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    • Montreal to set new rules for carriage horses

    • Injunction dropped, rodeo to go ahead in Montreal this summer

    • Ottawa Humane Society asking public to boycott Lansdowne bull-riding event

    • Pot, poison left outside to sicken dogs in southern Ontario​

    • Help rescue an animal: Wildlife rehab centre to host first-ever training seminar for new volunteers

    • 'Massive decrease': Dog euthanasia cases drop 92% as number of pooch licences soars

    • Pregnant Vancouver Island deer shot in the head with crossbow

    • SPCA warns of dangers to cats in high rise buildings

    • Breeder surrenders 17 matted and urine-soaked dogs to BC SPCA

    • 5 things to know about P.E.I.'s new Animal Welfare Act

    • Petition calls on city (Kingston, ON) to stop killing beavers

    • UPDATED: Emaciated dog found wandering in Erin (ON) is euthanized

    • Pellet gun used to shoot Sudbury pup, vet confirms

    • Update: Puppy Love is Putting an End to Puppy Mills with 3rd Annual Friends of the Humane Society International Fundraising Event

    • Quebec leadership is breeding a culture ripe for animal cruelty

    • 3 ducks allegedly shot dead with pellet gun found in Vancouver park

    • Regina group spreads awareness about dog- and cat-meat trade

    • OSPCA seeks Erin dog owner

    • Chilliwack Cattle Sales – Four more workers [to] plead guilty

    • Canada needs laws to prevent euthanization of healthy pets, says lawyer

    • Ontario woman faces animal cruelty charges after dog left in hot car

    • State (Connecticut) experiments with court advocates for abused animals

    • St. Catharines vet faces 16 animal cruelty charges: OSPCA

    • The Body Shop and Cruelty Free International Campaign to end cosmetic product and ingredient animal testing globally once and for all

    • Edmonton veterinarian on trial for mistreatment of dogs testifies in own defence

    • Vancouver man (convicted animal abuser Brian Whitlock) charged with murdering mother later confessed he had killed 'the witch'

    • Alleged Toronto hoarders evicted after 68 cats, dog found in apartment

    • SPCA presents legal challenge to the Montreal’s 375th anniversary Rodeo

    • Cornwall (ON) man charged with assault, cruelty to an animal

    • KEN KUNO (57) & CHRISTINE McLEOD (49) guilty of animal cruelty in Cornwall, ON

    • Poodle found locked in suitcase, abandoned in Richmond (BC) woods

    • Animal rights protesters target Norwich Township (ON) mink farm

    • SPCA: long road to recovery ahead for dog found in Aylesford (NS) area

    • SPCA says some Saskatchewan domestic violence victims staying to protect their pets 

      • Click here for the report

    • Want to save animal lives without going veg? Eat beef, not chicken.

    • Legalized cruelty: the gaps in Canada's animal transport laws

    • Bears, chickens a lethal mix, conservation officer says

    • Turtle X-ing: Why a rural Ontario community is being lauded for wildlife preservation effort

    • Man turns himself in after dog found beaten and buried alive

    • Kamloops (BC) residents growing concerned over suspected poisonings of dogs

    • Scarborough (ON) couple evicted from apartment over cats

    • Injured dog has died after being found buried alive in the Monteregie (QC)

    • B.C. SPCA seeks ban on animal ownership for man who kept 59 neglected cats

    • Why you should think twice before sharing a video of a dog walking on its hind legs

    • Injured dog buried alive now in stable condition: SPCA

    • Sticky cruelty: Glue product dangerous for pets, wildlife

    • Law students head to court to try to stop Montreal's urban rodeo

    • Animal rights group calls for an end to Montreal's calèche industry

    • Dog owners find hot dogs embedded with razor blades in front yard (Regina, SK)

    • Injured dog found buried alive in the Monteregie (QC)

    • Reward for wounded otter (West Vancouver, BC)

    • Beaten with chains, hung by the neck: Canadian cows left behind by the law

    • Advocates calling to end euthanization of healthy pets for owners' convenience

    • The demise of Ringling Bros. is a victory for the animal rights

    • 'Heartbreaking' animal stories can lead to change: SPCA

    • Monkeys, kangaroos and camels sold at auction as Ontario considers legislation

    • Action to treat, manage dog population long overdue

    • Restaurant guilty of ‘brutal dismemberment’ of lobster, animal-rights group charges

    • Last of five abused kittens found in Prince Albert (SK)

    • Animal rights group opposes dog culls in First Nation communities after mauling death

