Ontario SPCA
Amish dog breeders face opposition
Charges dropped against horse owner
Former Ontario SPCA agent didn’t show up to face owner’s complaint that searches were improper
photo: Ian Luckett
Producers wary about Ontario Animal Welfare Act changes
Producers and their representatives are apprehensive about changes to Ontario’s Animal Welfare Act, which give new powers to the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. They say clarification is needed about how these powers will be exercised in connection with agriculture.
Taxpayers paid $90,000 to put down unwanted Pigeon King birds
During five tumultuous weeks following the Pigeon King International bankruptcy last June, a team of workers euthanized 175,000 pigeons in 13 holding barns across the province. The cost, borne by the province's taxpayers and funnelled through the Ontario Farm Animal Council: nearly $90,000.
Clarification added Nov. 24, 2008
Updated with attachement Nov. 28, 2008