Animal Justice
@animal-justice
Canada’s only national animal law non-profit. Our lawyers lead the legal fight for animal protection.
🚨 Animals do NOT belong in takeout containers! We’ve filed a legal complaint over disturbing conditions at a Manitoba reptile expo. We witnessed wild animals crammed into tiny plastic containers with nowhere to hide & little room to move. These conditions likely violate animal protection laws 💔
BREAKING: A horse was seriously injured last night during the #CalgaryStampede chuckwagon races after 2 wagons crashed into each other ⚠️ This comes just days after a horse named Ice Cube was repeatedly hit in the head by a rodeo worker. TAKE ACTION! ➡️ bit.ly/3RALHFX #CSRangelandDerby
🚨 The Calgary Humane Society has launched an investigation after Animal Justice filed a legal complaint over shocking footage showing a #CalgaryStampede cowboy repeatedly hitting a horse & yanking his mane on live television. Take action! 👉 https://bit.ly/3R8DRmE
BREAKING: The Calgary Humane Society has opened an animal cruelty investigation into the #CalgaryStampede rodeo after Animal Justice filed a legal complaint over a shocking video showing a cowboy repeatedly hit a horse in the head & roughly yanking his mane. Act now! bit.ly/4aKZTTc
Alberta has exempted rodeo & chuckwagon events from animal protection laws that would otherwise apply ⚠️ At the #CalgaryStampede, animals are roped, wrestled, terrorized, & often killed in rodeo & chuckwagon competitions. Take action! ➡️ bit.ly/4f3J4nO
BREAKING: Animal Justice just wrapped up in court fighting against the Quebec government’s effort to shut down our fur farming lawsuit. Animal Justice & @thefurbearers.bsky.social are suing the government for failing to stop fur farming cruelty—even after they recognized it’s likely illegal.
BREAKING: A #CalgaryStampede rodeo worker violently struck a horse named Ice Cube in the head & yanked his mane after he collapsed in a chute during a bronc riding event. Take action against this abuse! ➡️ bit.ly/4wszP7K
This weekend, we protested the cruel #CalgaryStampede rodeo & chuckwagon events, where animals are terrorized for entertainment. Most Canadians oppose these abusive events. It's time for the Stampede to evolve! 👉 https://bit.ly/4wmz2oO Thanks to Calgary Animal Rights Effort for organizing 🐂
The #CalgaryStampede has begun, bringing 10 days of animal suffering 💔 Animals die in Stampede rodeo & chuckwagon events virtually every year—in 2024, this young cow had their neck brutally snapped during a steer wrestling competition. Put an end to these deadly events: https://bit.ly/4gkVaLI
Join us next week for our online panel: Influencing for Animals 🤳🐷 Animal Justice brings together 5 leading social media influencers who use food, satire, myth-busting, & storytelling to reach people effectively. 🗓️ Wednesday, July 15, 2026 🕦 7:00 - 8:30 PM ET ✅ Register: https://bit.ly/4wg6QUx
⚠️ MIDNIGHT DEADLINE: All new monthly gifts supporting Animal Justice are being DOUBLED for an entire year! Take the Compassion Challenge today & help us fight animal cruelty TWICE as hard. Give now! ➡️ bit.ly/4f3IQOI
Did you know? Some of the best dads have fins! 🐟 Happy Father's Day to dads of ALL species 💙
🐔 Nationwide protest against Sobeys cage cruelty! Across 12 cities, advocates are taking to the streets at Sobeys & affiliated grocers to demand the company keep its promise & STOP selling eggs from caged hens.
