The Ontario Superior Court has issued an order regarding a recent decision that struck down much of the province’s ag gag law, which made it illegal to go undercover at a farm of slaughterhouses to document conditions and expose animal cruelty. Last month, Justice Markus Koehnen of the Superior Court ruled that multiple provisions under the regulation of the ag gag law violate the right to freedom of expression, which is guaranteed under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Animal Justice challenged the Ontario government in court to defeat the troubling law, and uphold our right to co ..read more

TORONTO—Following a judge’s order signed late Thursday afternoon, undercover investigations in the meat, dairy, egg, and fur farming industries are once again legal in Ontario, in a huge victory for journalistic freedom. The order from Justice Markus Koehnen of the Superior Court of Justice gives effect to his ruling last month in a constitutional challenge by Animal Justice to Ontario’s so-called “Ag-Gag” law (agricultural gag) the Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act, which aimed to shield industry from whistleblowers. The law made it illegal to use a false pretenc ..read more

WINNIPEG—Animal Justice, the Winnipeg Humane Society, the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition and Manitoba Animal Save have filed a legal complaint with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) after another shipment of horses exceeded the 28-hour maximum time limit for transporting horses without food, water, and rest. The complaint stems from a January 22 flight from Winnipeg to Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Japan where the horses were destined to be fattened, slaughtered, and eaten as a raw delicacy.  Documents obtained by the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition through a ..read more

Another shipment of Canadian horses being sent to Japan for slaughter has exceeded the legal time limit for travel, causing additional suffering to terrified horses in cargo. Animal Justice, the Winnipeg Humane Society, the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition, and Manitoba Animal Save have sent a legal complaint to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), calling for enforcement action over the cruel and unlawful shipment. On January 22, 2024 approximately 99 horses were sent from Winnipeg to Izumisano, Japan, where they would be fattened, slaughtered, and eaten as a raw delicacy. The horses ..read more

The Federal Court of Appeal has granted Animal Justice intervener status in a legal challenge about Canada’s regulation of plastic products under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA). The appeal has significant implications for animals – millions of whom are injured and even killed by plastics released into the environment each year – and Animal Justice will work to advance the interests of animals and advocate for strong, coordinated action to tackle our global plastic pollution crisis. Plastic pollution is one of the most critical environmental crises of our time, causing pain, s ..read more

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