Health Canada May Immediately Ban Strychnine to Poison Ground Squirrels

Health Canada is conducting an external review of its decision to phase out the use of products containing strychnine to kill Richardson’s ground squirrels over the course of three years rather than banning them immediately. The move comes after Animal Justice and a number of other groups filed a notice of objection to the three-year phase... Read more » Animal Justice
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Health Canada Says it Will Continue to Ignore Pain & Suffering Caused by Poisons Used to Kill Wolves, Coyotes, & Bears

Each year in Canada, hundreds of animals—including companion dogs and endangered species—suffer agonizing deaths after being poisoned by pesticides intended to kill wolves, coyotes, and black bears. Strychnine, Compound 1080, and sodium cyanide are indiscriminate poisons that cause unimaginable pain and suffering to the animals that consume poisoned baits or the bodies of other poisoned victims.... Read more » Animal Justice
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Take Action: Stop Ontario’s Plan to Increase Wolf & Coyote Hunting

Wolves, coyotes and moose in Ontario urgently need your help! Ontario is planning to weaken hunting laws so that coyotes and wolves can be shot and killed more easily in Northern Ontario. Officials are trying to justify expanding this brutal hunt by claiming it will help protect moose populations. Yet the government’s own research shows... Read more » Animal Justice
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