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Animal Justice Statement on the Shedd’s Preliminary Whale Necropsy Findings
TORONTO—The preliminary findings of Shedd Aquarium’s necropsies of Peekachu and Rain, two beluga whales who died at the facility after their transfer from Marineland in Niagara Falls, are deeply troubling. […]
Keep ReadingStatement on the Death of Marineland Dolphin Echo in Spain
TORONTO—Animal Justice is deeply saddened by the news that Echo has died, a blind dolphin believed to be 30 years old, who was transferred from Marineland to Oceanogràfic València in […]
Keep ReadingAfter Fourth Beluga Death, Animal Justice Raises Questions About Ottawa’s Export Approvals
TORONTO—A fourth whale death connected to the mass Marineland transfer comes as deeply saddening news. It’s yet another tragedy demonstrating that the rushed plan to relocate the disgraced Niagara Falls […]
Keep ReadingThird Whale Death is Another Tragic Cost of Rushed Beluga Relocation to Clear Way For Marineland Redevelopment
TORONTO—A third beluga whale exported from Marineland has died, raising further concerns about the rushed mass transfer of the 30 whales from the shuttered Niagara Falls theme park. The tragic […]
Keep ReadingOntario Proposes Horse Slaughter Ban, Animal Justice Urges Province to Go Further
TORONTO—Ontario’s proposed ban on slaughtering or processing horses at provincially licensed meat plants is being welcomed by Animal Justice, Canada’s leading animal law organization. Updates to the Food Safety and […]
Keep ReadingCanadian Legal Group Urges Georgia Aquarium to Make Public Pledge Not to Breed Marineland Belugas
ATLANTA—Canada’s leading national animal law organization, Animal Justice, is calling on Georgia Aquarium to publicly commit to never breeding the two Canadian whales it recently received. Balor, age 10, and […]
Keep ReadingSecond Marineland Beluga Death Highlights Risks of Rushed, Mass Whale Transfers
TORONTO—Animal Justice is deeply saddened by news that a second beluga whale transferred from Marineland has died at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium, just days after the final six whales left the […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice Calls on Fisheries Minister to Investigate Beluga’s Death, Demands Pause on Marineland Transports
TORONTO—Animal Justice is calling on federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson to immediately investigate the death of Peekachu, a 23-year-old beluga whale who died at Shedd Aquarium in Chicago less than […]
Keep ReadingStatement on Marineland Whale Death at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium
TORONTO — The death of Peekachu, a beluga whale who died at the Shedd Aquarium just two weeks after being transferred from Marineland, appears to be a direct consequence of […]
Keep ReadingGroups, Expert Disappointed as Manitoba Upholds Permit to Poison Winnipeg Ground Squirrels
WINNIPEG—The Winnipeg Humane Society (WHS) and Animal Justice, Canada’s leading national animal law organization, along with ground squirrel expert Dr. James Hare, are disappointed by Manitoba Environment and Climate Change […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice Invokes Manitoba’s New Anti-SLAPP Law to Fight Horse Export Defamation Suit
WINNIPEG—National animal law organization Animal Justice is asking the courts to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed earlier this year by a Manitoba horse exporter, in what may be the first […]
Keep ReadingMedia Advisory: Animal Justice to Fly Banner Over Sobeys Stadium During National Bank Open
TORONTO—For the second year in a row, Animal Justice is taking its campaign against Sobeys’ broken cage-free promise to the sky above Toronto during the National Bank Open. On Tuesday […]
Keep ReadingMAPAQ Failed to Stop Abuse From Continuing to Occur at Quebec Livestock Auction, Animal Justice Investigation Finds
SAINT-HYACINTHE—A disturbing undercover video released by Animal Justice, a national animal law advocacy organization, shows the cruel treatment of calves, sheep and cows inside a Quebec livestock auction. The footage […]
Keep ReadingLe MAPAQ a laissé des abus se poursuivre dans un encan de bétail au Québec, selon une enquête d’Animal Justice
Saint-Hyacinthe (Québec), le 10 août 2026 – De saisissantes images rendues publiques par Animal Justice, un organisme canadien de défense juridique des animaux, montrent le traitement cruel infligé à des veaux, des moutons et […]
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