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Author: Donna

2025-11-052025-11-05Legislation

Where is Binx?

Binx was taken by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry last Wednesday, October 29th. Her location or state of health is […]

2025-10-192025-10-19AWS, General

An Op Ed from the heart

The Pointer newspaper asked me if I would write an article for their Editorial section about the state of animal welfare in […]

2025-10-062025-10-06Exploitation

Marineland Plays the Guilt Card

THE BELUGA’S ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME! Marineland continues not to take responsibility for their actions in this whole entire inhumane failure. […]

2025-09-142025-09-14Did ya know, General

Attention Animal Lovers in Ontario

We continue to get many messages from people pushing back at some of our posts on social media. And I mean really […]

2025-09-112025-09-11AWS, Legislation

Animals in Distress – AWS Fails to Act – AGAIN!

OH MY GOSH ONTARIO – WE ARE BETTER THAN THIS Why do the animals of this province have to be let down […]

2025-09-062025-09-06Animal Research, AWS, Justice/Enforcement, Legislation, Puppy Mills, Wildlife

Ontario’s Shameful Animal Welfare Policies – Are they reflecting YOUR values???

On October 20, 2025 – after 137 DAYS ON VACATION our provincially elected officials shuffle back into Queen’s Park to do the […]

2025-09-032025-09-04Animal Research, Legislation

Would the “real” Doug Ford please stand up!

Three recent quotes from Doug Ford in relation to dogs and cats being used in scientific experiments in Ontario: “You aren’t going […]

2025-09-012025-09-01AWS, Legislation

Does this make you mad ENOUGH to act?

WELLESLEY,ONTARIO This puppy mill is known to and actually licensed by the municipality. Mayor Joe Nowak knows all about puppy mills in […]

2025-08-262025-08-26Legislation

Hypocrite!

“I can’t believe they got away with that this long, and I gotta thank the whistleblower that, you know, sent me pictures […]

2025-08-252025-08-25AWS, Legislation

Six Years Ago Doug Ford made a Promise….We are still waiting!

In 2019, the Ontario government knew that the responsibility of overseeing animal welfare would be changing hands from the Ontario Society for […]

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