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• Details emerge of alleged animal abuse at now shuttered Quebec roadside zoo

• Area authorities receive forensic training to better investigate animal cruelty cases

• Animal cruelty charges laid against Windsor rescue group founder

• Horse carcasses found on Vernon-area farm where owner charged with animal cruelty

• Bill banning whale and dolphin captivity to become law

• Vancouver animal rights activists set to 'March to Close all Slaughterhouses'

• Chilliwack company charged with animal cruelty claims video evidence manipulated

• Calgary woman (Samantha Zychowski, 23) banned from owning animals for 15 years in animal cruelty case

• ‘He hit them in the head with the blunt part of an axe’: Guilty plea entered for man charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty

• Animal cruelty charges laid (against Thames Centre, ON men

• Man who saved ‘Lily,’ kitten abandoned in Hillside mall garbage can, has reunion with cat

• Animal rights group releases longer video showing farm abuse

• BEYOND LOCAL: Combating horrific animal abuse with veterinary forensics work

• Man charged with animal cruelty granted bail

• Kitten left for dead inside Hillside mall garbage can had meth in her system, animal control says

• Quebec zoo at heart of animal cruelty allegations ordered closed by workers’ safety board

• Electrical fire killed 35 animals at Alberta FARRM rescue: ‘Nobody could escape’

• Man arrested for animal cruelty, assault with weapon

• No charges for Abbotsford hog farm allegedly shown in animal rights activists’ video

• Rural Ontario shelter operator under fire for alleged neglect of animals

• Vernon SPCA successful in having city update animal welfare bylaw

• Animal hoarding a mental illness which needs treatment, sociologist says

• Animal torturer, hamster killer pleads guilty (Dave Larose-Guertin, 21, of Buckingham, QC)

• Okanagan court case on animal neglect put over for 2 weeks

• More than 100 exotic animals seized after roadside zoo owner charged with animal cruelty

• Province [of Ontario] launches survey to gain input on animal welfare reform

• Thunder Bay man loses bid for return of exotic animals

• How updated animal protection laws defend all Canadians

• Accused animal hoarder released pending trial in southern Alberta

• House passes bill broadening definition of bestiality

• 'He's not a monster' says mother of man charged with animal cruelty

• Animal neglect charge laid against Clarke's Beach dog breeder

• Halifax couple facing animal cruelty charges

• All charges dropped against animal rights activist in pig farm break-in

• Alberta woman facing animal abuse charges found fit to stand trial

• Why animal cruelty should become a matter for dedicated police units

• Alberta FARRM animal sanctuary receives $10K donation following deadly barn fire

• Woodstock, N.B., man [Kyle Springer, 27] who left dog to starve to death sentenced to 1 year in jail

• Daisy the blind goat reported dead in animal sanctuary fire

• Cosmetic animal testing bill tabled in House of Commons

• Yarmouth County (NS) senior (Douglas Wilson, 70) sentenced for animal cruelty

• Conception Bay South (NL) man [Kevin Greeley, 60] guilty of animal cruelty

• OSPCA turns down request to keep enforcing animal cruelty laws

• Duncan animal-cruelty case adjourned due to defence lawyer’s personal circumstances

• Victoria woman charged with animal cruelty after dog dies in hot car

• Dartmouth woman facing charges for animal cruelty in sick-dog case

• OSPCA informs Ontario government it will no longer enforce animal cruelty laws

• Elrose [SK] woman denied 100 cats seized by Animal Protection Services of Saskatchewan

• Graphic details emerge in Duncan dog-abuse trial

• High court won't hear case about euthanized B.C. bear cub

• North Bay (ON) man guilty of animal cruelty after cat forced to breathe pot smoke

• Man, woman from Hantsport, N.S., charged with animal cruelty

• New animal transport regulations panned by advocates

• Alberta veterinarians vote to ban declawing, ear cropping, tail docking surgeries: ‘It’s inhumane’

