e-1219 (Cruelty to animals)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
- Undercover video taken in locations where chickens, turkeys, pigs, and cattle are raised, transported, and/or slaughtered have uncovered extreme animal abuse;
- A recent poll found that the majority of Canadians oppose animal cruelty to the extent that they are willing to pay more for food;
- Since spokespersons for the businesses in which such animal abuse is uncovered typically state that they were unaware the abuse was taking place, they do not appear to monitor their employees sufficiently to ensure that animals are not abused;
- Given the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has limited resources, video surveillance would be a cost-effective way of improving compliance with our laws, and ensure animals are treated more humanely; and
- Israel and France have passed laws to require slaughterhouses to install video surveillance to improve the humane treatment of animals.
- Open for signature
- August 8, 2017, at 4:24 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- December 6, 2017, at 4:24 p.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
(Beaches—East York)
February 7, 2018 (Petition No. 421-02036) - Government response tabled
- March 26, 2018
Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures.
Province / Territory | Signatures |
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Alberta | 694 |
British Columbia | 1864 |
Manitoba | 326 |
New Brunswick | 96 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 92 |
Northwest Territories | 10 |
Nova Scotia | 220 |
Nunavut | 1 |
Ontario | 2709 |
Prince Edward Island | 74 |
Quebec | 853 |
Saskatchewan | 132 |
Yukon | 12 |