On August 20, 2014, multinational food and beverage company Nestle publicly announced its commitment to improved animal welfare standards, including an end to buying pork…
On August 9, 2014, Quebec’s agriculture minister, Pierre Paradis, announced that the province was working on enacting new legislation that would change the status of…
Last week, the Ontario Veal Association announced that it is now recommending that its members phase out veal crates. Veal crates confine calves raised for…
Five years ago this month, CETFA inspectors found and rescued a sweet duck they named Floyd. Floyd was living with thousands of other birds on…
Hybrid Turkeys, one of the largest turkey breeding companies in the world, faces 11 animal cruelty charges following the release of an undercover video earlier this…
Every year, the municipality of Sainte-Perpétue, in Quebec, holds an event known as “festival du cochon” (pig festival). During this event, domestic pigs of different…
With extreme hot weather striking many parts of Canada, humane societies and SPCAs are justifiably reminding us of the need to keep companion animals cool,…
When first learning about routine abuse of farmed animals in modern agriculture, many of us are shocked at first, then wonder what we can do…
As more people become aware of the cruelty of factory farming and the way animals are treated, there is a rise in people adopting or…
Last year, in an effort to convince a major Canadian grocer to move away from some of the most cruel methods of raising animals, Calgary…
