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Problem Provinces
Alberta
The Universities Act in Alberta forbids laboratories from purchasing
dogs for research, but requires pounds to make all unclaimed dogs available
to facilities of medicine upon request. However, Calgary Animal Control
stopped sending their pound animals to research a number of years ago.
In January 2000, staff from the University of Alberta announced that they
will no longer take animals from the pound for research because of the
risk of experimenting on someone’s companion animal.
Alberta mistake raises fears strays used for experiments (6-Mar-00)
Many mistaken for strays: At least 12 pets a year rescued from U of A lab (29-Jan-00)
Manitoba
Pound seizure is not a legal requirement in Manitoba. However, until very
recently, the City of Winnipeg maintained a voluntary contract with the
University of Manitoba to sell as many as 300 dogs per year from its municipal
pound to the University for research. However, as a result of effective
campaigning by Animal Alliance and our affiliate, Environment Voters,
Winnipeg was forced to terminate its contract with the University and
put an end to pound seizure in the city.
Brief to Winnipeg City Councillors
[164K Acrobat PDF]City ends lab-dog deal (14-Nov-02)
Ontario
The Ontario Animals for Research Act requires pounds to relinquish
dogs and cats they have held for more than three days if requisitioned
by a registered research facility. This is hardly enough time to find
a new home for these animals, or even for someone to find a well-loved,
but lost family companion. The Animals for Research Act was created
to ensure a cheap source of animals for experimentation, and stipulates
that laboratories pay only $6 per dog and $2 per cat. In contrast, a person
wanting to adopt one of these animals as a companion could be required
to pay up to $150 for a dog and $80 for a cat. At least 10 pounds in Ontario
continue to provide animals for experimentation; however, humane societies
and shelters affiliated with the Ontario SPCA will not supply animals
to laboratories, despite the legislation.
Owner demands answers after dog disappears (31-Oct-01)
Beloved pet apparently sent for research (29-Oct-01)
Quebec
Although pounds and animal shelters in Quebec are under no obligation
to surrender dogs and cats to research labs, that hasn’t stopped
Quebec from becoming the largest unregulated supplier of pound-source
animals for research in Canada. Animal Alliance has begun an aggressive
campaign, urging the Quebec government to implement an emergency moratorium
on the sale of lost and homeless dogs and cats for research purposes in
order to provide immediate protection for the companion animals of Quebec
citizens.
Brief to the Government of Quebec
[100K Acrobat PDF]Lettre adressée au gouvernement du Québec et aux membres de l’Assemblée nationale du Québec
[52K Acrobat PDF]