🐴💔 ANOTHER SHIPMENT: This week, more terrified horses were loaded into wooden crates & exported from Canada to Japan for slaughter. During these gruelling journeys, horses are denied food, water, & rest. Injuries & deaths are common. Act now to BAN this cruelty! ➡️ bit.ly/4vTjitk #CdnPoli
6 years ago today, #ReganRussell was tragically killed after being struck by a truck carrying pigs to slaughter in Burlington, Ont. Regan dedicated her life to advocating for animal & human rights. We continue to honour Regan's memory & legacy as we work to create a kinder world for all beings 💙
Registration is now open for Animal Justice’s 2026 Animal Law & Advocacy Conference 🎉 Secure your spot today & save with early bird pricing! 📅 October 2–4, 2026 📍 Toronto Metropolitan University 🎟️ bit.ly/4efL8Kh Join us in Toronto this fall for Canada’s leading event for animal law & advocacy.
Kids across Canada have a special message for Prime Minister Mark Carney & Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald: BAN live horse exports! 🐴🇨🇦 Every year, Canada ships thousands of terrified horses overseas in wooden crates to be slaughtered in Japan. It's time to end this cruelty!
Animal Justice’s Compassion Challenge starts now! Until June 25, all new monthly gifts will be MATCHED by a group of generous donors! Give today & DOUBLE your impact! Help stop ag gag laws, ban live horse exports, protect companion animals from cruel breeders, & more ➡️ bit.ly/4uP1rD3
NO to cruel fur farms! Yesterday, Quebec City residents rallied outside the National Assembly of Quebec to demand a ban on fur farming & show support for the lawsuit filed by Animal Justice & @thefurbearers.bsky.social to end fur farming in the province.
BREAKING: Hundreds of deer & elk are being removed from Marineland & some may be sent to slaughterhouses, according to a whistleblower. Many of the animals appear to be suffering from untreated wounds & injuries. Animal Justice is urging law enforcement to act: https://bit.ly/4gcWIXT
🐔 PROTEST: Stop Cage Cruelty: CEO Profit vs Animal Welfare 🗓️ Saturday, June 20, 2026 📍 Calgary, Charlottetown, Edmonton, Halifax, London, Moncton, Montreal, Ottawa, Regina, St. John’s, Toronto, Vancouver, & Winnipeg! ✅ RSVP: animaljustice.ca/sobeys-protest
Milk doesn't come from happy cows 😔 To produce milk, cows are repeatedly impregnated via artificial insemination, using tools like this. The dairy industry relies on semen farming, artificial insemination, & repeated mother-baby separation 💔 #NationalDairyMonth #CdnDairy
BREAKING: Animal Justice, WeHowl, & Wolf Awareness have sent joint submissions to the Canadian government & to the Alberta government over potentially unlawful use of Compound 1080 to kill coyotes, calling for an investigation & enforcement action.
🎉 Victory! Manitoba has passed Bill 19, taking an important step toward regulating animal breeders after years of little to no oversight. #MbPoli
BREAKING: Shocking drone footage from 7 Alberta beef feedlots & 2 slaughterhouses shows animal suffering on a monstrous scale. There is nothing kind, natural, or pride-worthy about #AlbertaBeef.
Disturbing footage shared with Animal Justice shows a jockey repeatedly hitting, choking, & whipping a terrified mare inside a stable at Assiniboia Downs 🐎💔 We're calling for mandatory security cameras in Manitoba racetrack stables ➡️ https://bit.ly/4ebVomA
Spotted in downtown Ottawa! 🦸♂️🐴 Prime Minister Mark Carney & Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald can each be a #HeroForHorses & ban live horse exports, as shown in Animal Justice’s bold new bus shelter ads! Speak up for horses & help end this cruel practice: bit.ly/4nNoMTv #CdnPoli
Most turtles in the exotic pet trade are either poached from the wild or bred in cruel conditions. Many go on to suffer in inadequate environments that fail to meet their complex needs 💔 On #WorldTurtleDay, remember: wild animals belong in the wild 🐢💚
Animal Justice is honoured to have received a 2026 #LushPrize, following our work with 2 whistleblowers to expose & shut down a secret dog lab 🐶⚖️ This award is dedicated in part to the brave whistleblowers & the animals who suffered inside the lab. We won't stop fighting 💙
