In response to news of a Quebec fur farmer facing charges of criminal animal cruelty and neglect, and recent media footage of minks and foxes suffering in squalid conditions on several other factory fur farms, Humane Society International/Canada is calling for the Canadian government to ban fur farming. Call 514 395-2914.
Humane Society International/Canada applauds the Canadian government and the European Union for working to ensure an exemption for products of traditional Inuit seal hunts, included in the 2009 EU ban on commercial seal product trade, is applied fairly to all Inuit communities. Call 514-395-2914.
A coalition of prominent animal protection groups is urging Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to grant an immediate exemption to Field Roast Grain Meat Company to allow it to continue to sell its products in Canada. Further, the groups are urging Health Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) and CFIA president Dr. Bruce Archibald … Read more
The World Trade Organization has ruled in regards to the Canadian and Norwegian appeal of a 2013 WTO Panel decision in favour of the European Union ban on seal product trade. Rebecca Aldworth, executive director of Humane Society International Canada issued a statement: “This landmark ruling upholds the right of the European Union to ban trade in … Read more
Humane Society International/Canada is calling on all members of Parliament to support legislation that regulates the unsafe horse slaughter industry in Canada. The private member’s Bill C-571, introduced by NDP MP Alex Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior, B.C.) and advanced to second reading, aims to close the loopholes of current regulations by requiring a lifetime medical … Read more
Humane Society International/Canada condemns the irresponsible 2014 seal hunt quota set by Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.), which allows for the slaughter of 400,000 harp seals. Rebecca Aldworth, executive director of HSI Canada, released a statement in response. “Given the devastating impacts of climate change on the ice-dependent harp seals, the Canadian … Read more
Humane Society International/Canada welcomes the release of the ground-breaking new pork industry Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Pigs, which includes a ban on continuously confining pregnant sows in gestation crates. These cages confine sows so tightly the animals can’t even turn around, and are standard practice on pig farms throughout North … Read more
This World Spay Day, Humane Society International/Canada proudly announces it is building its partnership with Chiots Nordiques with a grant that will help fund two more spay-neuter clinics in Quebec’s northern regions. Chiots Nordiques (Northern Puppies) is a volunteer-based organization dedicated to the humane management of stray and roaming dogs through mass dog and cat … Read more
An announcement by Keith Hutchings, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture for Newfoundland and Labrador, and Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.), that nearly half a million dollars of government subsidies will be provided to the commercial sealing industry, flies in the face of Canadian opposition to the seal slaughter. Humane Society International/Canada's executive director … Read more
The World Trade Organization (WTO) released the final report regarding the Canadian and Norwegian challenge of the European Union ban on trade in products of commercial seal hunts. Humane Society International played a central role in helping to defend the ban. Extensive HSI video evidence of commercial sealing was shown to the WTO panel, HSI … Read more
