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    • Standards of Care for Dogs Kept Outdoors
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    • Municipal Bylaws
    • 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
    • Ag Gag Laws
    • 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
    • Train & Trial (aka Penned Hunting)
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    • Sled Dogs
    • One of Canada’s Dirtiest Little Secrets
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    • The Importance of Animal Rescues
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    • Types of Breeders
    • Red Flags of Possible Unethical Breeders
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    • What if you bought from a puppy mill?
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Category: PROVINCIAL ANIMAL WELFARE SERVICES

31 May 202631 May 2026

ST. THOMAS POLICE OUTSHINE YRP | AURORA

Last week (27 May 2026), St. Thomas Police Service did something many Ontario police services will not do – they arrested and laid criminal code charges for animal cruelty. We […]

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20 May 202623 May 2026

CONTINUED SILENCE FROM MAYOR OF AURORA

As the public demands to know what the Town of Aurora Council plan is to address the death of 3 year old Rottweiler Heiniu — the silence is deafening. We […]

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20 May 202620 May 2026

PEACEFUL PROTEST FOR HEINIU

Please join us for a peaceful protest Tuesday, May 26, 2026. There is a “closed” meeting of the Aurora Town Council at 5:45 pm to discuss “HR” issues Then at […]

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20 May 202623 May 2026

ANIMAL WELFARE SERVICES FLIP FLOPS

After initially stating they were opening an investigation into the tragic death of Heiniu at the hands of Aurora Animal Control, Animal Welfare Services did a 180 degree turn and […]

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19 May 202623 May 2026

LACK OF CONSISTENCY IN CHARGING

We applaud Peel Regional Police for laying criminal code charges against a Mississauga man who severely neglected and made over 100 cats/kittens suffer unimaginable pain. Read the article here. In […]

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16 May 20261 June 2026

HEINIU’S FAMILY ISSUES A PUBLIC STATEMENT

If you are not familiar with the details surrounding Heiniu’s tragic death – start here. My name is Yang Yu. I am Heiniu’s legal owner, and he was part of our family. On […]

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