PETA

Canada Goose under fire over geese treatment in PETA video

Animal rights activist group PETA released footage of geese being roughly handled at a farm that supplies down to Canada Goose.

Gotcha! The vicious cycle of aggressive charities

How Canadian charities offer pre-emptive gifts to potential donors, and then follow up with a healthy dose of guilt

It’s a dog-eat-caviar world out there

The world is going to the dogs

Forget about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Just treat us all like dogs.

France and Quebec’s artificial controversy over halal meat

The lands of foie gras and puppy mills are suddenly horrified by animal slaughter

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When did crating your dog become a crime?

Leashes. Crates. Even doghouses. Suddenly they’re all evil. The debate over how to treat Fido is dividing pet owners.

Why whales and dolphins should qualify as ‘non-human people’

They can understand numbers and abstract concepts and have their own distinct culture and traditions

Pest control for vegans - It’s complicated

Pest control for vegans. (It’s complicated.)

Even de-fleaing a dog can be a problem. After all, “fleas are living beings, too.”

The short, underwhelming history of pie-throwing

Hefty dry cleaning bills may be its greatest legacy

The Commons: Pledging allegiance

Canada may lack the romanticism of revolution. But 144 years into our national experiment, we get to lay some claim to Will and Kate.

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Medicine without animal research

Controversy over UBC experiments on monkeys

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Zoo & Aquarium Controversy

Alternatives To Viewing Captive Wildlife

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Newsmakers

Pamela Anderson writes a letter to Putin, Japan gets a less embarrassing PM, plus a Lou Reed concert for dogs