HELP KEEP THE PRESSURE ON
A second email campaign is now live — this one specifically demanding that the circumstances surrounding Heiniu’s death be reviewed under the Criminal Code of Canada.
Click the button and on the following page look for the CALL TO ACTION – it takes LESS than 2 minutes to fill out the form and send a DONE-FOR-YOU email.
YOU can help demand justice for Heiniu.
The questions surrounding Heiniu’s death are only growing more serious.
This NEW campaign calls for, an independent external investigation, review under sections 445.1 and 446 of the Criminal Code of Canada — accountability for the actions that led to Heiniu’s death.
Under the Criminal Code of Canada, animal cruelty is NOT simply a regulatory or provincial matter.
In other words Provincial Animal Welfare Services (AWS) CAN involve law enforcement.
Law enforcement agencies do NOT have to go through AWS – criminal charges can be laid without the involvement of AWS.
Section 445.1 of the Criminal Code states that it is an offence to “wilfully cause… unnecessary pain, suffering or injury to an animal.” The law specifically addresses situations where suffering or injury may have been avoidable or excessive.
Section 446 further addresses situations involving neglect, distress, or injury to animals while they are being handled, transported, or under the custody and control of another person.
In the case of Heiniu, witnesses describe a prolonged restraint involving catch poles, visible respiratory distress, gurgling, blood from the mouth and nose, and a fatal outcome. These reported circumstances raise legitimate questions as to whether the threshold for review under sections 445.1 and/or 446 of the Criminal Code of Canada has been met.
Veterinarians, experienced Animal Control professionals, witnesses, and members of the public continue to raise urgent concerns.
If you participated in our first email campaign — thank you. But please do not stop there.
Please take a minute right now to participate in this NEW campaign as well.
The questions are not going away — and neither are we.
After all, Heiniu could have been any one of our dogs.
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