Just what we don't need. Already, our rivers are overloaded with both human and livestock waste, leading in many cases to #rivercide. Now the government, responding as always to lobbyists, wants to make it worse. Then it wonders why it loses public support. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Follow along for a day in my life as an animal rights lawyer!

Or they could have just let this beautiful fish live. Ice fishing has always struck me as so cruel. The fishes don’t even get one season where they aren’t being terrorized by trophy hunting (which is what this is).

“Millions of taxpayers’ dollars were poured down the drain, wasted to massacre these sensitive, intelligent animals who, by that point, were entirely healthy." — @camillelabchuk.bsky.social, executive director of Animal Justice #BCostrichfarm

Today we learned the feds spent $6.8M to kill the ostriches. This includes $2.3M in staff time & $1.3M to lawyers. To kill HEALTHY birds. Imagine how many animals could have been helped if the feds simply gave this cash to farmed animal sanctuaries. www.ourcommons.ca/written-ques...

We're hiring a Legislative Affairs Manager at @animal-justice.bsky.social! This is a perfect job for someone with experience in politics or government. Come help us pass new laws to protect animals. No law degree required, ideally living in Ottawa or Toronto. animaljustice.ca/blog/job-pos...

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Some jerk shot a deer with an arrow in Toronto. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

I was up early to join David Common on CBC's Metro Morning! We talked about Ontario's move to ban cosmetic surgeries on pets like cat declawing, ear cropping, and debarking. Good news, but slicing off dogs' tails should also be banned. Have your say: www.regulatoryregistry.gov.on.ca/proposal/52973

Canadians care, yet this issue never makes it onto the political agenda #Opinion by @lindamcquaig.bsky.social

We are so close to the Star Trek promise of a universal translator!

I'm grateful to @lindamcquaig.bsky.social for reminding us of the animals that many forget. Factory farms are almost completely unregulated in Canada and are free to abuse animals in horrible ways. In 2026, let's change this. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

“The province has very extensive authority under the PAWS Act to go in & care for the whales in the short term & protect them from being euthanized by Marineland.” — @camillelabchuk.bsky.social, executive director of Animal Justice #OnPoli

After decades of profiting from cruelty, Marineland is threatening to kill its 30 remaining whales 💔 It's time for Ontario to step in to protect the whales & send Marineland the bill! @camillelabchuk.bsky.social: “Marineland has a moral obligation to fund the future care of these animals.” ⬇️

NEW op-ed from our ED @camillelabchuk.bsky.social: St. Joseph’s Hospital is ending dog experiments after our exposé. Premier Doug Ford has promised new laws to ban dog & cat experiments—but we also need federal leadership & funding for #CrueltyFree alternatives.

Only a few days left! Early bird pricing for Animal Justice's Animal Law & Advocacy Conference ends Friday. Register now & save 💸🎟️

“It is 2025, but these completely preventable killings continue to happen. It’s absurd that Stampede organizers permit this brutal spectacle to continue where horses are doomed to die nearly every year.” — @camillelabchuk.bsky.social, ED at Animal Justice

In Ontario, you don't even need a license to operate a zoo🤯 “If I wanted to open up a zoo in my backyard, fill it with dangerous, exotic animals who don’t do well in captivity… I would be perfectly able to do that." — @camillelabchuk.bsky.social, Animal Justice ED

Today @animal-justice.bsky.social is at the Ontario Court of Appeal defending our victory over the province’s ag gag law. The government is trying desperately to reinstate their ban on undercover videos from farms. Wish us luck! @jesslsr.bsky.social

Free at last! Animal Justice’s executive director, @camillelabchuk.bsky.social, recently took part in a groundbreaking moment as The Beagle Alliance facilitated the release of 2 beagles from a Canadian research lab. Now, for the first time, they’re experiencing freedom 🐾💙

Today Sen. Don Plett turns 75 & retires—ending a decade of Senate obstruction for animal bills. He nearly killed Canada's whale & dolphin captivity ban. He DID kill the live horse export ban by running out the clock. Same for ape/elephant captivity. #DonPlettLiberationDay

An Ontario farmer lied about 45,000 stolen chicks, raising disturbing questions about what really happened to them 💔 “You can’t easily kill that many chickens, & you can’t do it humanely en mass like that.” - @camillelabchuk.bsky.social, executive director of Animal Justice.

BREAKING: 100+ baby cows are suffering in isolation in tiny hutches at an Ontario dairy farm—denied physical contact with each other or access to outdoor space. Animal Justice has filed a complaint urging authorities to investigate 🐮⚠️ ACT NOW: animaljustice.ca/calfhutches

Today @animal-justice.bsky.social co-hosted a national election debate on animal issues. Liberal @beynate.bsky.social, NDP @alistairmacgregor.bsky.social, Green @elizabethemay.bsky.social, & Bloc Yves Perron. And over 500 people watching live!

