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Animal Justice Urges Binding Conditions on Marineland Whale Exports to Protect Animals from Breeding
TORONTO—As Marineland seeks new permits to export its remaining beluga whales and dolphins to the US, Animal Justice is urging the federal government to ensure any export conditions are consistent […]
Keep ReadingToronto Police Mounted Unit Manual Outlines How to Kill Horses With Shotgun, Advises Hitting Animals for Discipline
TORONTO—A Toronto Police Service (TPS) manual obtained by Animal Justice through a Freedom of Information request includes policies that authorize Mounted Unit police officers to shoot severely injured horses and […]
Keep ReadingNationwide Candlelight Vigil Marks 4th Anniversary of Unfulfilled Liberal Pledge to Stop Exporting Live Horses for Slaughter
OTTAWA—Candlelight vigils will be held in 11 cities across Canada on December 16, marking the anniversary of the inclusion of the federal Liberal Party’s 2021 commitment to end the export […]
Keep ReadingFrance’s Effort to Move Two Orcas to Nova Scotia Sanctuary Offers Hope for Marineland Belugas
Animal Justice applauds the Government of France for stepping up to protect two captive orcas, Wikie and Keijo, by working to facilitate their potential transfer to the Whale Sanctuary Project (WSP) in […]
Keep ReadingUBC Downplays ‘Large Mammal’ Testing While Tens of Thousands of Animals Suffer in Its Labs
VANCOUVER—In another grim yearly update, the University of British Columbia (UBC) has just released an astounding tally of how many animals were used in research in 2024: 182,407, with nearly 40 percent […]
Keep ReadingSobeys Faces Nationwide Protests Over Cruel Cage Conditions
On Saturday (Nov 29), animal advocates will hold demonstrations outside Sobeys and affiliated stores (IGA, Farm Boy, Safeway) in 10 cities across Canada, the largest such protest yet. Despite growing public […]
Keep ReadingGroups Challenge Quebec in Court Over Fur Farm
MONTREAL – Two national animal advocacy groups have filed an application for judicial review in Quebec Superior Court, arguing that the provincial government is unlawfully allowing fur farming to continue […]
Keep ReadingDeux organismes poursuivent le gouvernement du Québec concernant l’élevage d’animaux à fourrure
MONTRÉAL – Deux groupes nationaux de défense des animaux ont déposé une demande de pourvoi en contrôle judiciaire en Cour supérieure du Québec, alléguant que le gouvernement provincial permet illégalement […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice Applauds Ontario’s Plan to End Cat and Dog Research
TORONTO—Animal Justice, Canada’s leading animal law organization, is applauding the Ontario government’s proposal to amend the Animals for Research Act and consult on regulations to ban cruel laboratory research using […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice Calls on Alberta to Scrap Canned Hunting Plan
CALGARY—Animal Justice, Canada’s leading animal law organization, is calling on the Alberta government to scrap its plan to legalize enclosed Cervid Harvest Preserves (CHPs), also known as “shoot farms” or “canned hunting” […]
Keep ReadingWinnipeg’s Lack of Pet Limits Helped Contribute to Bird Tragedy
WINNIPEG—Images of dead and emaciated exotic birds rescued from a home in Winnipeg are difficult to see, but they are a direct consequence of the City’s failure to set any limits […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice Demands Review of CFIA’s Ostrich Shooting Method
OTTAWA—Animal Justice, Canada’s leading national animal law organization, has filed a formal complaint with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) over its conduct during the recent mass killing of more […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice Calls on CFIA to Re-Test, Halt Planned Ostrich Cull in Wake of Supreme Court Decision
EDGEWOOD, B.C. — Animal Justice is calling on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to conduct new testing for avian influenza and cancel its planned cull of roughly 400 ostriches […]
Keep ReadingThree Years on, Advocates Urge Federal Government to End ‘Temporary’ Ban on Rescue Dog Imports
TORONTO—National animal law organization Animal Justice and dog rescue group Soi Dog Canada, along with more than 50 dog rescue groups operating in Canada and around the world, have signed […]
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