    • 'He murdered my dog': Parson's Pond (NL) family's dog shot in act of revenge, charges laid

    • No charges after muskrat found badly injured in Ontario

    • Teen charged in seagull hatchet incident at Mount Pearl school

    • Driver fined more than $1K after 2 dogs rescued from hot car

    • Kittens thrown, 'lit on fire' in Prince Albert: SPCA

    • 'It makes me sick': Puppy shot 12 times with pellet gun on the West Shore (Victoria, BC)

    • Conservation officers to help First Nation manage stray dogs after death

    • Kootenay conservation officers believe someone intentionally poisoning wolves

    • Charges related to slaughterhouse crash dropped against Pig Save activist

    • Animal Rights Activists Still Standing Against Rodeo (Montreal, QC)

    • Jail time and animal bans for dairy workers caught abusing cows

    • Puppy rescued on West Coast receives SPCA courage award: BC SPCA recommending charges of animal cruelty

    • Animal lover leaves $275,000 to New Westminster (BC) animal shelter

    • OP/ED - Is treating animals as property a barbaric cultural practice?: Kanji

    • Trio of animal cruelty cases involving dogs, seagull a sign of change: St. John's SPCA

    • Abused cat found in Red Deer garbage can enjoying life since being rescued

    • Dog 'lucky to have survived' going through Labrador car wash in back of truck

    • Injured muskrat named George dies, funds raised for rodent to go toward autopsy

    • Investigations close without charges in discovery of 6 mutilated animals near Brandon (MB)

    • Animal cruelty incident involving hatchet and seagull at Mount Pearl (NL) high school

    • BC SPCA seizes 59 cats from Chase property

    • Little Grand Rapids (MB) offers reward for dog cull

    • 'End of story,' says Coderre: Urban rodeo coming to Montreal for 375th anniversary

    • Disturbing Case Of Animal Cruelty In Conception Bay South (NL)

    • Chief, vet urge dog cull after mauling death that rescue group says was preventable

    • Animal welfare research focusing more on emotional states

    • 'Probably' guilty not good enough for conviction so judge acquits (Calgary, AB) man of bestiality, sex assault

    • Bylaw banning whales, dolphins at Vancouver Aquarium goes into effect immediately

    • Dog's shooting upsets Espanola family

    • Picton (ON) man (Wesley Adam McGrayne, 27) convicted of animal cruelty

    • PETA offering $5K reward for information on Manitoba dog burned in fire

    • Protesters call on Vancouver Aquarium to end captivity for whales, dolphins

    • Amherst (NS) program helps women escape domestic violence, save pets

    • Lethbridge (AB) man charged with neglect after seizure of 101 dogs

    • Animal activists gather to protest 'canine discrimination'

    • North Bay (ON) man (Brian Fields, 32) convicted of four counts of animal cruelty

    • Milverton (ON) man sentenced for animal cruelty

    • Pembroke (ON) man (Seth Moxton, 38) convicted of taping dog's mouth

    • Hantsport (NS) man accused of abusing small dog on video pleads not guilty

    • Dog thrown into fire pit by kids now recovering in Winnipeg with second-degree burns

    • Dog shot to death in Espanola (ON)

    • Saskatoon (SK) kennel owner (Dave Deplaedt, 50, owner of Playful Paws Pet Center) pleads guilty, apologizes for dog deaths

    • Charges dropped against Durham cop who removed kitten from drug user’s home

    • Wildlife group offers reward in case of Maple Ridge raccoon shot with crossbow

    • UPDATE: House arrest for P.E.I. man (Daniel Ponzo, 20) convicted of cruelly beating dog

    • Shelburne County man [who cannot be named] convicted of killing dog

    • Raccoon put down after being shot in Maple Ridge (BC)

    • BC Supreme Court finds in favour of anti-deer cull advocate Devin Kazakoff in defamation trial against Mayor of Invermere

      • See also: NDP candidate ordered to pay $75,000 in defamation case

    • Marineland animal cruelty case put over again

    • Bill [24] would set Manitoba's animal protections back by a decade

    • P.E.I. woman [Rhonda Lea Kerr, 40] sentenced in dog starvation case, banned from owning pets

    • Animal activist wins partial victory in thirsty pig trial

      • See also: Pigs are still property – but animal farming is a serious matter for ethical consideration

