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 […]
Category: Legislation
Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act (PAWS Act). As of June/2024, includes the PUPS Act.
– Standards of Care
– Enforcement, justice
– Roles of AWS, Police, bylaw, Animal Control
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 […]
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 […]
Animals for Research Act Amendments
Ontario is THE ONLY province that mandates dogs and cats to be sold to research labs. Quebec allows it, but Ontario mandates […]
Ontario – Have Your Say!
Doug Ford has tabled his proposed Legislative changes regarding animals used in research. These amendments have been added to an already existing […]
Stop these laboratories!
HOT 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]