws and their enforcement. The case, […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice Seeks to Intervene in Legal Challenge to Ontario Animal Protection Laws
Media Advisory PERTH, Ontario—National animal law non-profit Animal Justice will ask an Ontario court tomorrow for permission to intervene in a lawsuit that attempts to strike down key aspects of provincial animal welfare laws. […]
Keep ReadingOver 800 Million Animals Were Killed for Food in 2017 in Canada
OTTAWA—Data released by the federal government and analyzed by Animal Justice shows that over 800 million farmed animals were killed in Canadian slaughterhouses last year. This record-breaking figure is a […]
Keep ReadingVancouver Aquarium Drops Copyright Lawsuit Against Filmmaker
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Aquarium has dropped its copyright lawsuit against filmmaker Gary Charbonneau. The Aquarium filed a notice of discontinuance in the case this week, shortly before CEO John Nightingale was […]
Keep ReadingB.C. Court Strikes Down Vancouver Aquarium Whale & Dolphin Ban
VANCOUVER – National animal law advocacy organization Animal Justice is responding to the decision from the B.C. Supreme Court quashing, in part, a municipal bylaw aimed at preventing whales and dolphins from suffering in […]
Keep ReadingVancouver Aquarium Forced to Give Up On Whale & Dolphin Captivity
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Aquarium announced today that it would give up on its decades-long fight to continue to imprison and display whales and dolphins in tiny tanks. Camille Labchuk, a lawyer and […]
Keep ReadingAnimals Must Have Access to Shelter, Says Animal Rights Lawyer
TORBAY, NL—No enforcement action will be taken after a lone cow was witnessed tied up beside a house during a winter storm without shelter, water, and food. According to the […]
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