2+ week, 1+ day ago   (657+ words) While presiding over a provincial court in the Estevan, Sask., area, Judge Michelle Brass noticed people bringing their own eagle feathers to court. They had to do so because the courthouse often only provided religious texts for people to use…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (266+ words) The Nova Scotia SPCA has taken over provincial farm animal welfare enforcement, expanding its role to handle cruelty complaints and co-ordinate medical care for seized livestock, including horses. Responsibility for farm animal welfare previously moved to the Department of Environment…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (494+ words) A frantic hunt for a missing nine-week-old puppy stolen from its foster home's yard last week saw volunteer searchers sweep the streets of downtown Winnipeg to rescue the animal. Debra Vandekerkhove, director of the Manitoba Animal Alliance, says a foster…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (437+ words) As wildfires continue to rage throughout northwestern Ontario, people aren't the only ones evacuating their homes. Northern Reach Network, a non-profit, volunteer-based pet rescue facilitator, has received an influx of pets from owners who are fleeing the fires, and Friday…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (482+ words) The City of Prince George says the Prince George Humane Society has temporarily stopped taking in cats as it is at full capacity. Prince George Humane Society executive director Angela McLaren said they've taken in 216 cats over the past two…...

3+ mon, 21+ hour ago   (524+ words) Bernard-Antonin Dupont-Cyr didn’t know his neighbourhood on the outskirts of Rimouski, Que., was surrounded by hunting traps until after his cat, Ferrero, escaped from his home in November 2025. Agents with Quebec's Wildlife Ministry arrived at his house just a few…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (287+ words) More than 110 animal welfare workers across the Lower Mainland have approved using strike action in their labour dispute with British Columbia's SPCA. CUPE 1622, which represents workers covering Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, says in a release that its members…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (327+ words) The City of Dawson Creek, in northeast B.C., says it will no longer provide basic animal control services, including responding to stray animal calls and noise complaints or providing dog licencing. In a post on its website, the city says council…...