Animals and the Law

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• Criminal Code Amendments 05/08/09

  The CFHS has been calling on the government to amend the animal cruelty sections of the ...

• Political party views in 2008 05/06/09

  During the 2008 election, the CFHS asked each Political Party the following Four Questions on ...

• Commonly asked questions about the amendments 05/06/09

  These questions are posed relevant to Bill C-229, but would also apply to all the bills proposed ...

• Bill C-229 05/06/09

  On December 1st, 2008, Liberal MP Mark Holland reintroduced his private member’s bill on animal ...

• Bill C-558 05/06/09

  On June 4, 2008, NDP Member of Parliament Penny Priddy tabled Bill C-558, a private member’s bill ...

• Bill S-203 05/05/09

  Liberal Senator John Bryden brought his private member’s bill back on October 17, 2007 within ...

Criminal Code AmendmentsFriday, May 08, 2009

The CFHS has been calling on the government to amend the animal cruelty sections of the Criminal Code of Canada for more than 25 years. In 1999, the government launched a consultation process to gather input on what changes were needed to the animal cruelty provisions, which were originally enacted in 1892. In December 1999, then Justice Minister Anne McLellan tabled Bill C-17 in the House ... Continue reading: Criminal Code Amendments

Commonly asked questions about the amendmentsWednesday, May 06, 2009

These questions are posed relevant to Bill C-229, but would also apply to all the bills proposed in the House of Commons to amend the animal cruelty sections of the Criminal Code since 1999. I am an avid hunter and also enjoy fishing. Will this legislation make hunting and fishing an animal cruelty offence? Will boiling a live lobster be considered an animal cruelty offence? Will ... Continue reading: Commonly asked questions about the amendments