About Us - Animal Justice
Animal Justice is Canada’s only national animal law advocacy organization. We believe that animals need lawyers, and our legal team works to protect animals from cruelty and neglect. Canada has some of the worst animal protection laws in the Western world, and our mission is to overhaul the legal system to better reflect our country’s ...
Crisis of Cruelty in Canada’s Zoos - Animal Justice
2022年11月5日 · Crisis of Cruelty in Canada’s Zoos. By Animal Justice. November 5, 2022. Animal Justice is releasing the largest investigation of zoos that has ever been undertaken in Canada. We visited nearly every zoo in Ontario—the roadside zoo capital of the country. Our video footage reveals widespread suffering, injuries, death, and troubling threats ...
New Data: Millions of Mice, Fishes, Cows & Dogs Suffered in …
2024年1月26日 · In Canada and around the world, millions of animals every year endure lives of pure torture and misery in the name of science. According to new data from The Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC), at least 3,521,143 animals were used in Canadian experiments in 2022. These animals include mice, fishes, cows, birds, reptiles, cats, dogs, primates, and more.
Animal Experiments in Canada - Animal Justice
Progress Against Animal Testing for Cosmetics & Toxicity. In 2023, Canada passed two groundbreaking laws to protect animals used for research. The first is legislation aimed at phasing out the use of animals in toxicity tests.Toxicity tests are used to test chemicals to see whether they are harmful to the environment or human health, and many of these tests fall into the cruellest and most ...
Legal Showdown: Animal Justice Fights Canada’s Dog Rescue Ban
2024年1月24日 · Animal Justice and dog rescue group Soi Dog Canada were in court this week, arguing an important motion in a case that challenges a federal ban on dog rescue from over 100 countries—including many of the world’s most vulnerable and war-torn regions. On September 28, 2022, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) banned the import of ...
Canada Slaughtered 841 Million Animals in 2022 - Animal Justice
2023年2月15日 · In 2022, 841 million land animals were killed for food in Canada, making it the highest year on record since Animal Justice began analyzing government slaughter statistics. Up from 825 million in 2021, 812 million in 2020, 834 million in 2019, 819 million in 2018, 800 million in 2017, 771 million in 2016, and 750 million in 2015.
Stop Penned Dog Hunting Expansion | Animal Justice
City. Yes! I would like to receive updates from Animal Justice. Doug Ford is about to issue new licenses for dog hunting pens—where captive coyotes, foxes, and rabbits are used as live bait for hunting dogs to chase & kill. The Ontario government had quietly backed away from plans to expand this bloodsport, but instead bowed to the hunting lobby.
Animal Justice & Soi Dog Canada Challenge Dog Import Ban In …
October 31, 2022. TORONTO—Animal Justice and Soi Dog Canada are challenging the federal government in court over its recent decision to ban the import of rescued dogs from over 100 countries, including many of the world’s most vulnerable regions. The ban went into effect on September 28, 2022, and is a death sentence for many adoptable dogs ...
Animals on Farms in Canada - Animal Justice
Farmed animals in Canada suffer on a scale that is difficult to imagine. In 2022, over 841 million land animals were killed for food in Canadian slaughterhouses.The total number is unquestionably higher, because government statistics don’t include the millions of animals who die in transport en route to slaughter each year––or who arrive so sick or injured that they must be killed upon ...
Parliament Passes Groundbreaking Bill to End Toxicity Tests on …
June 14, 2023. 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. The bill passed a final vote in the Senate on Tuesday 59-19, and received royal assent the same night.