    • Man arrested after dog found badly wounded on Brampton McDonald's patio

    • Cornwall (ON) couple charged with animal cruelty

    • Poisoned cat food in Verdun (QC) sparks investigation by Montreal SPCA, Animex

    • Chatham (ON) crackdown on pet sales wise, says humane society

    • Greater Sudbury (ON) adopts feral cat program

    • 2 men sought after badly injured dog abandoned on patio in Brampton (ON) (see photos in the article)

      • UPDATE: Man arrested after dog found so severely injured on Brampton patio it had to be euthanized​

    • Animal-rights defenders tell Mayor Denis Coderre to back off on Montreal rodeo

    • Making a difference in Grand Falls-Windsor; one animal at a time

    • Dogs, cats seized from Shalalth (BC) puppy mill

    • 'Animals need your help'

    • Chatham-Kent (ON) to prohibit retail sale of non-rescue dogs, cats

    • Cats being inhumanely killed in Magrath (AB)

    • Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act Will Help Alleviate Animal Suffering In Canada

    • ‘Unfathomable’: SPCA investigates sewing needles in Vancouver ‘bait’ pizza

    • PET CORNER: It’s time the declawing of cats was outlawed in Nova Scotia

    • Crown wants 15 years for woman accused of killing senior by stabbing her 68 times (and stabbing her neighbour's dog)

      • See also: Winnipeggers raise money for dog stabbed after St. Boniface homicide

    • St. Thomas (ON) City shelter seeking farms for its unadoptable cats

    • Lethbridge (AB) rescued dogs showing fear

    • RMWB, SPCA recognized for wildfire rescues in Fort McMurray (AB)

    • London (ON) Humane Society looking for home for 11 exotic birds

    • Owner of dog abandoned at Sooke Potholes comes forward

    • Crusaders against cruelty: BC SPCA constables fight to protect animals daily

    • 25 animals seized from Mission (BC) farm after SPCA raid

    • 'It's a joke:' Poacher's fines and jail time not enough say hunting guides

    • Nova Scotia couple (Melissa Martin, 57 and Roy Slaunwhite, 55) gets pet ban after cats found to have died from emaciation, flea infestation

    • Guelph man allegedly assaults family dogs with bear spray

    • Armstrong, BC man (Gary Roberts) gets longest jail sentence in B.C. history for animal cruelty

    • Sentencing adjourned for P.E.I. man convicted of animal cruelty (Daniel Ponzo, 19)

    • Hunting behind steep drop in animal numbers in tropics

    • Woman (Johanna Steadman, 58) who had 18 cats in home pleads guilty to causing an animal to be in distress

    • 3 Chilliwack dairy farm workers (Travis Keefer, Chris Vandyke and Jamie Visser) plead guilty to animal cruelty

    • OSPCA (Thunder Bay, ON) seeks info on dog mutilation

    • Police still searching in animal mutilation case (Brandon, MB)

    • Stephen Tynes, 32, previously charged with animal cruelty, accused of trying to steal cat

    • Seizing Nemo: SPCA removes fish from notorious Nova Scotia animal abuser Gail Benoit's possession

    • British Columbia animal advocates seek end to blanket pet bans for rentals

    • Windsor Humane Society 'disappointed' by $500 animal-cruelty fine

    • Resident of Guelph apartment building facing animal cruelty charge

    • Greenstone (ON) couple charged with animal cruelty

    • Animal cruelty charges laid against Penticton, BC woman

    • Man (Stephen Thomas Johnson, 58, of Prince George, BC) found guilty of animal cruelty for underfed horses

    • Man (Christian Hamilton, 23, of Brantford, ON) gets jail time for animal cruelty

    • Playful Paws owner Dave Deplaedt (Saskatoon, SK) a ‘no show’ at court for animal negligence

    • Animal cruelty laws rarely result in jail time: lawyer

    • Sudbury (ON) woman (Connie Metayer, 61) found guilty of 4 counts of animal cruelty

    • Halifax man charged with animal cruelty after dog rides in back of truck

    • Queens County (Hunts Point, NS) woman facing animal cruelty charges

    • Students express concern about animals used as part of research studies at Brock

    • Edmonton (AB) man (John Nadeau, 66) whose dog smelled of 'death and rotting flesh' banned from owning pets for 10 years, fined $1,200

    • Cape Breton (NS) pair charged with animal cruelty

    • Defence gives testimony regarding animal cruelty charges (Karin and Catherine Adams trial)  (Click here to sign petition) 

    • 100 dogs removed from Lethbridge home

    • Animal cruelty investigation costly For Humane Society

    • More than 60 animal suffering from 'severe neglect' seized near Sarnia (ON)

