e-718 (Cruelty to animals)
- Keywords
- Crime and criminality
- Cruelty to animals
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- Canada's animal protection legislation has not been substantively revised since 1892 and Canada is ranked below some third-world countries when it comes to its animal protection legislation;
- 92% of Canadians surveyed by Environics Research in June 2015 support "updating the criminal code to make it easier to convict on acts of cruelty to animals";
- Research confirms that there is a link between animal cruelty and violence toward humans;
- Bill C-246, the Modernizing Animal Protections Act, was defeated by Parliament on October 5, 2016; and
- Minister of Justice Jody Wilson-Raybould stated after Bill C-246 was defeated that “We all agree animal cruelty is a significant social issue that needs to be addressed. In terms of looking at the animal cruelty provisions in the Code, that’s what I’ve always committed to do and we’re going to follow up on that.”
- Open for signature
- January 10, 2017, at 4:10 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- May 10, 2017, at 4:10 p.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
-
Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
(Beaches—East York)
February 7, 2018 (Petition No. 421-02037) - Government response tabled
- March 19, 2018
Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures.
Province / Territory | Signatures |
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Alberta | 3648 |
British Columbia | 7561 |
Manitoba | 1072 |
New Brunswick | 736 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 337 |
Northwest Territories | 30 |
Nova Scotia | 739 |
Nunavut | 10 |
Ontario | 11284 |
Prince Edward Island | 193 |
Quebec | 5675 |
Saskatchewan | 673 |
Yukon | 42 |