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Similar to the American Animal Legal Defense Fund, Canada's Animal Justice lobbies for stronger animal welfare legislation and litigates on behalf of animals. [28] Canadian freelance journalist and animal advocate Jessica Scott-Reid, has written about animal rights and animal activism in Canada, for mainstream media [29] since 2014.
The Voice for Animals Humane Society (V4A) in Edmonton, Alberta, is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting animals, through advocacy and education, from neglect, abuse and exploitation. This volunteer organization helps animals of all kinds through animal rescue, education, lobbying politicians, protests, letter writing and petitions.
Animals in the Canadian legal system are considered property. Property rights include the rights of possession, the rights of use, and the enjoyment of property to the exclusion of humans. Jurisdiction over animals is divided between the federal government and the provinces under the Constitution of Canada.
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 ...
The Animal Protection Party of Canada (French: Parti pour la protection des animaux du Canada) is a minor registered political party in Canada that focuses on animal rights and environmentalism. It was formed in 2005 as the Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada by the merger of two organizations, the Animal Alliance of Canada and ...
It is Canada’s only national organization dedicated to advancing the interests of animals in the law. The organization makes submissions in court to obtain intervenor status and provide the perspective of animals. [2] The organization was founded in 2008 and is led by animal rights lawyer Camille Labchuk. [3]
Animal rights activists from around the world dedicated actions to Russell's memory such as die-ins outside the High Commission of Canada in London, England, [13] a sit-in outside a slaughterhouse in Atena Lucana, Italy, [14] a march and rally requesting for justice for Russell in downtown Toronto, [15] and a food distribution in Mumbai, India ...
Anita Krajnc is a co-founder of Toronto Pig Save. [3] She holds a PhD in political science from the University of Toronto. [4] Her doctoral thesis was based on the role of scientific knowledge and public education in building international environmental regimes. [5]