| Thursday, 10 April 2008 04:25 |
Dear Tami,
2008 has not been a good year for animals. The media has reported on cases of horrific acts of cruelty including a family cat being killed in a microwave, a puppy being beaten to death with a hammer and 29 horses dying from severe neglect and another 100 in need of emergency medical care.
2008 has also not been a good year for democracy. Despite the strong message we have delivered to our Members of Parliament for the past nine years, last night, our elected official passed Bill S-203 against the will of Canadians.
* S-203 allows animal abusers to walk free
* S-203 allows cruelty to wildlife, stray and feral animals
* S-203 allows crimes of neglect to go virtually unpunished
* S-203 allows the cruel reality of breeding and training of dogs for dog fighting
Did your Member of Parliament Vote to End Animal Cruelty?
Find out if your Member of Parliament supported Bill S-203 or voted against Bill S-203 at www.dontbecruel.ca.
IFAW recently released a report comparing Canada’s animal cruelty legislation to 13 other countries around the world. Canada’s legislation ranked at the bottom of all comparisons and is worse than the Philippines and Malaysia.
Startling facts revealed in the report include:
* Canada is alone in offering virtually no protection for wild and stray animals
* Canada’s legislation does not include a clear definition of ‘animal’ while other countries are explicit
* Canada is the only country that does not provide protection for animals being trained to fight each other
* Canada is the only country that makes is virtually impossible to prosecute cases of neglect.
Bill S-203 does nothing to improve our animal cruelty laws and make them internationally relevant and is not what the vast majority of Canadians want.
Our MPs need to start being accountable to us. Visit www.dontbecruel.ca to find out if your Member of Parliament represented your voice in Ottawa and learn how to take action.
Sincerely,
Olivier Bonnet
Director, IFAW Canada This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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