Kaitlyn has over a decade of experience using the law to protect animals and the environment. She has an extensive history of going to court to fight for environmental justice, as well as working to strengthen Canadian environmental laws, and uses this expertise to enforce and strengthen Canada’s animal laws.

Puppies from commercial breeders are generally sold online or in pet stores. Thankfully, a growing number of municipalities, including Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver, have banned the sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits from breeders, instead letting pet supply stores partner with local shelters to adopt out loving animals.

Dec 10, 2024 · Pigs Still Conscious While Being Slaughtered. In slaughterhouses, it’s legally required that animals are stunned before being killed. But at Johnson’s, workers regularly fail to render animals unconscious before slitting their throats and hanging them to bleed out.

For over a decade, Manitoba has let companion animal breeders operate unchecked—leaving countless dogs, cats, and reptiles, as well as small mammals like rabbits and ferrets, to suffer at the hands of irresponsible mass breeders that put profit before the health and well-being of …

Shocking hidden-camera footage released by Animal Justice from Johnston’s Meats pig slaughterhouse in Chilliwack, British Columbia shows screaming pigs fighting for their lives as they are slowly killed for meat. Many pigs are improperly electrocuted and have their throats slit or are hung up to bleed while alive and conscious. Some pigs have to …

Animal Justice has filed an animal cruelty complaint after a Nova Scotia fish farm was caught on video abusing fishes. At Sustainable Blue, a land-based salmon farm in Nova Scotia, one worker violently stomped on a fish, and a supervisor bashed two fishes to death by slamming them against the side of a tank—including one fish who was pregnant.

Mar 8, 2024 · The field of animal law has grown exponentially in Canada over the past decade. Animal law has grown from a small and largely unknown area of practice into a respected area of the law that only continues to gain recognition and momentum, thanks to high-profile court cases, media features, and passionate animal lawyers who have helped pave the way.

Canada Has a Puppy Mill Crisis - Take Action. It’s a disgrace that puppy mills continue to exist today in Canada. At these facilities, mother dogs are kept in cages and forced to pump out litter after litter of puppies, without access to regular exercise, socialization, or veterinary care.

May 9, 2024 · Developing Sustainable, Effective, and Indigenous-Led Solutions. Animal Justice is working with rescue groups to call on the governments of Manitoba and Canada to bring together impacted community members and their leadership, animal welfare groups, veterinarians, and public health officials to create a sustainable, effective, and Indigenous-led plan to address this animal welfare and public ...

Oct 29, 2024 · Funding Needed To Develop Non-Animal Methods. While this important milestone is cause for celebration, public funding is urgently needed to support the shift away from animal testing and ensure Canada stays on track to end toxicity testing on animals once and for all.