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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.
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 ...
In Japan, the 1973 Welfare and Management of Animals Act (amended in 1999 and 2005) [162] 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 ...
Current MFA investigators obtain employment at factory farms and slaughterhouses to document conditions. [6] Being in the facilities for extended periods of time allows the investigators to record repeated abuse and make a case for systemic and ongoing cruelty, which can spur animal cruelty convictions, corporate animal welfare policies, and new legislation.
The Nova Scotia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is involved solely with the prevention of cruelty to animals and the promotion of humane education. The Society maintains an education program which is available to provincial schools. It also has a resource center for students and teachers who want information on animal related ...
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.
To celebrate and promote good animal welfare practices, it presents awards including the Good Egg, [13] Good Chicken, [13] Good Dairy, [14] and Good Pig. [15] Its undercover investigations have revealed animal cruelty to hens, [16] cattle, [17] pigs, [18] and sheep. [19] CIWF advocates free range systems, but accepts straw-bedded indoor systems ...
Animal Justice is a Canadian nonprofit organization with three main areas of focus: lobbying for stronger animal protection laws, improved enforcement of those laws, and fighting for animals in court. [1] It is Canada’s only national organization dedicated to advancing the interests of animals in the law.