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Advocacy for Animals
Your Voice Can Change Their Future
Animals depend on us to protect them. Advocacy is how we speak up on their behalf - shaping laws, policies, and community priorities to ensure every animal is treated with care and respect. At the HBSPCA, advocacy is an essential part of our mission: caring for animals in need today, while building a more humane tomorrow.
Advocacy is most powerful when we work together. You can be part of it by staying informed on upcoming issues and initiatives, and sharing what you learn with your friends, family, and social networks. Talking openly about animal welfare - at the dinner table, in your community, or online - helps shift public awareness in ways that matter. When petitions, campaigns, or calls to action arise, adding your voice amplifies the reach of every effort. Donations support the research, outreach, and education behind this work, but so does simply showing up - as an informed, vocal advocate for animals.
Advocacy is most powerful when we work together. You can be part of it by staying informed on upcoming issues and initiatives, and sharing what you learn with your friends, family, and social networks. Talking openly about animal welfare - at the dinner table, in your community, or online - helps shift public awareness in ways that matter. When petitions, campaigns, or calls to action arise, adding your voice amplifies the reach of every effort. Donations support the research, outreach, and education behind this work, but so does simply showing up - as an informed, vocal advocate for animals.
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Include Animals in Canada's Emergency Management Act
Right now, nearly 200 wildfires are burning across northern Ontario - and there is no national plan to help families evacuate with their pets. Evacuation flights have no capacity for animals. Shelters are overwhelmed. Volunteer organizations are scrambling to fill a gap the government was never built to close. Canada's Emergency Management Act makes no mention of animals. British Columbia already requires evacuation plans to include animals. It is time for Canada to do the same. We are calling on Prime Minister Carney and Minister Eleanor Olszewski to amend the Emergency Management Act - because when disaster strikes, no animal should be left behind.
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Help Stop Unnecessary Veterinary Procedures
Ontario just took a landmark step for animal welfare - banning ear cropping, declawing, and devocalization effective January 1, 2027. Cats finally have the protection they deserve. But dogs were left behind. Tail docking - removing a puppy's tail for appearance alone - was quietly dropped from the ban with no explanation. Ontario remains the only province in Canada with no restrictions on this painful and unnecessary procedure. We are keeping pressure on Premier Doug Ford and Solicitor General Michael Kerzner to include tail docking in future amendments. Sign our petition and help us finish the job for Ontario's puppies.
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Advocacy Updates
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What Advocacy Achieves
Stronger Protections
Advancing laws and regulations that keep animals safe.
Greater Awareness
Educating the public about animal welfare and the issues that matter most.
Healthier Communities
Creating safer, more compassionate spaces for both animals and people.
