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SPCA offers $2,000 reward for information on Laval kitten killer
The SPCA of Montreal is investigating the killing and mutilation of at least four kittens in mid to late May on Belcourt Cres. in the Duvernay district of Laval. And two weeks after asking the public,...
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Quebec bill calls animals 'sentient beings' and includes jail time for cruelty
Proposed Quebec legislation would impose heavy fines and jail time for serial animal abusers and go so far as to criminalize flushing live goldfish down the toilet. “If you have a goldfish you have to...
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Editorial: Improving animal welfare will require more than updated laws
In recent years, Quebec has earned a reputation for puppy mills and inhumane conditions on fur farms. Some rather distressing situations have been well documented by the provincial SPCA and in the...
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'Vegan pinup' strips to bring attention to cruel treatment of sheep in wool...
“Vegan pinup” Audrey Ivory stripped in a burlesque show on Ste-Catherine St. in downtown Montreal, Thursday. Ivory is trying to bring attention to the cruel treatment of sheep in the wool industry....
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Opinion: Moving day period and a lack of pet friendly housing in Quebec means...
With July 1 just around the corner, we at the Montreal SPCA are already feeling the effects of the moving day period. Each year, around this time, our cruelty investigations department receives...
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Laval police investigating alleged dogfighting ring, animal cruelty
Laval police are asking for the public’s help in their investigation of an alleged dogfighting ring and related acts of animal cruelty. On Jan. 21, someone alerted police after finding five dogs...
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Opinion: Method-of-production labelling should be mandatory for animal products
When it comes to consumer habits, labels matter — not because they change what consumers value, but because they change what they know. When cigarette packets started bearing graphic reminders of the...
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Letters: Pets are family members
Re: “Landlords should have say on pets” (Letters to the editor, July 15) Elio Testa’s letter starts out with a heart-warming sentiment about adopting from the SPCA, as he has his own backyard as a...
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Letter: City should replace calèches
Re: “Coderre orders report on health of calèche horses in Montreal” (Montreal Gazette, July 17) In its own written statement, the city of Montreal acknowledges the widespread use of steel plates on...
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Marla Newhook: July was a terrible month for animal lovers
This has been a stellar month for animal rights and welfare and I mean that in the most sarcastic way possible. First, a calèche horse slips on a metal construction sheet on a street in Montreal and...
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Montreal SPCA and PETA denounce Quebec 'pig festival'
The 37th annual Festival du cochon de Sainte-Perpétue is set to begin on Wednesday, to the dismay of local and international animal rights groups. For the second year in a row, the Montreal SPCA is...
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Montreal SPCA seizes more than 550 exotic birds
The Montreal SPCA announced on Tuesday that it has seized more than 500 exotic birds from a pet store and breeding facility in the city. The birds had been imported to Canada after being caught in the...
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Châteauguay man fights for right to keep his dog
A Châteauguay resident has been forced to put his dog in hiding after he claims a police officer threatened to come to his house and remove the dog to be euthanized last month. Hugh McGurnaghan was out...
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Second Just for Cats Festival puts feline video lovers together
Who needs film festivals like Cannes, when you can have one about cats instead? The second annual screening of cat videos by the Montreal SPCA in Rosemont on Saturday aims to give cats the attention...
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Letter: We don't value the welfare of animals
Re: “Horses don’t belong on our streets” and “Stop trophy hunting in Canada” (Letters to the editor, Aug. 12) Hear, hear for the letters from Stefan Graf and Anne Streeter. The two issues, though...
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200 cats in one apartment: Critics want action taken against shelter
Pierre Beauchamp picks up an empty 1.5-litre bottle of ammonia and throws it on the ground, then warns a visitor about the smell and opens a door. “I used two of those bottles in here,” he says. “But...
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Montreal pet store owner charged with animal cruelty
The owner of a Montreal pet store and breeding facility has been charged with animal cruelty and neglect under the criminal code following the seizure of more than 540 birds by the Montreal SPCA in...
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Feathered refugees at Montreal SPCA look for new home
There are flocks of feathered refugees at the Montreal SPCA looking for a new home. And the SPCA is hoping Montrealer bird lovers might want to adopt a singing Lovebird or two. “We have all kind of...
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Editorial: Quebec's new animal-welfare legislation falls short
The Quebec government wants to shed the province’s image as the animal-abuse capital of Canada. Bill 54, now before the National Assembly, lives up to its promise to do just that. However, the Act to...
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Editorial: Berger Blanc contract raises questions
In a welcome move, Laval is taking over the management of animal control on its territory. However, the city’s decision to work with Berger Blanc — a for-profit shelter at the centre of an animal-abuse...
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