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    • Standards of Care for Dogs Kept Outdoors
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    • Veterinary Professionals Act
    • A Seismic Shift in Animal Welfare Enforcement in Ontario
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      • Criminal Code vs Provincial Offence Charges
      • Investigations & Justice
      • Penalties – Does the “Time” Fit the Crime?
  • ONTARIO’S SHAME
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    • Animals For Research Act
    • Farm Animals In Canada & Ontario’s Ag Gag Legislation
    • Transporting Farm Animals
    • Ontario Slashes Wildlife Protections
    • Marineland
    • Northern/Remote Communities
    • Wildlife Rehabilitation
    • Ontario Wildlife Rehabilitation
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    • One of Canada’s Dirtiest Little Secrets
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Month: March 2026

26 March 202626 March 2026

90% of AWS Laid Fines are NEVER Paid!

I don’t know about you but my personal budget is getting squeezed tighter and tighter. The price of just everyday things – gas for the car, groceries, day to day […]

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23 March 202623 March 2026

Intentional Loopholes Permit Poor Performance of AWS Inspectors

It was not until Dr. Ian Welch DVM was testifying in the animal cruelty trial of Carly Young on 29 January 2026 that the public had real insight into the […]

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18 March 202621 March 2026

Animal Welfare Services Failures Out of Control

UPDATE: Last week, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) opened a criminal investigation into the death of Dakota and for that we are thankful. This action was the result of mounting […]

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16 March 202617 March 2026

Too Little, Too Late.

This is (or should I say WAS Rudy). Rudy died of parvo 9 days after being purchased. Rudy died because a puppy mill in Ontario never had him vaccinated. They […]

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13 March 202613 March 2026

Ford Government Proposes Access to Freedom of Information Requests Be Blocked

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-foi-changes-9.7127380 The Ford government has brought forward a proposal that would greatly hinder the public’s ability to obtain information through the filing of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests. The government […]

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7 March 20269 March 2026

We Cannot Rescue our Way Out of This Crisis!

Let me be very very clear….rescues are amazing!!! The commitment, the long hours, the sweat, the personal debt incurred and so many tears are a testimony to their dedication to […]

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5 March 202621 March 2026

Animal Abusers continue to play weak animal welfare “justice” system

People in Ontario who horribly mistreat, torture, neglect and even kill animals in Ontario go to TRAFFIC COURT!!! In very rare cases, the individual will be charged under the Criminal […]

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2 March 20262 March 2026

Carly Young’s Animal Cruelty Trial

THIS IS A JOKE! Carly Young was a NO SHOW in Welland this morning. According to her husband Christopher Young, Carly is on a 72 hour hold in Orillia at […]

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