    • Bowmanville (ON) zoo owner won’t stand trial for animal cruelty charges after suffering stroke

    • Marineland case postponed

    • SPCA seizure in Langley (BC) prompts calls for stronger regulation of animal rescue groups

    • World Animal Protection applauds Tim Hortons and Burger King's commitment to improve chicken welfare by 2024

    • Protestors stand up for animal rights outside ITR Laboratories

    • Canadian Food Inspection Agency bowed to meat industry on animal transport rules, documents show

    • Canada Goose vows to continue using animal fur

      • Animal-rights group PETA just bought shares in Canada Goose

    • Man (Roland Maxson, 68, of Kelowna, BC) jailed 1 day for animal cruelty

    • Greywood, Nova Scotia couple (Donald and Megan Amero) banned from owning animals for life

    • Armstrong (BC) man (Gary Roberts) banned from owning animals for 20 years

    • 27 animals seized from property near Burns Lake (BC), animal cruelty charges may be recommended

    • Undercover video raises questions about treatment of animals in Baie D’Urfé laboratory

    • Courtenay, BC man (Darren Wiebe) in cruelty case slapped with 10-year pet ban

    • Animal cruelty suspected in the deaths of two dogs (ON)

    • Newport (NS) man (Terry Hood, 53) sentenced on animal cruelty charges involving horse to appeal

    • Smuggling protected animal species into Canada nets hefty fine for British Columbia resident

    • Animal cruelty trial for Spring Valley (PEI) woman wraps up

    • Maximum fine levied against Calgary pet store operator (Wayne Woo and Michael Chow of Riverfront Aquarium) on cruelty charges

    • Cornwall (ON) man (Brad Stephenson, 24) convicted of animal cruelty

    • Three (Jamie O'Leary, 34, Janice Piper, 24, and Michelle Caswell, 49) sentenced in 'brutal' Calgary animal neglect case

    • Vet suspended for abusing animals re-opens practice

    • Marineland animal cruelty case remanded to March 23

    • Animal welfare advocates petition to end puppy sales in Vancouver pet stores

    • Calgary woman faces animal abuse charges after dog, cat found in storage locker

    • Huron County woman (Gina Platt, 53, of Brussels, ON) pleads guilty in animal cruelty investigation

    • Crown wraps up animal cruelty case against Karin and Catherine Adams (Click here to sign petition)

    • Nova Scotia SPCA officers don body armour as animal cruelty prosecutions mount

    • Fewer animal surrenders as Calgary Humane Society changes approach

    • Woman (Sarah Coffell, 31, of St. Catharines, ON) convicted in animal cruelty case

    • P.E.I.’s new Animal Welfare Act bans cosmetic surgery

    • New Brunswick to raise penalties for mistreating animals

    • Dog dragged by car for nearly a kilometre, two charged

    • Thorold (ON) woman (Julie Sauder) guilty of animal cruelty charge

    • Animal abuser a no-show in court

    • Nova Scotia man (Jonah Woodman, 25, of Hantsport) charged with abusing pug on video

    • Man (Cole Vandewater, 30) fined for dragging dog behind bike

    • Leduc (AB) RCMP seize imported bulldog puppies from man facing animal cruelty charges

    • Cat hoarding case: Kings County (NS) women plead not guilty to animal cruelty charges

    • Safety rep suspended after animal cruelty allegations on A Dog's Purpose film set

      • See also: Animal rights group complaint alleges 'blatant animal cruelty' on A Dog's Purpose film set

      • See also: Manitoba's chief vet looking into Dog's Purpose video

      • See also: ‘A Dog’s Purpose’ under fire after TMZ publishes leaked video of German shepherd

    • SPCA accuses North Kentville (NS) couple of animal cruelty

    • Nova Scotia SPCA calls animal cruelty sentencing disappointing

    • Canadian woman (April Dawn Irving) wanted in [animal] cruelty case reportedly living in Jamaica

      • See also: Woman at centre of Alberta animal cruelty case reportedly in Jamaica​

    • Animal cruelty charges laid after 18 cats removed from Nova Scotia home

    • Dogs found tortured and killed: Sureté du Québec seeks those responsible

    • Newport, NS man found guilty of animal cruelty charges involving horse

    • Animal rights groups applaud Ringling Bros.

