Animal Cruelty Legislation

by Humane Canada
Animal Cruelty Legislation
Animal Cruelty Legislation
Animal Cruelty Legislation
Animal Cruelty Legislation

Project Report | Jul 29, 2024
Coercive Control Bill C-332 passed in the House of Commons

By Melissa Devlin | Manager, Annual Donor Relations & Engagement

Hello,

Thank you for your continued support of our Animal Cruelty Legislation project. We are happy to share some ongoing developments as we work to improve protections for animals in our country.

Coercive Control Bill C-332 has passed in the House of Commons. It's third reading received an unanimous vote to pass in the House of Commons on Wednesday, June 12th. This bill, which now includes animals, passed with an amendment that further defined what constitutes coercive and controlling behaviour.  Pattern of conduct is defined as “any combination, or any repeated instances” of any of three types of conduct:

  • Violence including attempted and threatened violence toward the intimate partner, the intimate partner's child, their animal, or anyone known to them.
  • Coercing or attempting to coerce the intimate partner to engage in sexual activity and
  • Conduct that could in all the circumstances reasonably be expected to cause the intimate partner to believe their physical or psychological safety is threatened.

Moving quickly, the bill underwent first reading in the Senate on June 13th, we will continue to update you on the progress in the Senate.

In other news, Ontario’s Preventing Unethical Puppy Sales Act (PUPS Act) received royal assent! This Bill will prohibit the operation of puppy mills in Ontario and make it illegal to:

Breed a female dog who is less than 12 months old, or breed before her second heat
Breed a parent dog with any dog in one of their litters or breed siblings from the same parent
Separate a puppy from their mother or substitute mother before the age of 56 days

Humane Canada celebrates the passage of this bill and will continue to advocate for the end of puppy mills, both in Ontario and nationwide.

Finally, we are pleased to share more good news with you! Bill C-355, The Prohibition of Export of Horses by Air for Slaughter Act, passed its third reading in the House of Commons on May 9th. This is another step forward in banning the inhumane practice, as the bill has now moved forward to be considered by the Senate and has completed it's first reading. Bill S-270, whose intent was to address the same issue, has now been dropped so that all efforts to implement the ban can be consolidated. 

Since 2013, more than 40,000 horses have been exported from Canada to Japan for human consumption. Over 2,000 of these horses have been flown to their death since September 2021, despite the Prime Minister issuing a mandate calling on the federal Minister of Agriculture to ban this practice in December 2021. 

Your support matters and we thank you for your generous donation to Humane Canada as we work for positive, progressive change for animals in our country.

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Humane Canada

Location: Ottawa, ON - Canada
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Twitter: @humanecanada
Project Leader:
Melissa Devlin
Ottawa , ON Canada

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