Media Releases

Read the latest media releases from Animal Justice.

Edmonton 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 […]

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Ontario 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 […]

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Court 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 […]

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Trucker 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 […]

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Animal 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 […]

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Toronto 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.

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Animal 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 […]

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Video 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 […]

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Dog 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 […]

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No 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 […]

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