It took 20 years and significant animal suffering, but the National Farm Animal Care Council of Canada has new recommended Codes of Practice for the Care and Handling of Goats …
Animal Agriculture a Ticking Time-Bomb for Zoonotic Disease Transmission
The potential for another major animal to human zoonotic disease outbreak is very real with the findings of a recent study investigating samples of the superbug Clostridioides difficile in intensively …
CFIA Abdicates Responsibility Over African Swine Fever to Industry
Initially confined to small farm holdings in Africa when first discovered in the early 1900s, the deadly pig disease African Swine Fever (ASF) began its spread across the world in …
Breaking the Bias for this International Women’s Day
This International Women’s Day, the Animal Protection Party of Canada, in the spirit of this year’s #BreaktheBias theme, asks that people consider female animals who are exploited in the agricultural …
Animals and Politics in Canada 2022.
For humans, 2021 has been a year defined by the persistence of the pandemic. As vaccinations rolled out globally there was much optimism earlier in the year that we would …
B.C. flooding exposes the ongoing disposability of animals in agriculture.
Cover image credit: Nick Schafer Media / We Animals Media Most of the time, the abuse and deaths of hundreds of millions of animals raised and slaughtered for food within …
It’s Time to Ban Fireworks.
Fireworks Diminish the Real Star We Should be Celebrating: Nature. Most of us have experienced the bursting lights and bangs of fireworks on days of celebration, or in the days …
Meat the Victims Event Reminds Us of the Cruel Truth the Government Helps to Hide.
Cover image credit: Victoria de Martigny In 2019, over 150 activists from across Canada gathered for the Meat the Victims event in Abbotsford, B.C. at Excelsior pig farm. Over 70 …
What Just Happened? 2021 Post-Election Breakdown
After a snap summer election called amidst the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the interest of the Liberals gaining a majority government, it feels like it never should …
Can you vote for animals this election?
With more mainstream political parties jumping on the animal welfare bandwagon to try and shore up support in a tight election, it is important to read between the lines of …