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BILL C-229 Information provided by Pets Speak Out   Provisions of the Criminal Code dealing with animal cruelty have changed very little since 1892. These laws were written so long ago (when animals were protected by virtue of being property) that it makes it virtually impossible to obtain convictions against animal abusers. Eleven times over the last ten years Parliamentarians have seen …

A beautiful sun shined over Montreal, Quebec, Saturday afternoon. The group of Advocates for the Advancement of Animal Welfare had the weather at their advantage and used it to attract the attention of Montrealers to the massacre of the 100 Husky pups from Whistler, BC. Emmalee Forgetta, for AAOAW , came ready with clipboards and sheets for the petitions to …