Animal Protection Party of Canada

New Research: 8 in 10 Canadians want post-secondary institutions to stop harming animals for education and training

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023

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Additional dogs and cats are sourced through municipal pounds in a practice called ‘pound seizure’.

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Additional dogs and cats are sourced through municipal pounds in a practice called ‘pound seizure’.
These animals are used repeatedly for procedures that are of no medical benefit to them and suffer the consequences in the form of chronic stress, learned helplessness and sometimes, debilitating injuries.
Over 150,000 animals are used in post-secondary education and training every year in Canada with approximately one third subjected to extremely painful procedures.
The Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC) is tasked with oversight of these animals.

Health Canada Announces the End of Cosmetic Animal Testing in Canada

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

The Government of Canada is taking action to ban cosmetic animal testing while ensuring the continued protection of human health and safety of all Canadians.

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The Government of Canada is taking action to ban cosmetic animal testing while ensuring the continued protection of human health and safety of all Canadians.
Beyond cosmetics, Health Canada is working with the international scientific and regulatory community to develop, validate and implement effective alternatives to animal testing.
"Industry and animal protection advocates have worked together over the last several years to advance a cosmetics animal testing ban in Canada.
"Animal Alliance supporters thank Minister Duclos and Health Canada staff for making the cosmetics animal testing ban a reality.

Lush Celebrates Canada Cosmetics Animal Testing Ban

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Friday, June 23, 2023

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VANCOUVER, BC, June 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- For more than three decades, Lush has been fighting against animal testing, founded on the firm belief that animal testing is ineffective, outdated and inhumane.

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VANCOUVER, BC, June 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- For more than three decades, Lush has been fighting against animal testing, founded on the firm belief that animal testing is ineffective, outdated and inhumane.
"After years of campaigning efforts, we are thrilled that the Canadian government has put an end to animal testing for cosmetics.
Lush's support has resulted in over $2 million dollars of funding to end the use of animals in all research, inclusive of the support provided to six organizations working to end animal testing for cosmetics in Canada, as part of a multi-year Fighting Animal Testing Strategy.
Lush is proud to sponsor the Lush Prize , an annual global prize fund which supports initiatives to end or replace animal testing across various industries.

Why is the Government of Ontario exempt from its own anti-cruelty laws, asks the Animal Protection Party of Canada

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Thursday, June 1, 2023

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“There has been a very strong public reaction to the train and trial compounds,” says Liz White, Leader, Animal Protection Party of Canada.

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“There has been a very strong public reaction to the train and trial compounds,” says Liz White, Leader, Animal Protection Party of Canada.
“The Ontario Government has heard from a few hunting and hounding groups and presented the legislation to Ontarians as a fait accompli.
The government does not even act on the illegal coyote killing contests,” adds White.
The government’s approach on this issue is to be fully blind to the brutal realities of these compounds.”

How is this humane or ethical, asks the Animal Protection Party of Canada

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

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“According to the Ontario Sporting Dog Association letter, some of the compounds have as many as fifty guys training their dogs weekly,” said White.

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“According to the Ontario Sporting Dog Association letter, some of the compounds have as many as fifty guys training their dogs weekly,” said White.
How would running dogs in a competition over a 3-day period be humane even if the wild animals were not killed?”
This activity cannot be considered humane by any animal welfare standard.
However, the letter makes no mention of a safe environment for the wild animals who are used to train the dogs.
The dogs would be safe and wildlife would not be chased to exhaustion and in some cases killed,” said Barry MacKay, Director, Animal Alliance of Canada.

Ontario Government ignores Environmental Registry of Ontario, says Animal Alliance of Canada

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

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On the same day, the government tabled Bill 91, which includes changes to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act to allow more of the highly controversial train and trial compounds.

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On the same day, the government tabled Bill 91, which includes changes to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act to allow more of the highly controversial train and trial compounds.
“The Environmental Registry’s consultation closes on May 18, 2023,” said Liz White, Director, Animal Alliance of Canada.
Pitting dogs against coyotes is essentially permitting dog fighting.”
“Ramming through unpopular legislation is a hallmark of the Ford government,” said MacKay.
“Most dogs hunt by scent and the compounds could set up a scent tracking system to help them learn.”

CRD has still not taken responsibility for misleading the public and CRD directors on providing false goose population data during Alternate Approval Process, says Animal Alliance of Canada

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

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Reviewing all the data the CRD had made public on the Regional Goose Management Service (RGMS) Alternative Approval Process webpage, everything pointed to the population doubling every 14.3 years, not every 4.3 years, as was claimed.

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Reviewing all the data the CRD had made public on the Regional Goose Management Service (RGMS) Alternative Approval Process webpage, everything pointed to the population doubling every 14.3 years, not every 4.3 years, as was claimed.
On February 8th, Reichert brought this discrepancy to the attention of the CRD Board of Directors prior to them voting to pass the RGMS.
Reichert then followed up with CRD staff asking for the data to support their assertion that the geese population was doubling every 4.3 years.
When this is calculated for exponential population growth, the doubling of the population would be every 14.3 yrs.

Vancouver Park Board Decision “Fear-Mongering” says Animal Alliance of Canada

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

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VICTORIA, British Columbia, May 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Animal Alliance of Canada is calling out the Vancouver Park Board after its decision to include a cull of Canada geese as part of its strategy for managing the local goose population.

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VICTORIA, British Columbia, May 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Animal Alliance of Canada is calling out the Vancouver Park Board after its decision to include a cull of Canada geese as part of its strategy for managing the local goose population.
Jordan Reichert of the Animal Alliance condemned the Park Boards decision.
“You have a city with 650,000 people and the Park Board is vilifying about 2,000 geese for pooping on the grass.
The Animal Alliance of Canada said it will be asking Vancouver City Council to reject the funding request from the Park Board unless it removes culling from its plan.

No better time for Canadian government to stop supporting dairy than Mother’s Day, says Animal Protection Party

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

In 2019, the federal government updated the Canada Food Guide based on the best modern science and without industry lobbying.

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In 2019, the federal government updated the Canada Food Guide based on the best modern science and without industry lobbying.
Jordan Reichert, deputy leader of the Animal Protection Party, applauds the Food Guide Changes, but says the government’s spending priorities don’t match up.
“The government of Canada needs to be consistent in its spending and what it is telling Canadians is healthy for them.
The Animal Protection Party is raising awareness of the dairy industry around Mother’s Day.

Why won’t Minister Anand’s staff meet to discuss the DND’s Live Tissue Training Programme?

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023

The ad will raise the issue of the use of pigs for military medical training (called “Live Tissue Training” or LTT) by the Department of National Defence.

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The ad will raise the issue of the use of pigs for military medical training (called “Live Tissue Training” or LTT) by the Department of National Defence.
We have been reaching out to the Minister of National Defence’s office since early January to discuss our findings but have repeatedly been blocked.
On January 6th, the Animal Protection Party of Canada released its findings on live tissue training in Defenceless: Animal-Based Trauma Training in the Canadian Military ( http://www.defenceless.ca) .
And the U.S. Defense Health Agency (the American equivalent to the Canadian Forces Health Services, which provides the animal-based training in Canada) has deemed live tissue training “outdated and cost prohibitive.”