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Injunction dropped, rodeo to go ahead in Montreal this summer
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Ottawa Humane Society asking public to boycott Lansdowne bull-riding event
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Pot, poison left outside to sicken dogs in southern Ontario
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Help rescue an animal: Wildlife rehab centre to host first-ever training seminar for new volunteers
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'Massive decrease': Dog euthanasia cases drop 92% as number of pooch licences soars
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Pregnant Vancouver Island deer shot in the head with crossbow
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Breeder surrenders 17 matted and urine-soaked dogs to BC SPCA
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Petition calls on city (Kingston, ON) to stop killing beavers
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UPDATED: Emaciated dog found wandering in Erin (ON) is euthanized
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Quebec leadership is breeding a culture ripe for animal cruelty
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3 ducks allegedly shot dead with pellet gun found in Vancouver park
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Regina group spreads awareness about dog- and cat-meat trade
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Chilliwack Cattle Sales – Four more workers [to] plead guilty
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Canada needs laws to prevent euthanization of healthy pets, says lawyer
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Ontario woman faces animal cruelty charges after dog left in hot car
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State (Connecticut) experiments with court advocates for abused animals
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Edmonton veterinarian on trial for mistreatment of dogs testifies in own defence
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Alleged Toronto hoarders evicted after 68 cats, dog found in apartment
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SPCA presents legal challenge to the Montreal’s 375th anniversary Rodeo
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Cornwall (ON) man charged with assault, cruelty to an animal
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KEN KUNO (57) & CHRISTINE McLEOD (49) guilty of animal cruelty in Cornwall, ON
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Poodle found locked in suitcase, abandoned in Richmond (BC) woods
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Animal rights protesters target Norwich Township (ON) mink farm
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SPCA: long road to recovery ahead for dog found in Aylesford (NS) area
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SPCA says some Saskatchewan domestic violence victims staying to protect their pets
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Want to save animal lives without going veg? Eat beef, not chicken.
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Legalized cruelty: the gaps in Canada's animal transport laws
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Turtle X-ing: Why a rural Ontario community is being lauded for wildlife preservation effort
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Man turns himself in after dog found beaten and buried alive
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Kamloops (BC) residents growing concerned over suspected poisonings of dogs
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Injured dog has died after being found buried alive in the Monteregie (QC)
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B.C. SPCA seeks ban on animal ownership for man who kept 59 neglected cats
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Why you should think twice before sharing a video of a dog walking on its hind legs
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Law students head to court to try to stop Montreal's urban rodeo
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Animal rights group calls for an end to Montreal's calèche industry
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Dog owners find hot dogs embedded with razor blades in front yard (Regina, SK)
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Reward for wounded otter (West Vancouver, BC)
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Beaten with chains, hung by the neck: Canadian cows left behind by the law
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Advocates calling to end euthanization of healthy pets for owners' convenience
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The demise of Ringling Bros. is a victory for the animal rights
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Monkeys, kangaroos and camels sold at auction as Ontario considers legislation
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Restaurant guilty of ‘brutal dismemberment’ of lobster, animal-rights group charges
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Animal rights group opposes dog culls in First Nation communities after mauling death
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'He murdered my dog': Parson's Pond (NL) family's dog shot in act of revenge, charges laid
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Teen charged in seagull hatchet incident at Mount Pearl school
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Driver fined more than $1K after 2 dogs rescued from hot car
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'It makes me sick': Puppy shot 12 times with pellet gun on the West Shore (Victoria, BC)
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Conservation officers to help First Nation manage stray dogs after death
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Kootenay conservation officers believe someone intentionally poisoning wolves
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Charges related to slaughterhouse crash dropped against Pig Save activist
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Animal Rights Activists Still Standing Against Rodeo (Montreal, QC)
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Jail time and animal bans for dairy workers caught abusing cows
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Animal lover leaves $275,000 to New Westminster (BC) animal shelter
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OP/ED - Is treating animals as property a barbaric cultural practice?: Kanji
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Trio of animal cruelty cases involving dogs, seagull a sign of change: St. John's SPCA
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Abused cat found in Red Deer garbage can enjoying life since being rescued
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Dog 'lucky to have survived' going through Labrador car wash in back of truck
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Injured muskrat named George dies, funds raised for rodent to go toward autopsy
