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By a vote of 189-71, Bill S-203 passed final vote in the House of Commons on April 9th. It will become law once it receives Royal Assent and Proclamation. Although this was a very disappointing outcome, it was encouraging to see so many Members of Parliament stand against this archaic and inadequate bill. The opposing votes were from NDP, Liberal and one Bloc MP. Conservatives stood steadfastly in support of this shameful bill that retains the archaic and problematic offences enacted in 1892.
Click here [pdf file: 0.06mb] to see our Press Release.
To see how your MP voted, pleased visit www.dontbecruel.org. We encourage you to send your MP a letter of praise or disappointment, based on how they voted.
The CFHS worked extremely hard over the last several years to convince Parliament to oppose Bill S-203 and concentrate on introducing effective legislation to fix the loopholes in the current law. We thank humane societies, SPCAs and other animal protection groups, as well as the many thousands of passionate and dedicated Canadians who joined in the fight by writing, phoning and emailing their MPs asking them to vote this bill down.
We will continue to push for good legislation, like MP Mark Holland’s bill C-373. Click here to read more about Federal Legislation.
