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Ethics in Action: Join our Animal Advocacy Networking Event Series
16+ hour, 53+ min ago (281+ words) We are excited to announce the return of Ethics in Action, an event series that brings together animal advocates to network across professional disciples. Hosted three times a year, these gatherings convene leaders and emerging voices from law, policy, academia,…...
End Canada's Role in the Endangered Macaque Trade'Sign New Federal e-Petition
4+ week, 15+ hour ago (566+ words) Researchers use long-tailed macaques more than any other primate. In 2022, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) officially uplisted them to "endangered, and identified laboratory experiments as a primary threat to the species. The IUCN reaffirmed this designation in…...
Travelling Wildlife Exhibit Cruelty: Alberta's Failure to Protect Exotic Animals Used in Entertainment Displays
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (268+ words) The Wildlife Festival takes place in convention centres across Western Canada, like the Westerner Park Pavilion in Red Deer, Alberta. The Festival is operated by Cobb's Exotic "Animal Rescue & Education Foundation, which also operates Cobb's Adventure Park, a commercial attraction…...
What It Takes to End Live Horse Export: Panel Recap
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (243+ words) Animal Justice What It Takes to End Live Horse Export: Panel Recap Horses hold a special place in Canadian hearts. Yet every year in Canada, thousands of gentle, intelligent horses are crammed into wooden crates for long, terrifying flights to…...
Bervie Zoo Allowed to Stay Open After Animal Cruelty Convictions
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (541+ words) Animal Justice Bervie Zoo Allowed to Stay Open After Animal Cruelty Convictions In December, the operator of Bervie Zoo in Kincardine, Ontario, pleaded guilty to three counts of shocking animal abuse. Geddes kept an olive baboon named Bruno and three…...