The Verdict Is In: Compassion Is Not A Crime
In an historic win, an Ontario judge found Anita Krajnc, the Toronto activist charged with criminal mischief for giving water to dehydrated pigs en route to slaughter, not guilty and […]
Category Archives: Breaking news
Cruel Slaughterhouse Awarded $2.5 Million
The governments of Canada and Manitoba announced today that they are giving $2.5 million in funding to producer-owned Granny’s Poultry to expand its slaughter operations. CETFA has exposed Granny’s cruel […]
Major Dutch Retailers to Stop Selling Factory Farmed Chicken
Always a leader in farmed animal welfare progress, the Netherlands has again made news as its three largest supermarkets – Albert Heijn, Jumbo and Lidl – have committed to stop […]
First Barn Fire of 2016 Claims 50,000 Lives
On January 1, 2016, 50,000 ducks burned alive in a barn fire at Brome Lake Ducks near Racine, Que., about an hour and a half from Montreal. According to company CEO, […]
Subway to switch to cage-free eggs by 2025
Sandwich chain Subway has committed to switching to cage-free eggs in its 30,000 outlets in Canada and the U.S. by 2025. The announcement follows similar ten year phase out by MacDonald’s, General Mills […]
Why is the Government Investing in Goose Poop Studies?
The government recently announced an “investment” of $300,000 to continue studying the link between wild waterfowl and the avian influenza outbreak in the Fraser Valley. The studies collect sediment samples […]
250 dairy cows burn to death in Quebec
More than 250 dairy cows died yesterday in a barn fire south of Montreal, yet, according to a CBC article, “nobody was injured.” Please go to this link and leave […]
No hope for sow found loose in Winnipeg
Early this morning, a sow was found walking loose on the perimeter in Winnipeg. It’s likely the sow fell off a truck from H@MS, a collecting station on the West […]
Walmart USA announces new animal welfare commitments
Walmart USA made some surprising announcements Friday, calling on its suppliers to move away from battery cages and gestation crates and urging a reduction in antibiotic use. The rules however […]
Chickens die during trailer fire
Earlier this week, a transport trailer carrying 8,000 chickens caught fire on a highway in Mississauga. While a few birds were able to escape from their broken transport crates, an […]
Canadians for Ethical Treatment of Farmed Animals 