Kaitlyn has over a decade of experience using the law to protect animals and the environment. She has an extensive history of going to court to fight for environmental justice, as well as working to strengthen Canadian environmental laws, and uses this expertise to enforce and strengthen Canada’s animal laws.

Puppies from commercial breeders are generally sold online or in pet stores. Thankfully, a growing number of municipalities, including Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver, have banned the sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits from breeders, instead letting pet supply stores partner with local shelters to adopt out loving animals.

Dec 10, 2024 · Pigs Still Conscious While Being Slaughtered. In slaughterhouses, it’s legally required that animals are stunned before being killed. But at Johnson’s, workers regularly fail to render animals unconscious before slitting their throats and hanging them to bleed out.

Jan 15, 2025 · EDGEWOOD, B.C.— Animal Justice is deeply concerned by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) heavy-handed plan to kill around 400 ostriches at a farm in Edgewood B.C. after an avian flu outbreak was declared on December 31.

Dec 10, 2024 · CHILLIWACK, B.C.— New undercover video exposes appalling conditions at a pig slaughterhouse in Chilliwack, BC. The footage, leaked to Animal Justice by an anonymous whistleblower, depicts shocking animal cruelty and blatant violations of animal protection laws.

Our Mission. Animal Justice leads the legal fight for animals in Canada. Our lawyers work to pass strong new animal protection laws, push to hold industries accountable for abusing animals, and fight on behalf of animals in court.

Canada’s beautiful and diverse wildlife is part of our country’s pride, but wild animals benefit from few legal protections. Wild animals in Canada are subjected to trophy hunting, trapping, fishing, poisoning, and extermination programs.

Mar 12, 2024 · Caviar, a symbol of culinary luxury, comes at a steep cost beyond its lavish price tag. For the first time, Animal Justice is exposing the immense cruelty endured by the fishes who are exploited for decades, and have their eggs cut out of them to be served as a delicacy.

Animal Justice has filed an animal cruelty complaint after a Nova Scotia fish farm was caught on video abusing fishes. At Sustainable Blue, a land-based salmon farm in Nova Scotia, one worker violently stomped on a fish, and a supervisor bashed two fishes to death by slamming them against the side of a tank—including one fish who was pregnant.

Nov 20, 2024 · CALGARY—More than a week after her death, the Calgary Zoo has disclosed that Eyare, a two-year-old gorilla, died from traumatic injuries caused by a hydraulic door that was activated incorrectly […]