Canadian farms are facing increasing legal and financial risks from animal rights activists, a Vancouver-based lawyer says
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Farms seen at increased risk from animal activism
A legal expert warns that an increase in animal rights activism is creating complex challenges for Canadian farms
Biosecurity bill C-275 amended in Senate
Glacier FarmMedia – A bill drafted to protect livestock farms from intruders who might spread disease was amended in the Senate yesterday to include anyone who doesn’t respect biosecurity protocol. “The amendment will make sure that everybody that is on a farm and enters a building or an enclosed place will have to take the […] Read more
Senators told biosecurity bill is really about trespassing
REGINA — Witnesses at last week’s Senate agriculture committee meetings said a bill purporting to be about biosecurity is not about biosecurity at all. Bill C-275 would amend the Health of Animals Act and make it illegal for anyone to unlawfully enter a barn or building where livestock are kept. The private member’s bill was […] Read more
Biosecurity bill’s jurisdiction questioned
A constitutional lawyer said a private member’s bill that would penalize those who illegally enter livestock barns is outside federal legislative jurisdiction. Dr. Jodi Lazare, associate professor at Dalhousie University’s law school, said the bill that purports to protect biosecurity is actually a trespass bill, and trespass is dealt with by provincial laws. She told […] Read more
