Dear animal lover,

 

 

Here's our November newsletter, highlighting the latest news on animal rescues and animal welfare across Quebec and Ontario (click the bolded words to read the full stories). If you have any news or upcoming events you'd like us to share next month, send us an email at admin@guardiansbest.com.

 

Thank you & merci,
Melanie Dziengo 

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Sign the petition calling on  the federal government to shut down Ryding-Regency Meat Packers, a slaughterhouse, due to the treatment of animals there.

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Some Ontario residents are left wondering if the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is doing enough to protect animals.

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The Liberal Government tabled legislation that expands offences on animal fighting and introduces a new definition of beastality.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The City of Calgary passed an amendment allowing residents to have livestock, such as chickens, as emotional support animals.  

 

 

The Quebec Court of Appeal has granted a family the right to know what happened to their cat after it ran away, and was adopted by someone else.

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Bringing pets to work is having a positive effect on employees at a Calgary business called Benevity.

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Apps are helping Canadians take care of their pets, especially when looking for dog sitters in their neighbourhoods.

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70 dogs that were saved from going to the Asian meat market were brought to a temporary shelter in Montreal in order eventually be adopted.

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Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals agents are seeing a link between animal abuse and mental health, especially when it comes to hoarding animals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A bill banning keeping dolphins and whales in captivity has passed the Senate of Canada, and is making its way to the House of Commons.

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The Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has plans to restructure due to a funding shortage, and may stop investigating cruelty cases involving horses and livestock altogether.

 

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 Advocates against Ontario’s pit bull ban gathered on Parliament Hill to fight against the ban, and see it change to what the City of Ottawa does.

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Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals agents are seeing a link between animal abuse and mental health, especially when it comes to hoarding animals.

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Air Canada and WestJet are cutting ties with SeaWorld after the Canadian Senate passed the bill banning keeping whales and dolphins in captivity.

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The Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has plans to restructure due to a funding shortage, and may stop investigating cruelty cases involving horses and livestock altogether.

 

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