Camille Labchuk

Or they could have just let this beautiful fish live.

Ice fishing has always struck me as so cruel. The fishes don’t even get one season where they aren’t being terrorized by trophy hunting (which is what this is).

Ice fishing has always struck me as so cruel. The fishes don’t even get one season where they aren’t being terrorized by trophy hunting (which is what this is).

‘Millions wasted killing healthy B.C. ostriches:’ Animal Justice - Chilliwack Progress Agency says taxpayers’ money wasted, could have been used to fund disease prevention, support animal sanctuaries

“Millions of taxpayers’ dollars were poured down the drain, wasted to massacre these sensitive, intelligent animals who, by that point, were entirely healthy." — @camillelabchuk.bsky.social, executive director of Animal Justice

#BCostrichfarm

Today we learned the feds spent $6.8M to kill the ostriches. This includes $2.3M in staff time & $1.3M to lawyers. To kill HEALTHY birds.

Imagine how many animals could have been helped if the feds simply gave this cash to farmed animal sanctuaries.

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We're hiring a Legislative Affairs Manager at @animal-justice.bsky.social! This is a perfect job for someone with experience in politics or government. Come help us pass new laws to protect animals. No law degree required, ideally living in Ottawa or Toronto.

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Deer shot dead by arrow in Toronto cemetery | CBC News Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources is seeking the public’s help to track down the person who killed a deer in a Toronto cemetery.

Some jerk shot a deer with an arrow in Toronto.

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Fishing is the largest massacre of wildlife anywhere on our planet, and fishing gear is the largest contributor to plastic pollution in the oceans. Meanwhile fish farms are horribly cruel and polluting.

No one should be eating more fishes.

Thank you so much for your advocacy. It's really frustrating to get so little response. Our legislators need to do better!

I was up early to join David Common on CBC's Metro Morning! We talked about Ontario's move to ban cosmetic surgeries on pets like cat declawing, ear cropping, and debarking. Good news, but slicing off dogs' tails should also be banned.

Have your say: www.regulatoryregistry.gov.on.ca/proposal/52973

It is such a puzzle that many politicians are so slow to take up better legal protections for animals. Polls consistently show that the public demands better than unregulated factory farms, shoddy roadside zoos, and brutal experiments on animals!

Linda McQuaig: Canadians care, yet this issue never makes it onto the political agenda Canadians want tougher regulations to stop cruelty to animals on factory farms, yet no major political party ever picks up this issue in earnest.

Canadians care, yet this issue never makes it onto the political agenda

#Opinion by @lindamcquaig.bsky.social

We are so close to the Star Trek promise of a universal translator!

Linda McQuaig: Canadians care, yet this issue never makes it onto the political agenda Canadians want tougher regulations to stop cruelty to animals on factory farms, yet no major political party ever picks up this issue in earnest.

I'm grateful to @lindamcquaig.bsky.social for reminding us of the animals that many forget. Factory farms are almost completely unregulated in Canada and are free to abuse animals in horrible ways. In 2026, let's change this.

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Animal lawyers call on Ontario to protect Marineland’s belugas The PAWS Act gives the provincial government power to intervene and ensure the 30 captive whales aren’t euthanized

“The province has very extensive authority under the PAWS Act to go in & care for the whales in the short term & protect them from being euthanized by Marineland.”

— @camillelabchuk.bsky.social, executive director of Animal Justice

#OnPoli

Marine park threatens to euthanize 30 whales if Canada does not provide funding Marineland’s warning comes after Canadian official blocked the transfer of the beluga whales to a theme park in China

After decades of profiting from cruelty, Marineland is threatening to kill its 30 remaining whales 💔 It's time for Ontario to step in to protect the whales & send Marineland the bill!

@camillelabchuk.bsky.social: “Marineland has a moral obligation to fund the future care of these animals.” ⬇️

Closing St. Joseph’s dog lab is a victory — but it’s just the beginning Ontario must pass new laws, and the federal government should fund the alternatives we need. It’s time for Canada to join the growing list of countries moving beyond animal experiments altogether.

NEW op-ed from our ED @camillelabchuk.bsky.social: St. Joseph’s Hospital is ending dog experiments after our exposé. Premier Doug Ford has promised new laws to ban dog & cat experiments—but we also need federal leadership & funding for #CrueltyFree alternatives.

Animal Law & Advocacy Conference 2025 | Animal Justice Join us at the Animal Law & Advocacy Conference September 26-28, 2025 at Toronto Metropolitan University. Presented by Animal Justice.

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Horse euthanized following Saturday chuckwagon races at Calgary Stampede An injured horse was euthanized following the chuckwagon races Saturday night at the Calgary Stampede.

“It is 2025, but these completely preventable killings continue to happen. It’s absurd that Stampede organizers permit this brutal spectacle to continue where horses are doomed to die nearly every year.” — @camillelabchuk.bsky.social, ED at Animal Justice

End Times at Ontario’s Roadside Zoos? | The Local Ontario’s lax regulations have made the province the “wild west” for exotic animals. But as public concern over animal welfare grows, some zoos are buckling under the pressure.

In Ontario, you don't even need a license to operate a zoo🤯

“If I wanted to open up a zoo in my backyard, fill it with dangerous, exotic animals who don’t do well in captivity… I would be perfectly able to do that." — @camillelabchuk.bsky.social, Animal Justice ED

Thanks, Arno!

Today @animal-justice.bsky.social is at the Ontario Court of Appeal defending our victory over the province’s ag gag law. The government is trying desperately to reinstate their ban on undercover videos from farms. Wish us luck! @jesslsr.bsky.social

Free at last! Animal Justice’s executive director, @camillelabchuk.bsky.social, recently took part in a groundbreaking moment as The Beagle Alliance facilitated the release of 2 beagles from a Canadian research lab. Now, for the first time, they’re experiencing freedom 🐾💙

No one has done more to harm the legal interests of animals than Senator Plett. He relentlessly opposed every single bill to make life slightly better for animals who are miserably suffering in captivity or being slaughtered. Today is a happy day for animals & I look forward to progress soon!

Today Sen. Don Plett turns 75 & retires—ending a decade of Senate obstruction for animal bills.

He nearly killed Canada's whale & dolphin captivity ban. He DID kill the live horse export ban by running out the clock. Same for ape/elephant captivity.

#DonPlettLiberationDay

An Ontario farmer reported 45,000 baby chicks stolen two years ago. Now police have charged him with fraud and mischief Police said they don’t know where the chicks are but believe they were “disposed of.”

An Ontario farmer lied about 45,000 stolen chicks, raising disturbing questions about what really happened to them 💔

“You can’t easily kill that many chickens, & you can’t do it humanely en mass like that.” - @camillelabchuk.bsky.social, executive director of Animal Justice.

BREAKING: 100+ baby cows are suffering in isolation in tiny hutches at an Ontario dairy farm—denied physical contact with each other or access to outdoor space. Animal Justice has filed a complaint urging authorities to investigate

🐮⚠️ ACT NOW: animaljustice.ca/calfhutches

Landlords across Canada should be forced to let tenants keep pets: Erskine-Smith Housing Minister says provinces should bring in similar protections for pets as the ones that exist in Ontario

Coverage here in @theglobeandmail.com. I'm thrilled to keep shining a spotlight on animal issues, since Canada's animal protection laws are the worst in the western world. Candidates committed to changing this, including banning live horse exports.

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