Ospca

• With heat warnings come reminders of the danger of leaving pets in vehicles

  Amid a two-day heat spell with humidex values in the low 40s, London, Ont., animal advocates remind residents to refrain from leaving pets in their cars, even for a short time.

  Canada

  Jun 15, 2022
  
• Lennox and Addington OSPCA looking for new home for blind dog Duke

  'It takes a community to give an animal like Duke a second chance,' says Esther McCutcheon, manager of the Ontario SPCA Lennox and Addington Animal Centre.

  Canada

  Aug 27, 2020
  
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• New animal care centre nearly ‘shovel-ready’ project: Peterborough Humane Society

  The Peterborough Animal Care Centre is to be built on 20 acres of land on Technology Drive.

  News

  Jan 21, 2020
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• Ontario government passes new animal welfare legislation with stiffer penalties

  The new law, named the Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act, comes into effect on Jan. 1 and includes stiffer penalties for cruelty offences.

  Canada

  Dec 5, 2019
• Ontario court upholds OSPCA’s policing powers of private law enforcement

  Ontario's top court has affirmed the policing powers of the province's animal welfare agency, striking down a lower court's ruling that called into question the constitutionality of private law enforcement.

  Canada

  Nov 14, 2019
• Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act legislation supported by Kingston Humane Society

  Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act gets thumbs up from Kingston Humane Society's Executive Director

  Politics

  Nov 4, 2019
• Ontario government to introduce new animal welfare legislation

  Sylvia Jones says the bill - dubbed the Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act - will include a number of new criminal offences that prohibit animal cruelty.

  Politics

  Oct 29, 2019
• Peterborough family donates $25,000 to support new animal care centre

  The animal care centre is a $10-million project to be built on Technology Drive in Peterborough.

  Education

  Oct 18, 2019
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• Ontario judge dismisses advocacy group’s bid to speak on behalf of animals in court

  An Ontario judge has dismissed an advocacy group's bid to secure the right to speak on behalf of animals in legal settings.

  Canada

  Oct 11, 2019
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• Appeal of Ontario animal cruelty policing powers could have far-reaching effects

  In a lawsuit filed six years ago, Jeffrey Bogaerts of the Ontario Landowners Association challenged the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals' powers to investigate offences and lay criminal charges.

  Canada

  Sep 30, 2019