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Investigations close without charges in discovery of 6 mutilated animals near Brandon (MB)
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Animal cruelty incident involving hatchet and seagull at Mount Pearl (NL) high school
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'End of story,' says Coderre: Urban rodeo coming to Montreal for 375th anniversary
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Disturbing Case Of Animal Cruelty In Conception Bay South (NL)
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Chief, vet urge dog cull after mauling death that rescue group says was preventable
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Bylaw banning whales, dolphins at Vancouver Aquarium goes into effect immediately
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Picton (ON) man (Wesley Adam McGrayne, 27) convicted of animal cruelty
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PETA offering $5K reward for information on Manitoba dog burned in fire
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Protesters call on Vancouver Aquarium to end captivity for whales, dolphins
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Amherst (NS) program helps women escape domestic violence, save pets
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Lethbridge (AB) man charged with neglect after seizure of 101 dogs
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North Bay (ON) man (Brian Fields, 32) convicted of four counts of animal cruelty
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Pembroke (ON) man (Seth Moxton, 38) convicted of taping dog's mouth
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Hantsport (NS) man accused of abusing small dog on video pleads not guilty
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Dog thrown into fire pit by kids now recovering in Winnipeg with second-degree burns
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Charges dropped against Durham cop who removed kitten from drug user’s home
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Wildlife group offers reward in case of Maple Ridge raccoon shot with crossbow
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UPDATE: House arrest for P.E.I. man (Daniel Ponzo, 20) convicted of cruelly beating dog
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Shelburne County man [who cannot be named] convicted of killing dog
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Bill [24] would set Manitoba's animal protections back by a decade
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P.E.I. woman [Rhonda Lea Kerr, 40] sentenced in dog starvation case, banned from owning pets
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Man arrested after dog found badly wounded on Brampton McDonald's patio
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Poisoned cat food in Verdun (QC) sparks investigation by Montreal SPCA, Animex
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Chatham (ON) crackdown on pet sales wise, says humane society
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2 men sought after badly injured dog abandoned on patio in Brampton (ON) (see photos in the article)
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Animal-rights defenders tell Mayor Denis Coderre to back off on Montreal rodeo
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Making a difference in Grand Falls-Windsor; one animal at a time
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Chatham-Kent (ON) to prohibit retail sale of non-rescue dogs, cats
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Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act Will Help Alleviate Animal Suffering In Canada
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‘Unfathomable’: SPCA investigates sewing needles in Vancouver ‘bait’ pizza
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PET CORNER: It’s time the declawing of cats was outlawed in Nova Scotia
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St. Thomas (ON) City shelter seeking farms for its unadoptable cats
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RMWB, SPCA recognized for wildfire rescues in Fort McMurray (AB)
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London (ON) Humane Society looking for home for 11 exotic birds
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Crusaders against cruelty: BC SPCA constables fight to protect animals daily
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'It's a joke:' Poacher's fines and jail time not enough say hunting guides
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Armstrong, BC man (Gary Roberts) gets longest jail sentence in B.C. history for animal cruelty
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Sentencing adjourned for P.E.I. man convicted of animal cruelty (Daniel Ponzo, 19)
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Police still searching in animal mutilation case (Brandon, MB)
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Stephen Tynes, 32, previously charged with animal cruelty, accused of trying to steal cat
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Seizing Nemo: SPCA removes fish from notorious Nova Scotia animal abuser Gail Benoit's possession
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British Columbia animal advocates seek end to blanket pet bans for rentals
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Windsor Humane Society 'disappointed' by $500 animal-cruelty fine
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Resident of Guelph apartment building facing animal cruelty charge
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Man (Christian Hamilton, 23, of Brantford, ON) gets jail time for animal cruelty
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Playful Paws owner Dave Deplaedt (Saskatoon, SK) a ‘no show’ at court for animal negligence
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Sudbury (ON) woman (Connie Metayer, 61) found guilty of 4 counts of animal cruelty
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Halifax man charged with animal cruelty after dog rides in back of truck
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Queens County (Hunts Point, NS) woman facing animal cruelty charges
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Students express concern about animals used as part of research studies at Brock
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Defence gives testimony regarding animal cruelty charges (Karin and Catherine Adams trial) (Click here to sign petition)
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More than 60 animal suffering from 'severe neglect' seized near Sarnia (ON)
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Bowmanville (ON) zoo owner won’t stand trial for animal cruelty charges after suffering stroke
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SPCA seizure in Langley (BC) prompts calls for stronger regulation of animal rescue groups
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Protestors stand up for animal rights outside ITR Laboratories
