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 Victims of War ceremonies 2022
OTTAWA, ON – This year, several events organized by Animal Protection Party of Canada candidates will be taking place across Canada to recognize the animal victims of war. A ceremony …
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 …
Animal Protection Party of Canada: Parks Canada sharpshooters ready their guns as we head into Easter
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 14, 2022: TORONTO – While families prepare to celebrate this time of year, a season of rebirth, Parks Canada staffers are preparing yet another round of …
Animal Protection Party of Canada recommends municipalities err on the side of caution when it comes to backyard chickens
WINNIPEG – April 13, 2022: With more Canadian municipalities exploring the trend of backyard chicken-keeping, the Animal Protection Party urges restraint. “We’re in the middle of a highly pathogenic Avian …
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 …