By Barbara Cartwright | CEO
The Canadian Federation of Humane Societies (CFHS) continues to work on meaningful updates to the Criminal Code of Canada with regards to animal cruelty, transportation regulations and on-farm standards for egg laying hens.
Your support has allowed us to work on 3 areas over the past few months where we know that we can make meaningful changes to ensure animals have a life worth living.
Bill C-246, the Modernizing Animal Protections Act moves to second hour of debate in the House of Commons on September 28th. We have been meeting with the Justice Minister’s office, the Agriculture Minister and with several key MPs including three cabinet Ministers to discuss not only C-246 but animal welfare and legislation in general.
A new child pornography and bestiality case emerged at the end of August in Ontario. CFHS has written a letter to the Minister of Justice highlighting that three such cases have come forward in the last 18 months across Canada and continuing to urge the Liberals to update the bestiality clause in the Criminal Code to ensure animals are protected from all sexual abuse. As Canadian’s we are loathe to admit that bestiality happens in our country and often coincides with child sexual abuse. The link between these two crimes is proven, yet in our attempts to get this link on the radar screen, we’ve heard crickets – from the public, the media and the federal government. In fact our laws on bestiality are now weaker than they’ve ever been.
Canada’s outdate Transportation Regulations are under public scrutiny with the high profile case of Anita Kranjc, criminally charged in Ontario for giving water to pigs on the way into a slaughter plant . CFHS has been in contact with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and the Ministry of Agriculture. The responses vary but there is a suggestion that updates to the Transport Regulations will be released by the end of 2016.
I’ll cut right to the chase, Canada is failing it’s animals, and it’s time for change.
There is a strong and sustained will on the part of the Canadian people to see that justice is done for animals in this country. If we all work together and raise our voices, the changes that are needed will be possible.
Your continued support of Canada’s largest movement for animal welfare ensures we have the resources to change Canada’s outdated animal welfare laws and to ensure that animal abusers receive the maximum sentence possible.
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