animal rights

R v Sanaee: Proving The Pain and Suffering of Animals in the Criminal Code

The Alberta Court of Appeal (“the Court”) in R v Sanaee, 2015 ABCA 224 provides guidance to trial courts in assessing the elements of the animal cruelty offences under the Criminal Code, RSC, 1985, c C-46, and interpreting them in light of the protection of animals and the way we see them in society. The […]

The SPCA Takes on Montreal’s “Breed-Specific Legislation” in Court

Just a couple of weeks ago, on September 27th 2016, Montreal’s Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (the “SPCA”) filed a motion to the Superior Court of Quebec in Montreal, asking the Court to stay Montreal’s new by-law targeting “pit bull-type” dogs. The motion was filed just hours after the by-law was passed […]