• BC SPCA investigates Okanagan woman with prior animal abuse convictions

• 27 horses rescued from Lower Mainland property in terrible condition

• Wolfville (NS) man with over 20 dogs charged with animal cruelty

• Woman who witnessed animal cruelty case in Pictou County speaks out

• Pictou County man faces animal cruelty charges in case involving injured and dead dogs

• City will take over enforcement from Edmonton Humane Society: ‘Animals will be protected’

• Edmonton Humane Society to stop enforcing Animal Protection Act

• OSPCA ‘following up’ on animal welfare concern at Doogan’s pet store; petition coming to Orangeville council soon

• Cornwall (ON) man arrested for killing and abusing animals

• Animal rescue society supports lifetime ban for accused animal abuser (Link to petition)

• Alberta woman (April Dawn Irving) at centre of animal cruelty case arrested in Manitoba

• Convicted animal killer Kayla Bourque pleads guilty to breaching release conditions

• SPCA lays 54 charges in horse cruelty investigation

• Halifax area pair facing charges following alleged ‘severe neglect’ of young dog​

• 'He is meant to be outside': Business answers outrage over dog in the cold

• Toxic animal carcass may have led to fatal eagle poisonings

• Hay shortage takes its toll on B.C. animal rescues

• Ontario researcher launches public survey about future of animal cruelty probes

• Daughter (Catherine Adams) in animal cruelty duo heading to court in May for allegedly breaching probation order (Link to petition)

• 'It's time': Advocates call for change after Milk River Dogs arrest

• Animals scared but unharmed after break-in at Parksville SPCA branch

• Calgary landlord offers apartment to senior and his large dog after learning of numerous rejections

• New Brunswick man (Kyle Springer, 27) pleads guilty: Dog starved to death after owner left it home alone for 2 months

• Man charged after Mac the dog shot at Burnaby SkyTrain station

• Cat found in locked kennel full of frozen urine at Prince George (BC) landfill

• Three dogs found dead, 15 rescued from 'deplorable' conditions

• That 'scream will haunt me': Protesters call for officer who repeatedly drove over deer to be fired

• Robert Barron column: Animal cruelty laws need an overhaul

• Would-be guide dog triumphs as greeter at Victoria's Empress Hotel

• 9-year-old donates thousands to Nanaimo SPCA for his birthday

• Victoria man (Monte Tucker) convicted in attack that injured police dog

• Quebec moves to expand animal welfare laws to cover dozens of species

• Serious case of animal neglect being investigated by humane society

• Convicted animal killer Kayla Bourque back in custody pending new trial

• Alberta man charged in animal cruelty investigation turns himself in, faces 60 more offences

• Distressed animals seized from Elrose, Sask. home: Animal Protection Services

• Animal protection in New Brunswick needs more teeth, minister says

• Patricia Moore facing additional 60 charges in Alberta animal cruelty investigation

• Animal rights group pushes for animal cruelty investigation into death of deer in Lethbridge

• The Tories’ first big headache of the year could be… animal welfare?

• Court ruling means Ontario must find a new way to enforce animal cruelty laws

• 2nd person charged in Parkland County animal cruelty investigation

• Weapons charges stayed against Calgary man following seizure of 40 animals from southwest property

• Alberta woman facing animal cruelty charges

• Animal welfare advocates see unintended consequence of Libre's Law

• Court strikes down policing powers of Ontario animal-protection officers

• Attempted murder, sexual assault, animal cruelty among charges laid against Timmins (ON) man (22 year old Kyle Linekar)

• Owners of emaciated B.C. dog charged with animal cruelty

• 22,000 abused, abandoned animals rescued by the BC SPCA in 2018

• Russia Outlaws Animal Cruelty

• Ontario animal welfare officials are giving jobs to stray cats

• Fort McMurray wildfire highlights animal care gaps during natural disasters

• Raccoon dies after being trapped in ‘horrific’ B.C. animal cruelty case

• Repeat animal abuser Catherine Adams sentenced to 90 days in jail

• Federal bill would broaden definition of bestiality, ban animal fighting

• Calgary woman (Amanda Pollock, 21) pleads guilty, convicted in severe animal neglect case

