Animal Cruelty Laws: Progress at Last!

In November, I posted this entry. Now, 4 months later, an Alberta MP is vying for Ottawa's attention to Canada's animal cruelty laws. Myron Thompson tabled over 111,000 signatures from 4 different petitions in an effort to get Canada's animal cruelty laws toughened.

The ball is rolling, thanks to all of you who signed the petition. The article mentions Bills S-213 and C-373. Tamara Chaney, the woman behind the petition I asked many of you to sign, is in favour of Bill C-373, and so am I. Having read both Bills, it is clear that Bill S-213 is insufficient change to the current animal cruelty laws. It is vague, and does not adequately address the issue of "property".

I encourage all of you to write to your MPs to endorse Bill C-373. This change has been 25 years in waiting, let's make it count.