Watch the Video Take Action Shocking new undercover footage from multiple Canadian egg farms shows the alarming conditions hens endure when crammed into tiny wire cages. This is the largest egg industry investigation ever conducted in Canada. Animal Justice gathered the secretly-recorded video gathered from dozens of farms in British Columbia and Quebec, including farms supplying Golden Valley Eggs, which is sold at Loblaw—the country’s largest grocer.  The troubling footage is one of the first opportunities for the public to learn about a troubling trend—the spread of so-called ..read more

TORONTO—New undercover footage from Animal Justice is exposing the troubling realities at the heart of the Canadian egg industry’s wide adoption of so-called “enriched” cage housing systems for hens.  As egg producers worldwide move towards cage-free egg production and big players like McDonald’s and Starbucks increasingly demand cage-free eggs from their suppliers, the Canadian egg industry has bucked the trend, instead pivoting towards “enriched cage” or “enriched colony” systems. Animal Justice is calling on Burnbrae Farms, Canada’s largest egg producer, to adopt ca ..read more

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently announced that he would introduce a “Renters’ Bill of Rights” aimed at establishing protections for residential renters across the country. This would create a national standard rental agreement, require landlords to disclose rent histories, and would crack down on “renovictions.” However, left out of this announcement was any move to protect tenants who share their lives with companion animals. These types of protections would prevent landlords from discriminating against potential tenants because they have companion animals, and prevent landlords from p ..read more

An important bill aiming to end the live export of Canadian horses to Japan for slaughter has passed the House of Commons Agriculture Committee, and will soon move on to the next phase of the legislative process! On Thursday, April 18, Bill C-355 successfully passed a vote in committee, and has progressed to the report stage, where the committee reports its findings back to the House of Commons. After that, Members of Parliament will have a vote on the bill, and it will hopefully move on to the Senate.. Every year, Canada raises thousands of horses in barren feedlots and ships them by air from ..read more

A live horse export company is in court in Winnipeg today, facing a charge over a shipment of horses from Swan River, Manitoba to Japan for slaughter that exceeded the 28-hour legal time limit for travel. The gruelling journey was likely over 32 hours long, and three horses tragically collapsed on the plane. On February 27, 2024 Animal Justice successfully laid a charge against Carolyle Farms over the unlawful shipment, after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency failed to enforce federal laws designed to protect animals during transport laws, and declined to prosecute the horse export company ..read more

Today, Animal Justice’s director of legal advocacy Kaitlyn Mitchell, testified before the Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs in support of Bill S-15. This crucial proposed legislation seeks to ban most captivity and breeding of great apes and elephants, and we’re pushing lawmakers to strengthen the bill to include big cats.  The committee meeting is part of the bill’s study stage, where the legislation is carefully reviewed and potentially amended before it has a final Senate vote. The bill would then move to the House of Commons to repeat the process, and hopefully b ..read more

WINNIPEG—Carolyle Farms, a live horse exporter based in Swan River, Manitoba, faces its first court appearance following a charge laid by Animal Justice in February through a rare private prosecution.  When: Thursday, April 18, 2024, 2:00 pm CDT Where: Winnipeg Provincial Court, courtroom 306 The charge under the federal Health of Animals Regulations against Carolyle Farms pertains to an air shipment of horses which unlawfully exceeded the 28-hour maximum time limit for transporting horses without food, water, and rest.  The incident occurred during a flight to Japan ..read more

Caviar and roe are garnishes that cause extreme suffering to fishes, and concerned citizens are speaking up!  On Saturday, April 6, over a dozen animal advocates protested outside a Whole Foods Market in Toronto to demand the grocer stop selling caviar and roe, also known as “ikura”, which is often used as a topping on sushi. The protest drew plenty of attention. The busy area was filled with families shopping and people driving on Yonge Street. Passersby, intrigued by the posters highlighting the cruelty of caviar, paused to learn more, and many signed our petition asking Whole Foods to ..read more

Two more belugas have died at Marineland, bringing the escalating death toll to 17 whales since 2019. The recent deaths underscore the ongoing animal welfare crisis at the notorious Niagara Falls tourist attraction. Animal Justice has repeatedly called on provincial law enforcement authorities to take action to enforce Ontario’s laws and improve the health and well-being of animals imprisoned at Marineland, yet marine mammals continue to perish in barren tanks. Animal Welfare Services (AWS) has allegedly been investigating Marineland since 2020, but officials refuse to disclose any details of ..read more

A win for animals and free expression! Animal Justice lawyers have successfully defeated much of Ontario’s ag gag law in court—a law aimed at silencing whistleblowers and journalists who go undercover to investigate and expose animal suffering in the meat, dairy, egg, and fur farming industries. In 2020, Ontario passed Bill 156, the Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act, a dangerous law designed to shut down undercover investigations in farms and slaughterhouses, and limit peaceful protests where advocates bear witness to animals in transport trucks en route to slaughter. The a ..read more