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  2. Animal welfare and rights in Canada - Wikipedia

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    The Criminal Code includes special protections for cattle, horses, mules, donkeys, pigs, sheep, and goats, but excludes chicken and fish, [1] which make up the majority of animals raised and killed for food in Canada. [3] The federal Health of Animals Act concerns the welfare of animals during transport and loading.

  3. Animal rights by country or territory - Wikipedia

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    Animal rights vary greatly among countries and territories. Such laws range from the legal recognition of non-human animal sentience to the absolute lack of any anti-cruelty laws, with no regard for animal welfare. As of November 2019, 32 countries have formally recognized non-human animal sentience.

  4. Legal status of animals in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Provisions for animal cruelty were originally enacted in 1892. Cattle and other working animals have more protection than other species. In general, owned animals also have more protection than unowned animals. Crimes of neglect are rarely prosecuted because of the term "wilful neglect", which is difficult to prove.

  5. Cruelty to animals - Wikipedia

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    In Japan, the 1973 Welfare and Management of Animals Act (amended in 1999 and 2005) [161] stipulates that "no person shall kill, injure, or inflict cruelty to animals without a due course", and in particular, criminalizes cruelty to all mammals, birds, and reptiles possessed by persons; as well as cattle, horses, goats, sheep, pigs, dogs, cats ...

  6. Tallahassee woman again charged with animal cruelty, this ...

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    A woman arrested in May on charges of animal cruelty regarding dogs now faces more charges for housing 33 "overbred" and "underfed" pigs against court orders, authorities say.

  7. Anita Krajnc case - Wikipedia

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    At a Toronto Pig Save vigil: Anita Krajnc giving water to pigs on their way to slaughter. The Anita Krajnc case refers to the case of Toronto resident Anita Krajnc who was charged with criminal mischief for giving water to pigs in a slaughter truck on the way to Fearman's Pork Inc. slaughterhouse, located in Burlington, Greater Toronto Area. [1]

  8. Humane Canada - Wikipedia

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    Based in Ottawa, Humane Canada was founded in 1957 as the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies. [4] Some of its founders were Richard Taylor, president of the Ottawa Humane Society; Alne Cameron, former Veterinary Director General for Canada and president of the Ottawa Humane Society; Senator Frederic McGrand; and former lawyer Gord Gunn, who had witnessed the suffering of horses in World ...

  9. Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

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    The Ontario SPCA was founded as a charity in 1873 to prevent cruelty to animals. [3] In 1919, the Ontario SPCA incorporated as a non-profit in Ontario and, in addition to fulfilling its charitable mission, accepted the role of enforcing provincial animal welfare legislation on behalf of the Government of Ontario.