OSPCA’s plans to pull out of livestock cruelty probes raises concerns
A plan by Ontario’s animal welfare agency to pull back from investigating cruelty cases involving farm animals is a cause for concern, the provincial government said Thursday, emphasizing the group’s...
View ArticleOntario judge strikes down enforcement powers of OSPCA as unconstitutional
A judge has found the enforcement powers held by Ontario’s private animal welfare agency to be unconstitutional, saying the province must re-write laws governing the organization to remedy the...
View ArticleOntario launches animal-cruelty hotline; appoints new chief inspector
Ontario’s solicitor general has launched a new 24-hour animal-cruelty hotline. She also named a new chief inspector to oversee a temporary anti-cruelty-enforcement regime. A spokeswoman says the...
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Sale of sick puppies being investigated by province
A provincial investigation is underway after an animal rescue group says four sick puppies sold to families in the GTA were linked to the same seller. Just Paws Animal Rescue, a not-for-profit...
View ArticleAnimal cruelty charges dropped against Marineland
Animal cruelty charges that had been laid against Marineland were dropped Thursday after prosecutors said there was no reasonable chance of conviction on most of the 11 counts faced by the Ontario...
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Woman seen abusing dog on subway charged; animal in care of OSPCA
The Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA), along with Toronto police, have arrested and charged a 37-year-old woman after a video surfaced of her mistreating her Chinese...
View ArticleOSPCA says it found 11 items requiring action during surprise Marineland...
Marineland says the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA) found “no signs of abuse, distress, mistreatment or neglect” of animals during a surprise inspection of the Niagara...
View ArticleDogs stranded by Hurricane Harvey arrive in Toronto
Dozens of dogs left stranded in Houston by Hurricane Harvey are looking to find a home in the GTA. The evacuees arrived at the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society in Newmarket on Monday morning. They were...
View ArticleWoman accused of abusing dog aboard TTC subway appears in court
A 37-year-old woman who made headlines back in August after a video showing an alleged scene of animal cruelty aboard a subway train was in court on Wednesday. Teresa Rutledge was at the Scarborough...
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