    • Edmonton zoo makes animal rights group's 'worst' list for elephants

    • Inside the mind of a hoarder: How some animal cruelty cases become so extreme

    • Missing woman (April Dawn Irving, 57), wanted in Alta. animal cruelty case, has history of dog neglect in Sask. (Photos of Irving in article)

      • See also: Woman accused of animal neglect still missing after skipping her last court date

    • Embro woman (Danielle Fallowfield, 28) found guilty of causing distress to an animal and failing to comply with standards of care after two dogs found living in filth

    • PETA offers $5K to help arrest person who abused Frankie the poodle

    • Alberta man banned from having animals charged with animal cruelty

    • North Bay woman charged with animal cruelty after 600 rats removed from apartment

    • Pet Therapy: Law firm makes animal law its pet project

    • Humane society calls for tougher laws to fight animal abuse

    • Reindeer at Casa Loma have stay cut short by Toronto Animal Services

    • Halifax-area 'backyard breeder' facing animal cruelty charge for removing puppies' tails

    • Canada Food Inspection Agency proposes animal transportation regulation changes

    • Windsor man faces animal cruelty charges in dog abuse case

    • Marineland charged with 6 new counts of animal cruelty

    • Ontario couple charged with animal cruelty in dog's death

    • Canada Is One Step Closer To Banning Cosmetic Animal Testing

    • Ontario man guilty of animal cruelty after squirrel death

    • Consecon, ON man (Benny Milles, 40) convicted of animal cruelty

    • Animal law group wants changes to trapping in P.E.I. after pet death

    • Vancouver SPCA's investigations leader celebrates legal victories, says more awareness needed about animal cruelty

    • Western University prof sheds light on behaviour behind serial animal killings in London

    • Serial animal killer may be on the loose in London, Ontario

    • Humane Society investigating after animal found skinned, beheaded

    • Spring Valley woman pleads not guilty to animal cruelty charge

    • Armstrong, BC man (Gary Roberts) guilty of animal cruelty

    • Tweed, ON woman (Cathy Graham, 64) convicted of animal cruelty following removal of 85 animals

    • B.C. cattle company pleads guilty to animal abuse charges

    • Father, son found guilty of animal cruelty in case of dogs seized from North Preston, NS home

    • Animal cruelty charges result in lifetime animal ban for Outaouais man (Alain Marchand)

    • Deseronto, Ontario woman (Lori Brant, 57) convicted of animal cruelty banned from owning pets, but can keep dog

    • Orangeville, ON (Shani Ride, 47) woman pleads guilty to animal cruelty charges

    • ‘It was obvious the animals were suffering’, animal abuse charges laid in puppy mill case

    • Animal cruelty charges laid after 260 animals removed from farm

    • Shannonville woman pleads guilty to animal cruelty charges

    • 42-year-old Princeton, ON woman (Ann Parkhill) pleads guilty to animal cruelty

    • Woman charged with animal cruelty after SPCA investigation in Halifax

    • Animal rights advocates claim victory in cat removal case

    • Animal rights group shocked by denial to save 21 dogs

    • Windsor man charged with animal cruelty

    • Surrey breeder charged with animal cruelty, 82 animals seized

    • Women convicted in B.C. puppy mill (Karin and Catherine Adams) set up shop in Alberta

    • Dundalk, ON woman (Lee-Anne Varley-Hutchinson, guilty of animal cruelty

    • Man faces animal abuse charges after dog thrown from 7th floor balcony (Click here to sign petition)

    • Calgary couple (Anthony and Christine Berry) sentenced in animal abuse case

    • Mission senior gets probation and 15-year animal ban for cruelty

    • Courtenay, BC woman charged in dog beating

    • Marineland charged with animal cruelty

    • Bowmanville Zoo closes after allegations of animal cruelty caused attendance to drop

    • Lower Sackville man's jail time for animal cruelty 1st in Nova Scotia, says SPCA: Michael Cairns sentenced to 30 days following 2nd conviction

    • Two horses euthanized because of animal neglect: OPP

    • My Animal Cruelty Bill Was Defeated -- Here's What's Next

    • Halifax man (Dion Connori MacBeth) convicted of animal cruelty, dog breeder charged

    • Kings County dog breeder facing animal cruelty charges

    • Calgary man charged with animal cruelty after tips from public

    • Animal cruelty bill defeated: Liberals refuse to back fellow MP’s bid to modernize outdated laws

    • Welland, ON council wants harsher penalties for animal abusers

    • High Prairie RCMP seek public assistance into Animal Cruelty

    • Animal cruelty earns North Bay man (Wayne Farrow)10 year pet ban

    • Tillsonburg, ON (Caitlyn Hicks, 24) woman convicted of animal cruelty

    • Tillsonburg, ON woman (Beth Hoekema) pleads guilty to causing distress to an animal after two dogs found in damaged cage with no food, water or bedding