🚨 Horrific new footage exposes horse abuse on Icelandic blood farms. Pregnant mares are restrained & have their blood drained to obtain PMSG—a hormone used by factory pig farms to increase birth rates. Urge Canada to ban the use of PMSG ➡️ animaljustice.ca/BloodFarms

We tried warning the Ontario government about online pet sales last year when they were passing the PUPS Act. I testified about the risks of unlicensed puppy mills selling dogs for cheap on Kijiji. Will this brutal case of torture finally lead to action?

Police have laid cruelty charges against a man for allegedly mutilating & killing puppies from Kijiji. We warned the Ontario government last year that online pet sales leave animals vulnerable to abuse, but they refused to act. Will they act now? www.thestar.com/news/mississ...

The fun thing abt my job is sometimes I have no idea what will be plopped onto my agenda—which is to say, I got roped into writing about the new wolves. They're neither dire wolves nor "de-extincted," & they have more to do w/ enacting human fantasies than helping animals www.vox.com/future-perfe...

🐾 The law can change the world for animals—and so can you. We're hiring a Staff Lawyer to fight for farmed animals at @animal-justice.bsky.social. 🔥 If you've got 2+ years' legal experience and a passion for animals, apply now: animaljustice.ca/blog/join-ou...

“Wong-Tanamo Bay”: This is an astonishing story of guards blatantly torturing people under their care—people who had done nothing wrong. Every single guard involved in this abuse should lose their job, as well as their bosses. www.thestar.com/podcasts/thi...

A holographic zoo is coming to Niagara! This is so cool, especially for a region plagued by Marineland's decades-long reputation for animal abuse. A great way to turn the corner and help people experience the magic of animals in a non-exploitation format. www.wjbf.com/business/pre...

What sort of miserable soul derives pleasure from destroying a fellow creature’s life? Is it any surprise the earth is trying to spit us out?

Marineland is slowly being demolished. Meanwhile, we're pretty sure they're trying to sell of the 30ish surviving belugas to an aquarium in China. Marineland's lawyer Andrew Burns (previously charged with breaking lobbying laws) has re-registered to lobby the feds, presumably for export permits.

What happens after a barn of chickens is infected with bird flu? We pored over thousands of pages of gov't docs to find out, and the truth is shocking. Birds killed off by improper gassing, neck crushing, and other brutal killing methods. animaljustice.ca/exposes/cana...

🚨 BREAKING: Canada’s response to avian flu was a disaster—& innocent birds suffered the consequences. Government docs reveal most chickens were killed in makeshift gas chambers, while others had their necks snapped 💔 #AvianFlu

Every year, Canada ships thousands of horses to Japan for slaughter. But what does this journey look like—from barren feedlots to 28+ hours of suffering without food, water, or rest until they reach quarantine overseas? Here’s what the industry doesn’t want you to know ⤵️

Do insects feel pain? The implications are enormous and uncomfortable (we farm them and spray them to death), but it's hard to ignore the growing evidence that they could. www.newyorker.com/culture/anna...

Worried about the wombat? Consider the dairy cow.

Congratulations to @markjcarney.bsky.social on becoming Canada's new prime minister! Top priorities now for animals: 1. Keep the Liberal promise to BAN live export of horses for slaughter. 2. Fund animal-free science so Canada can meet its commitment to phase out toxicity tests on animals.

Great news that MP @beynate.bsky.social remains in cabinet as housing minister. Politics needs more people like him.

“Nobody is inspecting farms,” says @camillelabchuk.bsky.social, in my latest story on meat products labelled “humanely raised.”

This #NationalHorseProtectionDay, join us in urging Minister MacAulay to fulfill the Liberals' promise & BAN live horse exports for slaughter. With a federal election looming, time is RUNNING OUT to end this horror! 🐴⏰ #CdnPoli

This line is not a triumph of abundance. It's a regulatory failure. And, now, a massive zoonotic disease risk.

This piece is actually fine and the furor it has generated (typical online "they don't want you to have nice things" kvetching) misses the fact that the ubiquity and low prices of eggs are due to factory farming, a moral, environmental, and labor disaster. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

My advice on avoiding salmonella is to just eat beans instead of birds!

Appreciate seeing the @ontariogreens.bsky.social come out today with some strong animal protection policies in their election platform. Notable: ban penned dog hunting, cat declawing, dog tail and ear amputation, roadside zoos, and fur farming.

After getting sued, Tim Horton's drops the surcharge for non-dairy milk. Great news for the growing number of people who prefer not to drink the mammary secretions of abused animals. #EndTheOatMilkTax dailyhive.com/calgary/tim-...

I'm really hoping Ag Minister Lawrence MacAulay will do the right thing and ban live horse export by regulation. The Bill to ban it is DOA right now and unless we see urgent action, thousands of horses will continue to be shipped each year to their deaths in Japan. Be a #HeroForHorses!

Why is Friday night at the office my most productive time window?

I spoke to @susrust.bsky.social with @latimes.com about the ongoing bungled response to bird flue. Trump is doubling down on Biden's "Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil" approach to bird flu spread across cattle, poultry & wildlife, worsening the blackout. www.latimes.com/environment/...