Guide to Countering Greenwashing in the Meat Industry
This guide to greenwashing is designed to help you understand what some of the unregulated marketing terms mean and how you can effectively counter them in conversation with others.
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Federal MP Introduces Motion to Defund the Meat Industry
Meat is not green. That’s why a Member of Parliament recently introduced a groundbreaking motion in House of Commons, calling on the federal government to tackle the major role that […]
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Federal “Ag Gag” Bill Could Punish Negligent Farmers After Amendments at Committee
A legislative committee studying the proposed federal agricultural gag, or “ag gag”, law has amended the bill in response to concerns raised by Animal Justice and other animal protection groups, […]
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Take Action: Meat Industry Betrays Mother Pigs, Delays Cruel Gestation Crate Phase-Out by 5 Years
In the Canadian pig farming industry, the majority of farms lock up pregnant pigs in barren metal cages called gestation crates. These crates are so small that the pigs cannot […]
Keep ReadingOntario Passes “Ag Gag” Law to Cover Up Animal Abuse on Farms
TORONTO – National animal law organization Animal Justice is denouncing a law passed in Ontario today that will further conceal animal cruelty at farms and slaughterhouses, and interfere with lawful protests. Bill 156, […]
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Canada Slaughtered 834 Million Animals in 2019
The Canadian meat industry is slaughtering more animals for food than ever before, according to government slaughter statistics analyzed by Animal Justice. In 2019, over 834 million land animals were […]
Keep ReadingAnimal Justice Says No Bailouts for Factory Farms
Animal Justice and a coalition of Canadian animal protection organizations have written to the federal government, demanding that no federal bailout funds be given to factory farms where animal cruelty […]
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#52: How Will COVID-19 Affect Animals?
The COVID-19 pandemic originated from human use of wild animals, and it will have an immediate and lasting impact on many more species of animals. Hosts Peter & Camille go over some of the recent animal law developments in Canada and abroad, including a cow slaughter plant shut-down after a worker tested positive for the virus, a Macleans story on the live horse meat export industry, and a new BC animal cruelty case.
Keep ReadingOntario “Ag Gag” Bill is Unconstitutional, Say Leading Legal Experts
TORONTO—Dozens of Canadian law professors and constitutional and criminal law experts are sounding the alarm over Ontario’s Bill 156, Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act, 2019. According to […]
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Ag Gag Laws: Hiding Animal Abuse by Stifling Freedom of Expression
Canadians are becoming increasingly concerned about the treatment of animals raised and slaughtered for food. More and more people are avoiding or reducing consumption of meat and other animal products, […]
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