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Say no to large or venomous reptiles in downtown Toronto

 in Uncategorized  tagged animal rights / animal welfare / exotic animal bylaw / exotics / invasive species / public safety / reptile / Reptilia / snake / toronto / turtle / venomous snakes / zoo / zoo reptiles / zoonoses

MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD TO PROTECT ANIMALS AND PEOPLE PLEASE ACT TODAY! THERE IS LESS THAN ONE WEEK TO GO! A private zoo business called Reptilia applied for an exemption to the prohibited animal provisions in the City of Toronto’s “Animal Control Bylaw”. The exemption would allow them to keep […]

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We were right, zoos were wrong: Elephants better off

 in Uncategorized  tagged Animal Behaviour / animal welfare / AZA / CAZA / elephant welfare / elephants / PAWS / sanctuary / toronto / Toronto zoo / zoo / zoocheck

by Barry Kent MacKay Now that emotive rhetoric has faded and the third anniversary fast approaches, let us pause to think about what happened three years ago this fall. Toronto Zoo had three African elephants: Toka, Iringa, and zoo-born Thika. Last year, Iringa, who had arrived with serious, increasingly painful […]