Did you know that cats and dogs are sold to laboratories for testing purposes from pounds and shelters across Ontario? Did you know Quebec allows this as well? The practice is called 'Pound Seizure'. The seized animals will be subjected to cruel and painful experiments, some lasting for years! Once they are too ill or weak to endure any further experimentation they are put to death, ending their miserable existence. THIS NEEDS TO STOP! Ontario and Quebec are the greatest offenders of this shameful practice however this happens across Canada sadly.

Please watch:

CTV's W5 "In the Name of Science" clips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcnq-ds6390

CTV's W5 "In the Name of Science" full version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP6GpsDbURU

(warning, extremely graphic)

***Abused, neglected, and discarded animals are prime candidates for pound seizure. Please ensure your pet is microchipped and has up-to-date identification. Some family pets have ended up in laboratories! See Project Jessie.***

Pound seizure occurs daily, and in fact in Ontario it is the law. Yet many pounds and shelters refuse to give up animals for this purpose. In response, Ontario and Quebec have begun importing animals from each other, and from other provinces. Sadly, animals are also exported to countries like France and Great Britain. Please read the following CBC news article: (removed)

In 2015, 9,573 dogs and 5,035 cats were used for experimentation across Canada. In 2016, 15,093 dogs and 8,526 cats were used for experimentation, that's almost double! Source: 2015 and 2016 CCAC Animal Data Report.

For 2017, CCAC reports 11,045 dogs and 5,879 cats used for experimentation.

The 2018 CCAC report states 14,283 dogs and 6,082 cats used for experimentation.

The 2019 CCAC report states 12,195 dogs and 5,894 cats used for experimentation.

The published CCAC data indicates an alarming upward trend in using animals for experimentation.

Many types of animals are used including primates, birds, pigs, mice, cattle, etc.

Did you know that less than 50% of animal tested drugs make it to market? This is due to the differences between humans and animals, a wasteful practice.

Speak up! Contact your local MP and demand this to STOP.

Also, please write to Premiers Honourable Doug Ford and Honourable Francois Legault to protest this cruel practice! Check out Animal Alliance's great website dedicated to this issue: https://animalalliance.ca

Honourable Doug Ford
Premier of Ontario
Legislative Building, Queen’s Park
Toronto, Ontario M7A 1A1

Tel. 416-325-1941
Fax. 416-325-9895

Email: premier@ontario.ca

Honourable Francois Legault
Province de Québec
Conseil Exécutif, Édifice Honoré Mercier
835, boul. René-Lévesque est, 3e étage,
Québec, QC G1A 1B4

Tel. 418-643-5321
Fax. 418-643-3924

Email:  francois.legault@plq.org

Animal Alliance, https://www.animalalliance.ca

Project Jessie, https://www.animalalliance.ca/projectjessie

CCAC,

https://www.ccac.ca

Animals for Research Act,

https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90a22

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), https://www.peta.org/

Alternatively, try doing a Google search with 'animal testing ontario' or 'pound seizure ontario' as the search terms.

Metacam / Meloxicam is a popular pain medication that can permanently damage your dog's kidney's causing death!

You owe it to yourself and your dog to read the information linked in the sites below:

Wag! information on Metacam poisoning,  https://wagwalking.com/condition/meloxicam-poisoning 

Pet Poison Helpline,  https://www.petpoisonhelpline.com/poison/meloxicam/ 

Talk with your vet to know what the signs of Metacam / Meloxicam poisoning are. There are also alternative therapies to manage your dog's pain. Push law makers to take the sale of medication out of veterinary offices.

Confining animals in zoos and forcing them to perform in circuses and marine parks is barbaric. Please consider avoiding these kinds of attractions and not giving them your money.

Please read about the very sad life and death of Jumbo the elephant who died in St. Thomas, Ontario: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo

Another article to read about Jumbo: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/nov/07/jumbo-elephant-largest-animal