    • OSPCA to investigate St. Catharines vet caught on video punching, choking animals

    • More than 80 dogs, cats and farm animals seized from Langley home

    • St. Catharines, ON man (Christopher George Landry, 21) convicted of animal cruelty

    • Sask. ranks last among provinces in animal protection laws

    • 14 dogs die of heat exhaustion in Saskatoon after heater in kennel malfunctions

    • Orléans woman suspects animal cruelty after family pet found dead in park

    • Norfolk, ON man cut off his dog's testicles with box cutter

    • Beaches—East York MP [Nathaniel Erskine-Smith] is a different political animal

    • Barrie, ON considers ban on exotic animals in circuses

    • Animal rights group files court case over Lucy the elephant

    • Starving dog feeding off itself

    • RCMP investigating animal shootings near Hanna

    • Blood smeared truck exposes suffering cows inside

    • Canada's animal cruelty shame

    • Two St. Thomas, ON residents charged with three counts of causing injury to an animal

    • Protesters decry Canadian farm animal transportation laws

    • Cat owners ‘absolutely dumbfounded’ after pet found shot in leg

    • Charges laid after dogs left in vehicles in the Collingwood, ON area

    • Montreal SPCA to end dog services over proposed pit bull ban

    • ‘My Canada includes all dogs’: Montrealers rally against pit bull ban

    • Brockville, ON dog-stabbing suspect also faced impaired charges after e-bike crash

    • Six German shepherds seized during Northumberland OPP investigation need new homes

    • Niagara man banned from owning dogs

    • Essex, ON Asked To Ban Animal Acts

    • ‘Degrassi High’ actor charged with child pornography and bestiality offences in Toronto

    • Trial of activist who gave water to pigs puts spotlight on meat industry rules

    • South Stormont Man Charged With Pony Cruelty

    • Footage shows 2 people throwing dead dog in Coquitlam dumpster

      • See also: News video containing additional information​

    • Ontario SPCA removes 18 cats from Brampton, ON home: animal cruelty charges pending

    • Police investigate after 18 cats and dogs vanish in Nova Scotia town (Truro)

    • Four month old kitten tossed from a moving car in Haldimand county

    • Pair of teens charged with arson, animal cruelty in May Mono, ON fire

    • Campbell River, BC man charged with cruelty for allegedly beating dog

    • Activist calling on Windsorites to support Bill C-246

    • Drunk driver previously charged in case involving animal cruelty

    • Well-intentioned animal rescue groups need intervention

    • 22 dogs seized from van parked in Kamloops, BC returned to owner

    • Dog shot and killed in Outaouais after wandering onto neighbour's yard

    • Loon couldn't be saved after ingesting pickerel rig that is illegal in Manitoba

    • Man charged after service dog hit and struck with rocks during altercation

    • Dart blowgun used to shoot three seagulls in Regina seized by police

    • Pure joy on display at reunion of 'Langley 66' puppy mill survivors

    • Alberta pledges to ban spear hunting after bear-killing video sparks outrage

    • Increasingly, animals have rights, too

    • Kamloops man accused of killing Chihuahua pleads guilty to animal cruelty

    • Dog's ears so infected they fell off, [Windsor/Essex County] humane society looking for owner

    • PETA offering $10,000 to help the Manitoba Chief Veterinary Office enforce the Animal Care Act in shelters and rescues

    • Poll results: "Your spouse or your dog?"

    • ‘Little ol’ lady’ punches woman in the face for hot dog comment

    • Town of Hay River takes over SPCA following animal rights dispute

    • Dozens of cats seized from St. Hubert home

    • ‘The smell would knock you down’ neighbours speak out about unregistered dog rescue shelter

    • Calgary cat breeder charged with animal cruelty after 89 cats seized

    • Dead puppies, sick dogs discovered in Valley Gardens (Winnipeg, MB) 'rescue'

    • OSPCA refuses to discuss findings into discovery of dead animals on Ontario farm

    • New University of Ottawa course to teach animal rights law

    • Toronto Animal Services investigating after lion cub spotted in Instagram photos at downtown Toronto King West club Lavelle

    • Brutality towards [Thunder Bay, ON] cats raises worries

    • Safety a concern to Timmins animal welfare agent

    • Latest stats show whopping increase in animals used for Canadian science

    • Pig scramble game 'outrageous,' says animal rights advocate

    • Animal found skinned, beheaded in child’s swing at Préfontaine Park

    • Ottawa Humane Society to ask court to return voting, investigative powers

    • Hants County man pleads not guilty to animal cruelty charges

    • Edmonton police lay first charge under Quanto's Law after police dog attacked

    • Niagara dog sitter (Timothy Barry, 22) charged with animal cruelty

    • INTERVIEW: How do you fix someone who likes to hurt puppies?

