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TORONTO— Ontario has banned invasive medical research on dogs and cats under Schedule I of Bill 75, the Keeping Criminals Behind Bars Act, 2026, following sustained advocacy from animal protection

In a shocking decision made on March 30th, Health Canada reversed its previous ban on the notoriously cruel poison strychnine, granting Alberta and Saskatchewan emergency use permits to kill ground

OTTAWA—Today, four leading animal protection organizations released Towards a National Framework for Farmed Animal Protection, a comprehensive report outlining critical gaps in Canada’s current

A landmark investigative documentary by the television program Enquête reveals significant and systemic animal welfare violations in roadside zoos across Quebec. The documentary, which aired February

MILAN/MONTREAL—As athletes from around the world compete on the slopes, ski trails and ice rinks of the Winter Games, some of the dogs at the Care and Rehabilitation Centre operated by Humane World

SEOUL—Sixteen dogs rescued from a dog meat farm in Cheongju, South Korea, last year have flown to Canada seeking adoptive homes. Their adoption journey coincides with a growing shift in public

MONTREAL – With Veganuary well underway across Canada and internationally, Humane World for Animals is spotlighting new polling data which reveals strong and growing consumer demand for plant-based

NEGRIL, Jamaica—Global animal protection organization Humane World for Animals (formerly called Humane Society International) has launched an animal relief effort in Jamaica following the devastating

TORONTO—Following a lifesaving lion rescue from a roadside zoo in Quebec, six lions are leaving their temporary home where they have been cared for by Aspen Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in Ontario, to go