Keep protecting animals beyond your lifetime
You can leave a legacy that ensures that the momentum we’ve begun will carry on long into the future. The Justice Circle is a community of generous and compassionate people who care deeply about making the world a better place for animals.
Canada can be a country where animals are respected, have comprehensive legal protections, and enjoy the freedoms they deserve—but we have a long road ahead of us. Animal Justice is leading this work and we count on legacy gifts to help us get there.
Making a planned gift is a powerful way to ensure your commitment to animals lives on.
Why Make a Legacy Gift?
You believe in a future where animals have meaningful laws across Canada, and those laws are fiercely enforced.
The fight for animals is an uphill battle. Most animal abuse happens systemically and hidden from us—behind the closed doors of laboratories, factory farms, and slaughterhouses. But the legal system is a powerful tool to expose these cruel industries, challenge systemic abuse, and rewrite the rules of how animals are treated.
Animals deserve better. They deserve a legal system that stands up for them, and we have the power to demand it. By making a legacy gift, you ensure the fight for their lives never stops.
Including Animal Justice in your planning can ensure that the groundbreaking momentum we’ve built carries on for generations. It’s a reflection of your values and dedication to a kinder and more just future for animals.
Leaving a planned gift or bequest may be one of the most significant and lasting contributions you can make towards the issues you care most about.
Hear from Other Legacy Donors
We have been impressed by the dedication and initiative of the people at Animal Justice. They fulfill an essential role in civil society with their support of compassionate and respectful action in the face of organized exploitation and mistreatment. We feel that a legacy can provide lasting support beyond our lifetimes and serve as an example for others. We hope for a future that includes respect and compassion for all life forms, especially animals who have been abused and neglected at a massive scale. With their habitual mistreatment and exploitation, humanity has accumulated an enormous amount of moral debt, which our consciences ask us to address. In our view, Animal Justice is the right organization to help accomplish that mission, through lengthy campaigns and court battles culminating in systemic changes to Canadian practices relating to the welfare and rights of animals.
Animal Justice is the only organization of its kind in Canada working to provide animals with a legal voice. The lawyers behind Animal Justice are fighting on behalf of animals in court, and working hard to pass strong new animal protection laws. Through AJ campaigns and through coordinated actions for the animals, Canadian animal advocates, together with Animal Justice, have begun to create real change for the animals.
That’s why when I completed my legal will, I thought hard about what kind of world I wanted to help create after I’m no longer here. I believe that supporting the work of Animal Justice, will help create the change that I want to see, and I want my legacy to be part of that change.
I have chosen to leave Animal Justice a legacy gift to help fight for our animal family that don’t otherwise have a legal voice. Animal Justice never gives up on the fight to improve the suffering that animals endure. I have attended Animal Justice court procedures and am moved by their devotion. It is an honor to help them now with annual gifts, and through my legacy gift I’ll be able to continue advancing this work long into the future.
I have been a supporter of Animal Justice for many years. This is a group of lawyers and like-minded animal protection individuals who are fighting for legislation and change for the better for ALL animals, whether used for food, used in research or companion animals. I believe in them so strongly that I have left them in my Will to help them fund future projects.
Ways to Leave a Legacy
Legacy gifts can be left to Animal Justice or The Justice for Animals Foundation. The Justice for Animals Foundation is a registered Canadian charity that provides grants to fund the work of Animal Justice. Designating a gift to The Justice for Animals Foundation may offer significant tax advantages.
Here are some of the ways you can include animals in your planning:
- Leave a gift in your will
- As a beneficiary of a registered account (RRSP, RRIF, or TFSA)
- Through a life insurance policy
- Designate other assets, like securities or real estate
Making a planned gift is a step you can take now that will keep the fight for animals going well beyond your lifetime.
We know that this process can be very personal, so we’ve created a Legacy Planning Guide to help you. Please download this free guide or request a copy in the mail using the form below.
Planning on Leaving Us a Gift or Have Questions?
Please reach out using the form below with any questions you have about potentially leaving a legacy gift, and the team will be in touch. We’d also love to know if you’ve already included Animal Justice or the Justice for Animals Foundation in your legacy planning. This helps us plan for the future—and we’d love to thank you properly.
We’re Here to Help
Please reach out to Carlene at Animal Justice if you’d like to have a confidential conversation to explore the possibility of leaving a legacy gift to animals. You can reach her at [email protected] to start that conversation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a lawyer to include a gift to Animal Justice in my will?
There are online services that can help you make a will quickly and affordably. We recommend Epilogue, which can help you create your own legally binding will. Its services are available to residents of all 10 Canadian provinces. Use the Animal Justice link and get 20% off their normal services.
If your estate is more complex it is best to work with an estate lawyer. It’s a good idea to work with an accountant or financial advisor too.
Can I change my mind?
Yes, you can make updates and changes to your will at any time. If you made your will online using Epilogue, it allows unlimited lifetime updates. If you made your will with a lawyer, it’s best to go back to your lawyer to make any amendments.
What information will my lawyer need?
Legal name: Animal Justice
A registered non-profit organization
Business number: 821601481 RC0001
Mailing Address: 5700-100 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5X 1C7
Contact info: 647-598-0971 / [email protected]
Legal name: Justice for Animals Foundation (previously “Animal Justice Canada”)
A Canadian registered charity
Charitable registration number: 80399 7212 RR0001
Mailing Address: 5700-100 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5X 1C7
Contact info: 647-250-7336 / [email protected]
Do I have to notify you?
No. All the information required to include us in your legacy planning are included above and in our Legacy Planning Guide. But we’d still love to know! Please contact us directly or fill out the form above to notify us.
What is your legal name?
Animal Justice is the non-profit that you know and love. We previously operated under the name “Animal Justice Canada Legislative Fund”. If this is how we’re documented in your will, that’s fine. Our business number has not changed – 821601481 RC0001.
The Justice for Animals Foundation is a Canadian registered charity that supports Animal Justice through grants. Its previous name was “Animal Justice Canada”. If that’s what’s documented in your will, it will go to The Justice for Animals Foundation, which has the same charitable registration number – 80399 7212 RR0001.
Can I have my legacy gift support one specific issue or area of work?
It’s highly recommended that a gift is undesignated, or it could say “general purpose” or “area of greatest need”. This is because it’s impossible to know what the organization’s priority campaigns and cases will be in many years’ time. By restricting the gift, it may become more difficult to put it to work helping animals. Our promise to you is that we will always do our very best to use your donation effectively and have the greatest impact for animals possible.
Will Epilogue work for me?
Epilogue can help you create a legally binding will for residents in any of Canada’s 10 provinces. It is not yet able to create wills for residents in the Canadian territories. In Quebec, only attested wills (which must be probated) can be made using Epilogue.
It can develop wills that work for most people’s circumstances. It may not be suitable for you if you have dependents who receive government disability, you own foreign property, or you have a blended family. You can try Epiloge risk-free and it will guide you through questions to see if it’s the right choice for you.