    • Bowmanville Zoo to officially close on October 10

    • Legal dispute leaves Ottawa Humane Society without power to investigate animal abuse

    • Puppy hurt in troubling video now on the mend, Manitoba Underdogs says

    • OSPCA investigating Chatham cat poisonings

    • Moose Jaw man accused of beating a dog with a broom

    • Manitoba RCMP make arrest after video shows man throwing puppy

    • Goose Stabbed, Left On Door Of London Humane Society

    • OSPCA suspends Ottawa Humane Society's powers over governance dispute, OHS claims

    • Lifetime Pet Ban for JENNIFER KONINK of Cornwall by OSPCA

    • Adult Charged for Beating a Dog with a Shovel (Moose Jaw, SK)

    • Humane Society asking for public's help to find out who skinned and gutted cat found Sunday in London park

    • REPORT: Ontario animal cruelty officers encounter dangerous situations

    • Edmonton man (Wendell Mack Mah, 20) jailed six months for role in cat killing, cooking

    • Thunder Bay humane society investigating abandoned rabbits

    • Thunder Bay Humane Society working to solve recent cat abandonment, hording cases

    • Collingwood OPP charge Brampton man for leaving dog in vehicle

    • 24 dogs seized from home in Inuvik, N.W.T.

    • Outaouais SPCA investigates death of dog left in Walmart parking lot

    • Reward offered for information related to cat death in Orangeville

    • After March attack, Kamloops cat recovering and living with new family

    • Bowmanville Zoo co-owner Michael Hackenberger’s pretrial on animal cruelty charges slated for Sept. 15

    • REPORT: Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) 2016 Canadian Animal Protection Laws Rankings

    • Hidden-camera investigation exposes extreme animal abuse at one of Canada's largest egg factory farms

    • Failed dog breeder (Kim-Canh Michael Dinh) sentenced for animal cruelty

    • Animal cruelty at Deerhurst disputed by kennel

    • Burned kitten incident 'will not be tolerated' Craven Jamboree says

    • Dog lovers across Canada march against breed-specific legislation

    • Kitten thrown from a moving vehicle (Collingwood, ON)

    • The elephant nobody forgets: The fate of Edmonton's Lucy remains contentious

    • Family mourning, police investigating after cat possibly shot near downtown Sudbury (ON)

    • Belleville (ON) woman convicted of animal cruelty charges

    • Cornwall man charged with assaulting girlfriend, animal cruelty for kicking dog

    • Cornwall woman (Stacey Levac) receives 20-year ban on owning animals

    • "Remorseful" cat killer (Vernon Joseph Blandin) sentenced to house arrest

    • Justice [the abused dog] settling into forever home

      • See also: PHOTOS: Justice the dog finally goes to his furever home​

    • Opinion - "Calgary Stampede: CBC Needs To Stop Giving Animal Cruelty Airtime"

    • Investigation underway into allegations of animal cruelty east of Peterborough

    • Dead animal investigation is ongoing (Brantford, ON)

    • Seagulls targeted in string of weekend animal abuse (Regina, SK)

    • Opinion - Dan Delmar: Action on animal welfare urgently needed in Quebec

    • Blog post: "BILL C-246: SO MANY LIES, SO LITTLE TIME"

    • July 14 deadline to claim pets [collected during Fort McMurray wildfire evacuation] from Rural Municipality of Wood Buffalo

    • $700 in fines for lady tying up her dogs outside Pelican Market [in Saskatoon, SK]

    • [Cambridge, ON] Councillor calls for province to crack down on puppy mills

    • Woman wanted on animal cruelty charges in Alberta disappears

      • See also: Social media being used to find April Dawn Irving

    • Will ‘strong swell of support’ save Bowmanville zoo?

