Animal abuse in Canadian lab exposed

[Catherine]

Clearly the UK sets the standard that the rest of the world must strive to achieve.

I can see the problem with regards to Canada. The movement in the UK started in 1876. Canada was established as a separate country in 1867. We just missed being a part of the movement towards the humane treatment of animals in or out of the lab.

The other problem is a quirk of how Canadian Government works. Things are regulated at three different levels: Federal, Provincial or Municipal. Sometimes there are jurisdictional issues and there is always a fight about who is supposed to pay for things.
Animal welfare laws would have to be passed on a province by province basis.

This is what I could find about Canadian regulations.

https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&...Ux0qqXADUQ

It seems that by law we are obligated to test on animals. There is little done to protect those animals.

I don't know if this helps explain the situation.

https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&...l_osmuj78g

If I am understanding it, you could get a bigger sentence for giving water to pigs that are dehydrated from transport conditions,
than the sentence you would get if you let the pigs die of thirst.

When it comes to animal protection we have next to nothing. This is why the animal activist groups in Canada are so important.

I am posting a link to a W5 news broadcast. I hope you can play it. I tested it and it plays for me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaUwM-7SuS0

W5 refers to who, what, when, where, why. They are a reliable source of information.