2026-02-252026-02-25AWS, Justice/Enforcement Carly Young’s Trial Commences March 2 in horrific death of Dakota The Pointer has just published an update to their Dakota trial coverage. The continued delay tactics and controlling antics of Christopher Young […]
2026-02-122026-02-13AWS, General, Justice/Enforcement Why does Ontario refuse to take animal cruelty seriously? Even though the criminal code is very clear that IT IS A CRIME: From the first moment the province took over the […]
2026-01-272026-01-27AWS, Justice/Enforcement Dakota Update – Carly Young’s Cruelty Trial Resumes This Thursday This coming Thursday, January 29 in a Welland courtroom the trial of Carly Young resumes. She is charged under the Provincial Offences […]
2026-01-142026-01-20AWS, Legislation, Wildlife Bill 35 – Ontario Captive Wildlife Protection Act This proposed legislation is much overdue. Humane Initiative applauds Liberal MPP’s Lucille Collard and Karen McCrimmon for spearheading this. Ontario has lagged […]
2026-01-112026-01-19Animal Research, AWS, Justice/Enforcement, Legislation, Puppy Mills, Rescues Debunking PC Gov Claims About Ontario’s Animal Welfare Crisis Humane Initiative was asked by The Pointer newspaper to write an opinion editorial (Op Ed) about the current state of Ontario’s animal […]
2025-12-222025-12-23AWS, General, Rescues Multiple visits by Animal Welfare Services – they continue to do nothing to protect the dogs! Humane Initiative has been contacted by a number of people who have first hand, eyewitness accounts of the conditions at Nakoma Rescue […]
2025-12-162025-12-16AWS, Legislation Do you think it is OK for dogs to be kept like this? The Ontario government does! Provincial Animal Welfare Services has visited this rescue in eastern Ontario twice in the last year. They saw […]
2025-11-222025-11-22AWS, Horses Nearly 6 months – Still no court date? On June 5, 2025, Stephanie Redlick who operates Above The Stars Equine Rescue, was charged with: As of late November there 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 […]
2025-09-112025-09-11AWS, 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 […]