• Ontario animal welfare agency to pull out of horse cruelty probes, cites lack of funds

• Search warrant documents suggest ‘inadequate conditions’ on animal breeder’s property near Vulcan

• City (of Edmonton) faces charges in deaths of three cats

• Halifax man facing animal-abuse charge after violent assault on dog

• Animal Protection Officers need more consistent training, Saskatchewan SPCA says

• Cruelty to animal and weapons charges laid

• Ladysmith (BC) man (Kramer Lowe, 22) pleads guilty to animal cruelty charges

• Animal-rights advocates ask Canada’s highest court to rule on officers’ authority to kill bears

• B.C. woman facing animal cruelty charges after emaciated dog seized

• Nova Scotia to ban animal fighting, cosmetic surgeries on animals ‘unless medically necessary’

• Fort McMurray SPCA employee charged with animal abuse

• Charges laid after massive animal seizure from West Edmonton Mall pet store

• Thomas Cook drops SeaWorld holidays over animal welfare concerns

• Williams Lake (BC) man charged with two counts of animal cruelty after 46 dogs seized

• Former northern BC resident Karin Adams faces more animal cruelty charges

• Despite 20-year animal ownership ban, mother and daughter (Karin and Catherine Adams) charged with animal cruelty again

• Convicted animal killer Kayla Bourque relocating to Surrey

• Police launch animal cruelty investigation after decapitated geese found in Toronto

• Dog owner pleads guilty to animal cruelty after leaving pet in hot car

• Calgary family mourns death of pet Chihuahua after neighbour allegedly beat it with a cellphone

• Liberal senators fuming after backroom deal strands whale captivity bill

• Halifax-area men charged with animal cruelty over dog living in ‘filth’

• Bill that would ban cosmetic animal testing clears the Senate

• Trial date set for alleged animal abusers on Vancouver Island

• All-party group calls for an end to 'Senate games' on three animal rights bills

• Dog who recently had pups found abandoned

• 'I've done a bad thing': Dog's tragic death divides B.C. island paradise

• Family dog shot in B&E outside Cold Lake

• Animal Protection Services Involved In Incident At 10th Street Northeast (Portage la Prairie, MB)

• Montreal ditches breed ban in favour of dangerous-dog restrictions

• Winnipeg police investigating officer shown on video mocking women reporting animal abuse (Link to petition)

• SPCA: Man (Gaetan Bouchard) sentenced on animal cruelty charges for trapping skunk in Plateau-Mont-Royal

• City's animal welfare bylaw polarizes breeders, pet store owners

• Montrealers should be proud of their new animal control laws

• Montreal announces new animal bylaw, moves to ban horse-drawn carriages

• Perth County (ON) cattle farmer (Ton Van Gorp, 47) pleads guilty to animal cruelty

• North Preston (NS) man (Gary Simmonds, 49) pleads guilty to animal cruelty charge

• Calèches will be banned by 2020 under Montreal's new animal control bylaw

• Peterborough County animal cruelty charges a relief for 2016 whistleblowers

• Shelter 'open to investigation' after rescue cats forgotten inside vehicle for 22 days

• Illegal trap results in death of Sparwood cat

• Port Elgin (ON) Woman Claims Cat Was Killed by Neighbour

• Legal expert questions Edmonton Humane Society investigating itself in case of forgotten cats

• Cat with duct-taped paws tossed out of car in Colwood (BC): SPCA

• Burnaby (BC) looks to restrict sales of cats and dogs

• Eskasoni (NS) man facing animal cruelty charges

• Former owner of Whisper Ridge Ranch charged with 33 counts of animal cruelty

• Animal rights activist charged in mink farm break-in

• Man arrested for allegedly assaulting officer, police dog

• Dog 'a special type of property,' tribunal rules in canine custody battle

• Animal cruelty investigation launched after 14 dead geese found in Humberlea

• Manitoba animal rescue pleads for help with 700 dogs running out of food after being abandoned in wildfires

• Man (Daniel Stuart, 55, of Manitouwadge, ON) guilty of animal cruelty after leaving a dog in hot car

