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Whistleblower Video of Jockey Beating Horse at Assiniboia Downs Shows Need For Video Monitoring
WINNIPEG—After receiving whistleblower footage of a horse being ruthlessly beaten, national animal law organization Animal Justice is calling for the introduction of closed-circuit cameras inside the barns at Assiniboia Downs. […]
Keep ReadingCruel Monkey Experiment Video Shows Need For Urgent Reform at York University
TORONTO—Animal Justice is calling for an end to cruel monkey experiments at York University following the release of new undercover footage showing the animals suffering inside a lab. The newly […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice Appeals Live Horse Exporter Acquittal
WINNIPEG—Animal Justice is appealing a court decision that found a Manitoba live horse exporter not guilty of violating federal transport laws, asking a higher court to confirm legal obligations to […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice Condemns Marineland’s Bid For Millions of Taxpayer Dollars
TORONTO—National animal law organization Animal Justice is condemning Marineland’s disgraceful request for $10 to $20 million in taxpayer dollars to pay for the potential relocation of surviving whales and dolphins still stranded […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Protection, Environment Groups Denounce Emergency Strychnine Use in Alberta and Saskatchewan
CALGARY—In a shocking decision made on March 30, Health Canada reversed its previous ban on the notoriously cruel poison strychnine, granting Alberta and Saskatchewan emergency use permits to kill ground […]
Keep ReadingConcerns raised over USask poultry barn design
SASKATOON—Animal Justice is urging the University of Saskatchewan’s Board of Governors to remove so-called “enriched” cage systems from its planned research barn, warning the design risks locking the University into […]
Keep ReadingNew Report from Major Animal Protection Groups Exposes Failures in Canada’s Farmed Animal Welfare System
OTTAWA—Today, four leading animal protection organizations released Towards a National Framework for Farmed Animal Protection, a comprehensive report outlining critical gaps in Canada’s current approach to farmed animal welfare and […]
Keep ReadingRisks to Wildlife, Pets Cited as Animal Groups, Expert Formally Appeal Winnipeg Permit for Poisoning Ground Squirrels in Parks
WINNIPEG—National animal law organization Animal Justice, the Winnipeg Humane Society (WHS), and a University of Manitoba biology professor are formally appealing a provincial permit allowing the City of Winnipeg to use anticoagulant […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice Condemns Irresponsible Federal Approval of Strychnine Use in Saskatchewan and Alberta
CALGARY—Animal Justice is deeply disappointed by the federal government’s decision to allow the use of strychnine to kill Richardson ground squirrels in Alberta and Saskatchewan, an unscientific reversal of its […]
Keep ReadingVideo of Calves Flipped, Tackled Shows Risks of ‘Barnyard Scramble’
BRANDON—A video filmed at last year’s Royal Manitoba Winter Fair (RMWF) calf scramble (now dubbed the “barnyard challenge”) shows a calf falling headfirst to the ground, flipping onto their back […]
Keep ReadingCourt Finds Manitoba Horse Exporter Not Guilty in Historic Private Animal Welfare Trial
WINNIPEG—A Manitoba court has found horse exporter Carolyle Farms not guilty of violating federal animal transport laws, in a rare private prosecution brought forward by Animal Justice—likely the first in […]
Keep ReadingSeven-city Launch of Egg-Scanning App Exposes Sobeys’ Cage-Free Failure
This weekend, Animal Justice is releasing EggSCANada, a free app that lets shoppers scan egg cartons to instantly see whether hens were confined in cages, with launch events scheduled in […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice report uncovers more deaths, injuries, and law-breaking in Canada’s live horse export industry
WINNIPEG—A bombshell Animal Justice report reveals multiple horse deaths, collapses, and injuries linked to Canada’s live horse export trade, many of which do not appear in records held by the […]
Keep ReadingMontreal Protesters to Unfurl Giant ‘Receipt of Cruelty’ at IGA
MONTREAL—A towering “Receipt of Cruelty” will be unfurled outside IGA Complexe Desjardins on Saturday, March 7, as protesters mark the 10th anniversary of Sobeys’ (which operates IGA in Quebec) pledge […]
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