[ad_1] Lisa Thompson, MPP of Huron-Bruce and Minister of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs, has tabled the Enhancing Professional Care for Animals Act. This updates legislation that’s 35 years old. “If passed, this legislation ideally will reflect what we’ve heard during our consultation,” said Thompson. “That’s very important to me. Moreover, this legislation will reflect […]
Animal Equality Urges UK Government to Better Protect Farmed Fish
[ad_1] On Wednesday, January 24, Animal Equality took a stand for farmed fish in the UK Parliament. Abigail Penny, Executive Director of Animal Equality UK, was invited to a roundtable discussion to speak alongside leading retailers, industry experts, lawyers, and fellow animal advocates. Penny stressed the need for better legal protections for farmed fish at […]
Opinion: To end toxicity testing on animals, federal funds are needed
[ad_1] Jessica Scott-Reid is a freelance journalist and animal advocate based in Winnipeg. In 2016, when Canadian scientist Dr. Charu Chandrasekera was attending international meetings on developing alternatives to animal testing, she was often met with shock when she revealed that Canada lacked its own centre for alternative methods. There are several of these centres […]
Animal Equality Urges Spanish Government to Ban Cages
[ad_1] On June 22, Animal Equality participated in the parliamentary forum “For the End of Cages in the EU.” A Parliamentary Forum is a platform that allows lawmakers from different countries and political parties to come together and discuss specific topics of common interest. The topic of this forum was a cruel practice Animal Equality […]
Government delivers manifesto commitments on animal welfare
[ad_1] Five new members will be appointed to form the first-ever Animal Sentience Committee Committee’s establishment ensures animal welfare remains at the heart of government policy Government also launches consultation on expanding enforcement mechanisms for animal health and welfare offences The first-ever animal sentience committee was formally launched today with the appointment of five new […]
Declare Cow As ‘Protected National Animal’, Allahabad HC Urges Union Government
[ad_1] New Delhi: Refusing to quash a criminal case filed against a man for alleged cow slaughtering and transportation for sale, the Allahabad high court urged the Union government to ban cow slaughter and declare it as a “protected national animal”. According to Bar and Bench, the single-judge bench of Justice Shamim Ahmed made the observation […]
Education session with local government representatives!
[ad_1] Lalitpur, 15th December, 2017Animal Nepal organized an education session about Humane Dog Population Management Programme for local government representatives and community people of ward number 23, Lalitpur Metropolitan city.AN’s Programme Manager Kapil Kafle shared some major works of the organization. He also showed a short video which includes different programme of Animal Nepal such […]