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency bowed to meat industry on animal transport rules, documents show
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Man (Roland Maxson, 68, of Kelowna, BC) jailed 1 day for animal cruelty
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Greywood, Nova Scotia couple (Donald and Megan Amero) banned from owning animals for life
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Armstrong (BC) man (Gary Roberts) banned from owning animals for 20 years
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27 animals seized from property near Burns Lake (BC), animal cruelty charges may be recommended
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Undercover video raises questions about treatment of animals in Baie D’Urfé laboratory
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Courtenay, BC man (Darren Wiebe) in cruelty case slapped with 10-year pet ban
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Newport (NS) man (Terry Hood, 53) sentenced on animal cruelty charges involving horse to appeal
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Smuggling protected animal species into Canada nets hefty fine for British Columbia resident
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Cornwall (ON) man (Brad Stephenson, 24) convicted of animal cruelty
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Animal welfare advocates petition to end puppy sales in Vancouver pet stores
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Calgary woman faces animal abuse charges after dog, cat found in storage locker
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Huron County woman (Gina Platt, 53, of Brussels, ON) pleads guilty in animal cruelty investigation
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Crown wraps up animal cruelty case against Karin and Catherine Adams (Click here to sign petition)
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Nova Scotia SPCA officers don body armour as animal cruelty prosecutions mount
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Fewer animal surrenders as Calgary Humane Society changes approach
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Woman (Sarah Coffell, 31, of St. Catharines, ON) convicted in animal cruelty case
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Thorold (ON) woman (Julie Sauder) guilty of animal cruelty charge
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Nova Scotia man (Jonah Woodman, 25, of Hantsport) charged with abusing pug on video
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Man (Cole Vandewater, 30) fined for dragging dog behind bike
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Leduc (AB) RCMP seize imported bulldog puppies from man facing animal cruelty charges
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Cat hoarding case: Kings County (NS) women plead not guilty to animal cruelty charges
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Safety rep suspended after animal cruelty allegations on A Dog's Purpose film set
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Nova Scotia SPCA calls animal cruelty sentencing disappointing
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Canadian woman (April Dawn Irving) wanted in [animal] cruelty case reportedly living in Jamaica
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Animal cruelty charges laid after 18 cats removed from Nova Scotia home
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Dogs found tortured and killed: Sureté du Québec seeks those responsible
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Newport, NS man found guilty of animal cruelty charges involving horse
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Edmonton zoo makes animal rights group's 'worst' list for elephants
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Inside the mind of a hoarder: How some animal cruelty cases become so extreme
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Missing woman (April Dawn Irving, 57), wanted in Alta. animal cruelty case, has history of dog neglect in Sask. (Photos of Irving in article)
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PETA offers $5K to help arrest person who abused Frankie the poodle
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Alberta man banned from having animals charged with animal cruelty
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North Bay woman charged with animal cruelty after 600 rats removed from apartment
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Reindeer at Casa Loma have stay cut short by Toronto Animal Services
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Halifax-area 'backyard breeder' facing animal cruelty charge for removing puppies' tails
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Canada Food Inspection Agency proposes animal transportation regulation changes
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Canada Is One Step Closer To Banning Cosmetic Animal Testing
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Consecon, ON man (Benny Milles, 40) convicted of animal cruelty
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Animal law group wants changes to trapping in P.E.I. after pet death
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Western University prof sheds light on behaviour behind serial animal killings in London
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Humane Society investigating after animal found skinned, beheaded
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Spring Valley woman pleads not guilty to animal cruelty charge
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Tweed, ON woman (Cathy Graham, 64) convicted of animal cruelty following removal of 85 animals
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Father, son found guilty of animal cruelty in case of dogs seized from North Preston, NS home
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Animal cruelty charges result in lifetime animal ban for Outaouais man (Alain Marchand)
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Orangeville, ON (Shani Ride, 47) woman pleads guilty to animal cruelty charges
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‘It was obvious the animals were suffering’, animal abuse charges laid in puppy mill case
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Animal cruelty charges laid after 260 animals removed from farm
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42-year-old Princeton, ON woman (Ann Parkhill) pleads guilty to animal cruelty
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Woman charged with animal cruelty after SPCA investigation in Halifax
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Surrey breeder charged with animal cruelty, 82 animals seized
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Women convicted in B.C. puppy mill (Karin and Catherine Adams) set up shop in Alberta
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Dundalk, ON woman (Lee-Anne Varley-Hutchinson, guilty of animal cruelty
