Raising awareness to Ontario’s broken animal welfare legislation and enforcement system
Raising awareness to Ontario’s broken animal welfare legislation and enforcement system
Raising awareness to Ontario’s broken animal welfare legislation and enforcement system
The Pointer has just published an update to their Dakota trial coverage. The continued delay tactics and controlling antics of Christopher Young (the defendants husband) have not gone over well […]
Read moreABOVE…THIS IS ONTARIO’S PUPS ACT LEGISLATION IN ACTION!!! Nothing has changed for the poor creatures used over and over again to make money for unethical breeders, slimy brokers and complicit […]
Read moreCBC just published: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/sudbury-dog-animal-cruelty-sudbury-police-9.7095427 Social Media outrage works!!!! But why must the public push the taxpayer funded agencies whose job it is to protect animals to actually protect the animals […]
Read moreEven though the criminal code is very clear that IT IS A CRIME: From the first moment the province took over the responsibility of animal welfare in Ontario the die […]
Read moreLast week in Welland (29 Jan 2026) accused animal abuser (killer) Carly Young’s trial continued. Her and her equally guilty husband Christopher appeared virtually DESPITE the Justice being very clear […]
Read moreThis coming Thursday, January 29 in a Welland courtroom the trial of Carly Young resumes. She is charged under the Provincial Offences Act of causing the death of beautiful Dakota…a […]
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Yesterday, Ban Horse Slaughter posted the interview done by Rebel News (RN) of animal abuser and con artist Stephanie Redlick. The interview shone a light on many of the crimes […]
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In a meeting with Humane Initiative over 2 years ago, Ontario Solicitor General Michael Kerzner admitted that he was fully aware of the “disconnect” and “lack of consistency” among the […]
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This proposed legislation is much overdue. Humane Initiative applauds Liberal MPP’s Lucille Collard and Karen McCrimmon for spearheading this. Ontario has lagged behind every province in having protections for wild […]
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Humane Initiative was asked by The Pointer newspaper to write an opinion editorial (Op Ed) about the current state of Ontario’s animal Welfare Crisis. We did one previously – in […]
Read moreAnimals for Research Act, Bill 75 – New proposed legislation is lacking critical changes to help ease the suffering of innocent animals. Public have until tomorrow at 5pm to tell […]
Read moreIt has not been a good year. The animal welfare crisis is out of control. Rescues drowning in debt and burnt out are closing their doors at alarming rates. The […]
Read moreHumane Initiative has been contacted by a number of people who have first hand, eyewitness accounts of the conditions at Nakoma Rescue in Addison, ONT (just north of Brockville). We […]
Read moreThe Ontario government does! Provincial Animal Welfare Services has visited this rescue in eastern Ontario twice in the last year. They saw these conditions and felt no further action was […]
Read moreOntario is THE ONLY province that mandates dogs and cats to be sold to research labs. Quebec allows it, but Ontario mandates it. Can you imagine your beloved pet has […]
Read moreDoug Ford has tabled his proposed Legislative changes regarding animals used in research. These amendments have been added to an already existing bill – Bill 75 – Keeping Criminals Behind […]
Read moreHOT OFF THE PRESS: https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/ontario-lab-test-dogs-ridglan-farms Under Ontario’s Animals for Research Act, this inhumane cruelty quietly exists. Doug Ford portrayed the angered, disgusted public figure as the horrors of dog experiments […]
Read moreOn June 5, 2025, Stephanie Redlick who operates Above The Stars Equine Rescue, was charged with: As of late November there is still no court date scheduled! These charges came […]
Read moreA heartfelt and furious email from an eyewitness (Mel Clifford) to the cull demands accountability from CFIA for their decisions and subsequent actions as 900 shots ring out and over […]
Read moreBinx was taken by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry last Wednesday, October 29th. Her location or state of health is unknown. Sweet Binx is (was) one of 16 […]
Read moreThe Pointer newspaper asked me if I would write an article for their Editorial section about the state of animal welfare in Ontario. (Please see link to The Pointer article […]
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