    • Activists calling for more humane events at Williams Lake (BC) Stampede

    • Huntsville (ON), the circus, animal abuse and a possible ban

    • Nova Scotia SPCA investigating animal cruelty over abandoned pups

    • Shelter cats in Calgary & Edmonton, AB to benefit from quality-of-life program

    • Race horse put down after training accident in Charlottetown, PEI

    • Blog post: "It's Time To Modernize Animal Rights In Canada With Bill C-246" (see what you can do to help on our "Take Action" page)

    • Nova Scotia SPCA investigating animal cruelty over abandoned pups

    • Woman (Amanda Jennings of Renfrew, ON) receives lifetime ban on owning animals

    • Record number of abandoned animals flood Montreal shelters

    • Opinion: (BC) Grizzly bear hunt should be an election issue

    • PETA offers reward in Rosemont (QC) dog abuse case

    • All medical schools in the United States and Canada are now completely free of animal laboratories in teaching

    • Parking lot signs remind pet owners about perils

    • New Brunswick woman, fed up with animal cruelty, posts graphic photos online

    • Convicted animal abuser April Dawn Irving's lawyer withdraws from case after she disappears, "like smoke" (click here for a shareable poster)

    • Two Fort St. John men (Jaysun Pinkerton and Bradley Crook) facing several charges under Wildlife Act in moose ‘riding’ incident  

    • Dozens of cats removed from north core home (Thunder Bay, ON)

    • National Farm Animal Care Council criticized for allowing cage confinement of laying hens

    • Veterinarian files cruelty complaint after cat survives being shot in chest, has injured leg amputated

    • Film in production - "Silent Shelter" (watch the trailer at the link)

    • Hundreds of Canada geese "culled" in Parksville, BC

    • RCMP feed hungry pets left behind in rushed Chemawawin Cree Nation [wildfire] evacuation

    • Owner charged after dog found in hot car in Huntsville, ON

    • Bear cubs (Jordan and Athena), spared from death by conservation officer. released into the wild

    • Trainer critically hurt, horse euthanized at Fort Erie Race Track

    • Slaughter of five bison for Alberta film under investigation by American Humane Association

    • Opinion: "Are US-based animal rights activists keeping China's most notorious dog meat festival alive?"

    • Richmond Hill, ON to decide where pet stores get their animals

    • Man charged after dog left in sweltering car in Markham, ON

    • Animal cruelty case stalled for now as man fails to show up in court for sentencing (re: Roland Maxson, 68, of Kelowna, BC) 

    • Debunking common myths about leaving pets in hot cars

    • Montreal man out on bail after ordering alleged pit bull attack

    • Bowmanville, ON Zoo to close this year

    • Jaguar used in Olympic torch event killed in Brazil

    • Listen to a radio interview with MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith and animal law lawyer Rebeka Breder about Bill C-246

    • 'Emaciated, dehydrated' cats rescued from Fox Harbour (NL) home

    • Suspected puppy mill owner faces multiple cruelty charges (Windsor, ON)

    • OSPCA on 'heightened alert' for dog fighting ring in Peel region after Cane Corso's death, string of puppy thefts

    • Supreme Court bestiality decision signals need for new animal cruelty laws

    • Animal cruelty charge laid against Morinville, AB woman

    • Landmark ruling: BC SPCA wins fight to keep emotionally abused dog

    • Domestic violence agencies, animal organizations should partner, report suggests

    • Cat run over by car, left in Kitchener-Waterloo Humane Society parking lot

    • Brant County SPCA investigators and Brantford police entered Erie Avenue house, where the dead bodies of two dogs, two cats and a turtle were discovered

    • Montreal considers city-wide pitbull ban with animal control takeover

    • 'No change for dogs' in Surrey, BC (since implementation of 4-hour limit on tethering)

    • Horde of neglected dogs rescued by Edmonton agency

    • One kitten dies, one survives after pair placed in zip-tied box in Kanata, ON dumpster

    • Questions linger as Montreal bans horse-drawn carriages for 1 year

    • Justice of the Peace sets date for in-camera discussion to narrow issues on fate of 21 dogs

    • City (Airdrie, AB) seeking input on animal bylaw

    • Oakville North-Burlington MP supports private member’s bill aiming to improve animal welfare laws

    • New York lawmakers consider ban on declawing of cats

    • Man convicted of killing kittens (William Landry, 24, of Sarnia, ON)

    • Owner gets lifetime animal ban after starving dog freezes to death (Michael Dwayne Simmonds of North Preston, NS)

    • Canada's Animal Cruelty Laws Outdated, Full of Loopholes (The Hill Times, PDF format)

    • Stephenville Crossing man fined in animal cruelty case

    • Fort McMurray's animals and the evolution of human empathy

    • Animal rights movement divided on ethics of farm liberations

    • Kitchener's goose population control program humane, expert says

    • Cockfighting ring: Roosters will likely be put down

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