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Man faces animal abuse charges after dog thrown from 7th floor balcony (Click here to sign petition)
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Calgary couple (Anthony and Christine Berry) sentenced in animal abuse case
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Mission senior gets probation and 15-year animal ban for cruelty
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Bowmanville Zoo closes after allegations of animal cruelty caused attendance to drop
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Lower Sackville man's jail time for animal cruelty 1st in Nova Scotia, says SPCA: Michael Cairns sentenced to 30 days following 2nd conviction
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Halifax man (Dion Connori MacBeth) convicted of animal cruelty, dog breeder charged
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Calgary man charged with animal cruelty after tips from public
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Animal cruelty bill defeated: Liberals refuse to back fellow MP’s bid to modernize outdated laws
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Welland, ON council wants harsher penalties for animal abusers
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High Prairie RCMP seek public assistance into Animal Cruelty
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Animal cruelty earns North Bay man (Wayne Farrow)10 year pet ban
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Tillsonburg, ON (Caitlyn Hicks, 24) woman convicted of animal cruelty
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OSPCA to investigate St. Catharines vet caught on video punching, choking animals
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More than 80 dogs, cats and farm animals seized from Langley home
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St. Catharines, ON man (Christopher George Landry, 21) convicted of animal cruelty
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14 dogs die of heat exhaustion in Saskatoon after heater in kennel malfunctions
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Orléans woman suspects animal cruelty after family pet found dead in park
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Beaches—East York MP [Nathaniel Erskine-Smith] is a different political animal
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Two St. Thomas, ON residents charged with three counts of causing injury to an animal
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Cat owners ‘absolutely dumbfounded’ after pet found shot in leg
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Charges laid after dogs left in vehicles in the Collingwood, ON area
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Montreal SPCA to end dog services over proposed pit bull ban
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‘My Canada includes all dogs’: Montrealers rally against pit bull ban
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Brockville, ON dog-stabbing suspect also faced impaired charges after e-bike crash
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Six German shepherds seized during Northumberland OPP investigation need new homes
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‘Degrassi High’ actor charged with child pornography and bestiality offences in Toronto
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Trial of activist who gave water to pigs puts spotlight on meat industry rules
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Footage shows 2 people throwing dead dog in Coquitlam dumpster
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See also: News video containing additional information
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Ontario SPCA removes 18 cats from Brampton, ON home: animal cruelty charges pending
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Police investigate after 18 cats and dogs vanish in Nova Scotia town (Truro)
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Four month old kitten tossed from a moving car in Haldimand county
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Pair of teens charged with arson, animal cruelty in May Mono, ON fire
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Campbell River, BC man charged with cruelty for allegedly beating dog
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Drunk driver previously charged in case involving animal cruelty
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22 dogs seized from van parked in Kamloops, BC returned to owner
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Dog shot and killed in Outaouais after wandering onto neighbour's yard
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Loon couldn't be saved after ingesting pickerel rig that is illegal in Manitoba
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Man charged after service dog hit and struck with rocks during altercation
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Dart blowgun used to shoot three seagulls in Regina seized by police
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Pure joy on display at reunion of 'Langley 66' puppy mill survivors
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Alberta pledges to ban spear hunting after bear-killing video sparks outrage
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Kamloops man accused of killing Chihuahua pleads guilty to animal cruelty
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Dog's ears so infected they fell off, [Windsor/Essex County] humane society looking for owner
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‘Little ol’ lady’ punches woman in the face for hot dog comment
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Town of Hay River takes over SPCA following animal rights dispute
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‘The smell would knock you down’ neighbours speak out about unregistered dog rescue shelter
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Calgary cat breeder charged with animal cruelty after 89 cats seized
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Dead puppies, sick dogs discovered in Valley Gardens (Winnipeg, MB) 'rescue'
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OSPCA refuses to discuss findings into discovery of dead animals on Ontario farm
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Latest stats show whopping increase in animals used for Canadian science
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Animal found skinned, beheaded in child’s swing at Préfontaine Park
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Ottawa Humane Society to ask court to return voting, investigative powers
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Hants County man pleads not guilty to animal cruelty charges
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Edmonton police lay first charge under Quanto's Law after police dog attacked
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Niagara dog sitter (Timothy Barry, 22) charged with animal cruelty
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INTERVIEW: How do you fix someone who likes to hurt puppies?
