Media Releases
Read the latest media releases from Animal Justice.
Animal Justice and Winnipeg Humane Society Call for Cruelty Charges After Horse Killed at Rodeo in Selkirk, Manitoba
WINNIPEG—The Winnipeg Humane Society and national animal law organization Animal Justice are calling for animal cruelty charges after a horse was killed on Saturday, July 15 after being forced to […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice Calls for Cruelty Charges After Horse Killed at Calgary Stampede Chuckwagon Race
CALGARY—National animal law organization Animal Justice is calling for animal cruelty charges after a horse was killed on Friday, July 14 after being forced to compete in the deadly chuckwagon […]
Keep ReadingParliament Passes Groundbreaking Bill to End Toxicity Tests on Animals
OTTAWA—Animal Justice is celebrating the passage of Bill S-5, the Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act, which includes measures aimed at phasing out painful toxicity tests on animals. […]
Keep ReadingEdmonton Valley Zoo Made “Unsubstantiated” Claims in Budget Request, Says Zoo Accreditation Group
EDMONTON—Animal Justice has written to Edmonton City Councillors, the Office of the City Auditor, and the Edmonton Police Service to alert them to potential misrepresentations by the Edmonton Valley Zoo […]
Keep ReadingOntario Plans to Reverse Ban on Dog Hunting Pens
TORONTO—Animal Justice, a national animal law advocacy organization, is denouncing a plan by the Ontario government to reverse a province-wide ban on new cruel “train and trial areas”—enclosed outdoor dog […]
Keep ReadingCourt Rules Against Animal Groups in Lawsuit Over Illegal Coyote Killing Contest
TORONTO—Animal Justice, The Fur-Bearers, and Coyote Watch Canada have lost a legal challenge aimed at stopping a coyote killing contest hosted annually by Chesher’s Outdoor Store in Belleville, Ontario. The […]
Keep ReadingTrucker Who Killed Animal Activist Receives Lowest Possible Fine
TORONTO—A truck driver named Andrew Blake pleaded guilty today to careless driving causing the death of animal advocate Regan Russell at Fearmans Pork slaughterhouse in Burlington, Ontario. Blake escaped criminal […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice Renews Call for Prosecution After Death of Orca Kiska at Marineland
TORONTO—National animal law organization Animal Justice is renewing its call for Marineland to be investigated and prosecuted following the death of Kiska—an orca who faced decades of confinement at the […]
Keep ReadingToronto Rally Against Big Plastic Producers Suing Canadian Government
Environmental Defence and Animal Justice supporters will be outside the federal court building in Toronto to send a message to plastics producers to stop challenging environmental regulations and act on plastic pollution.
Keep ReadingAnimal Protection Groups File Application for Investigation of Illegal Coyote Hunting Contest Under Ontario’s Environmental Bill of Rights
TORONTO—Animal Justice and Coyote Watch Canada have filed an application for investigation under Ontario’s Environmental Bill of Rights (“EBR”)— a cornerstone statute that gives Ontarians a right to request an investigation when […]
Keep ReadingVideo Shows Beaten Animals, Botched Killings at BC Slaughterhouse
VANCOUVER—Animal Justice is releasing secretly-recorded footage taken inside Meadow Valley Meats, a provincially-licensed slaughterhouse in Pitt Meadows, BC. Shot between July and September, 2022, the gut-wrenching video is the first-ever […]
Keep ReadingDog Death Prompts Renewed Call for Trapping Ban In PEI
CHARLOTTETOWN—Animal Justice, a national animal law advocacy organization, is renewing its call for a ban on trapping and snaring in Prince Edward Island after yet another heartbreaking death of a companion […]
Keep ReadingNo Justice for Dolphins: Prosecutors Drop Criminal Charge Against Marineland
TORONTO—Animal Justice is expressing shock and disappointment after Crown prosecutors stayed a criminal charge against Marineland today, for holding illegal dolphin shows. The aquarium was charged in December, 2021 after […]
Keep ReadingMedia Advisory: Animal Groups in Court to Stop Coyote Killing Contest
Animal Justice, The Fur-Bearers, and Coyote Watch Canada will make arguments in Ontario Divisional Court on Wednesday, in a lawsuit aimed at stopping an unlawful coyote hunting contest. It is […]
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