No-pet clauses in leases amid housing crisis under fire in Quebec
Tobias Gurl thinks his five-year-old collie, Winston, is a pretty ideal roommate: she's quiet, well-trained and indispensable to her owner's well-being.
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Hummingbirds have humans eating out of their hands during cold snap
Legions of residents across southwestern B.C. and Vancouver Island are on a crusade to ensure resident Anna’s hummingbirds don’t perish with the unusually cold winter weather gripping the region the past few weeks.
Dogs are a legitimate joyful reason to be out at night during Quebec's curfew
When the Quebec government announced it was imposing an 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew to limit the spread of COVID-19, Ita Skoblinski posted a tongue-in-cheek message to her local community Facebook group, offering to let people borrow her dog for late-night walks.
Canada's pets may be feeling the strain of COVID-19 crisis
Melissa David has seen the toll pandemic-related financial and physical strain can have on pet owners.
Montreal pet stores lose bid to suspend rules limiting them to sell shelter animals
A Quebec judge has rejected an application by Montreal pet store owners who sought to suspend a new city bylaw that bans the sale of cats, dogs and rabbits that don't come from shelters or veterinary clinics.
Warning about marijuana dangers from SPCA after puppy named Bear overdoses
The British Columbia SPCA is warning dog owners about the dangers of recreational marijuana to their pets now that it's legal.
Exotic cats kept in dark, dirty trailers seized from B.C. breeder
The British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says it has seized 13 exotic cats that were found in "horrific conditions" outside of Kamloops, B.C.
Animal welfare advocates move to seize exotic animals from Quebec roadside zoo
In what they're describing as a Canadian first, animal welfare officials announced on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, that they were charging the owner of a Quebec zoo with criminal animal cruelty and moving to seize over 100 wild and exotic animals from the rural property east of Montreal.
Montreal grapples with abandoned chickens
Animal welfare officials in Montreal are adding chickens to the list of abandoned creatures landing at their doorstep.
Montrealers should be proud of their new animal control laws
The familiar clop-clop-clop of horses carrying tourists around Old Montreal has long been a familiar sound to locals and visitors, and a tradition for centuries. According to animal rights advocates, however, the calèches are an antiquated and often inhumane industry.
Newfoundland woman heartbroken after local SPCA puts down three-day-old moose
A Newfoundland woman who bottle-fed a baby moose after it got lost in the woods without its mother is reeling after the local SPCA put the animal down.
Alberta man surrenders over 100 dogs to SPCA after they were seized from home
A man who had 101 dogs seized from his house in southern Alberta has voluntarily surrendered the animals to the Alberta SPCA.
Marineland denies animal cruelty charges filed by Ontario's SPCA
The latest charges, filed by the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, relate to a number of land animals kept at the tourist attraction in Niagara Falls, Ont.
Marineland charged with five counts of animal cruelty, denies allegations
The Ontario SPCA said the charges against the Niagara Falls, Ont., tourist attraction relate to peacocks, guinea hens and black bears — and noted that further charges are pending.