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Legal dispute leaves Ottawa Humane Society without power to investigate animal abuse
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Puppy hurt in troubling video now on the mend, Manitoba Underdogs says
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Manitoba RCMP make arrest after video shows man throwing puppy
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OSPCA suspends Ottawa Humane Society's powers over governance dispute, OHS claims
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Adult Charged for Beating a Dog with a Shovel (Moose Jaw, SK)
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REPORT: Ontario animal cruelty officers encounter dangerous situations
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Edmonton man (Wendell Mack Mah, 20) jailed six months for role in cat killing, cooking
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Thunder Bay Humane Society working to solve recent cat abandonment, hording cases
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Collingwood OPP charge Brampton man for leaving dog in vehicle
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Outaouais SPCA investigates death of dog left in Walmart parking lot
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Reward offered for information related to cat death in Orangeville
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After March attack, Kamloops cat recovering and living with new family
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REPORT: Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) 2016 Canadian Animal Protection Laws Rankings
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Failed dog breeder (Kim-Canh Michael Dinh) sentenced for animal cruelty
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Burned kitten incident 'will not be tolerated' Craven Jamboree says
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Dog lovers across Canada march against breed-specific legislation
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Kitten thrown from a moving vehicle (Collingwood, ON)
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The elephant nobody forgets: The fate of Edmonton's Lucy remains contentious
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Family mourning, police investigating after cat possibly shot near downtown Sudbury (ON)
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Cornwall man charged with assaulting girlfriend, animal cruelty for kicking dog
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Cornwall woman (Stacey Levac) receives 20-year ban on owning animals
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"Remorseful" cat killer (Vernon Joseph Blandin) sentenced to house arrest
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Opinion - "Calgary Stampede: CBC Needs To Stop Giving Animal Cruelty Airtime"
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Investigation underway into allegations of animal cruelty east of Peterborough
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Dead animal investigation is ongoing (Brantford, ON)
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Seagulls targeted in string of weekend animal abuse (Regina, SK)
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Opinion - Dan Delmar: Action on animal welfare urgently needed in Quebec
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$700 in fines for lady tying up her dogs outside Pelican Market [in Saskatoon, SK]
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[Cambridge, ON] Councillor calls for province to crack down on puppy mills
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Woman wanted on animal cruelty charges in Alberta disappears
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Activists calling for more humane events at Williams Lake (BC) Stampede
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Huntsville (ON), the circus, animal abuse and a possible ban
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Nova Scotia SPCA investigating animal cruelty over abandoned pups
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Shelter cats in Calgary & Edmonton, AB to benefit from quality-of-life program
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Race horse put down after training accident in Charlottetown, PEI
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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)
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Nova Scotia SPCA investigating animal cruelty over abandoned pups
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Woman (Amanda Jennings of Renfrew, ON) receives lifetime ban on owning animals
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New Brunswick woman, fed up with animal cruelty, posts graphic photos online
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Convicted animal abuser April Dawn Irving's lawyer withdraws from case after she disappears, "like smoke" (click here for a shareable poster)
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Dozens of cats removed from north core home (Thunder Bay, ON)
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National Farm Animal Care Council criticized for allowing cage confinement of laying hens
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Film in production - "Silent Shelter" (watch the trailer at the link)
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RCMP feed hungry pets left behind in rushed Chemawawin Cree Nation [wildfire] evacuation
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Bear cubs (Jordan and Athena), spared from death by conservation officer. released into the wild
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Trainer critically hurt, horse euthanized at Fort Erie Race Track
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Slaughter of five bison for Alberta film under investigation by American Humane Association
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Richmond Hill, ON to decide where pet stores get their animals
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Animal cruelty case stalled for now as man fails to show up in court for sentencing (re: Roland Maxson, 68, of Kelowna, BC)
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Montreal man out on bail after ordering alleged pit bull attack
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'Emaciated, dehydrated' cats rescued from Fox Harbour (NL) home
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Suspected puppy mill owner faces multiple cruelty charges (Windsor, ON)
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Supreme Court bestiality decision signals need for new animal cruelty laws
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Landmark ruling: BC SPCA wins fight to keep emotionally abused dog
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Domestic violence agencies, animal organizations should partner, report suggests
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Cat run over by car, left in Kitchener-Waterloo Humane Society parking lot
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Montreal considers city-wide pitbull ban with animal control takeover
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'No change for dogs' in Surrey, BC (since implementation of 4-hour limit on tethering)
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One kitten dies, one survives after pair placed in zip-tied box in Kanata, ON dumpster
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Questions linger as Montreal bans horse-drawn carriages for 1 year
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Justice of the Peace sets date for in-camera discussion to narrow issues on fate of 21 dogs
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Oakville North-Burlington MP supports private member’s bill aiming to improve animal welfare laws
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Man convicted of killing kittens (William Landry, 24, of Sarnia, ON)
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Owner gets lifetime animal ban after starving dog freezes to death (Michael Dwayne Simmonds of North Preston, NS)
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Canada's Animal Cruelty Laws Outdated, Full of Loopholes (The Hill Times, PDF format)
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Animal rights movement divided on ethics of farm liberations
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Kitchener's goose population control program humane, expert says