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New Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act in Ontario

On October 29, 2019, the Ontario government tabled The Provincial Animal Welfare Services (PAWS) Act, which, if passed, would establish an enforcement team made up of a chief inspector, locally deployed provincial inspectors and specialized inspectors for agriculture, zoos, aquariums and equines. Inspectors would conduct outreach and education on animal care, proactive, risk-based inspections, reactive […]