• Man (Wesley Barr, 28, of Belleville, ON) enters guilty plea to animal cruelty charges

• Four (Daniel Michael Withlaw, 28, Rodney Dylan Forbes, 20, Jessica Joyce Elisabeth Garland, 23, and Taylor Mary Irene Pocknell, 21, of Belleville, ON) plead guilty to animal cruelty charges

• Man accused of stealing animals from Elmvale zoo released on bail

• Duncan couple pleads not guilty in shocking dog abuse case

• Animal cruelty, undercover video and our collective avoidance

• Animal trafficking ring suspected in B.C. after bear killed, paws cut off

• Crown stays animal cruelty charges against Philip Ney

• Montreal SPCA investigating after dog found dead in duffle bag

• Lawyer appears in court for Halifax man facing animal cruelty charges

• Largest petition in nearly 70 years calls for ban on animal cosmetic testing

• Woman claims her mare died, another vanished in care of family charged with animal cruelty

• London, Ont. police investigating disturbing video of dog abuse

• Family charged with animal neglect ID'd after 9 horses found dead at Stouffville farm

• At least 9 horses found dead at rented farm where OSPCA laid animal cruelty charges

• Your letters: Justice spoke up for animal welfare

• Rockwood (ON) mink farm charged with 14 counts of animal cruelty

• 26 Alberta animal hospitals to ban elective cat declawing

• Peterborough man (Deep Bista, in his 30s) gets jail time for animal cruelty

• Cornwall man arrested for animal cruelty

• Godfrey (ON) woman (Lorraine Loudon) pleads guilty to animal cruelty

• Declawing cats will no longer be allowed in B.C.

• Throwing animals on the ice makes all sports fans look like boors

• Surrey pet breeder (Ivy Xin Zhou, 50) guilty of cruelty charge, handed 7-year ban on owning animals

• Justice the horse sues Gwendolyn the human for $100,000

• Man convicted of animal cruelty arrested after failing to show up for court

• Elliot Lake paramedic saves dumped kittens (suspect sought)

• Couple in southwest Manitoba charged with abusing horse

• Vulcan man, accused of neglect, permitted to own and sell animals while awaiting court date

• (Kentville) Nova Scotia woman (Amanda Wright) convicted of animal cruelty after starving rabbit to death

• Vancouver filmmaker takes aim at animal testing in medical research

• Children read to anxious dogs at Ontario animal shelter

• Dog owner (Joelle Mbamy, 57, of Penticton, BC) fined $1,000 in animal cruelty case

• In wake of hog deaths, man (Benjamin Stein, 28, of Tavistock, ON) banned from owning farm animals

• Cat zip-tied, left to die in 'deliberate act of animal cruelty,' SPCA says

• Nearly 80 cats removed from home in poor living conditions

• Activists rally against using animals for research

• North Cowichan considers revising animal bylaws after spate of animal cruelty cases

• Shearstown (NL) woman (Samantha Tiffany Wilcox, 24) fined $4,500 in animal cruelty case involving horse

• Ontario teens facing animal cruelty charges after cat allegedly killed on video

• Number of animal cruelty calls higher than ever, BC SPCA says

• Sturgeon Falls (ON) mother, daughter (Tracy McLeod, 48, and Alyssa Ethier, 29) plead guilty to animal cruelty charges

• Former pig owner (name not published, Windsor, ON) pleads guilty to permitting distress to an animal

• Halifax man charged with two counts of animal cruelty

• Man (John O'Nabigon Jr., 44) gets lifetime ban on owning animals after pleading guilty to cruelty charges

• Kittens found abandoned outside Winnipeg Animal Services

• Animal Rights Focus of Law Lecture at Winnipeg Humane Society

• 'What are we doing wrong?' 2017 worst year in past decade for animal welfare complaints in Manitoba

• Animal cruelty charges laid after pigeons shot with pellet gun in Pictou

• A 49-year-old Woodstock woman (Patricia Armstrong) has been found guilty of animal cruelty following SPCA investigation

• Facebook puts ads on pages illegally selling animal parts

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