Animal activists launch constitutional challenge against Ontario over farming law
Animal advocates are taking the Ontario government to court over a law that has hiked fines for trespassing on farms and made it illegal to obstruct trucks carrying farm animals.
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Posted: Mar 09, 2021 12:21 PM ET | Last Updated: March 9
Regan Russell of Hamilton died in front of Fearman s Pork Inc. slaughterhouse in Burlington. She sought to bring attention to the so-called ag-gag law.(Agnes Cseke)
Animal advocates are taking the Ontario government to court over a law that has hiked fines for trespassing on farms and made it illegal to obstruct trucks carrying farm animals.
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Donors push Toy Fund over $250,000
There is no time limit for making a donation.
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Donations continue to flow into the Press Herald Toy Fund as Mainers rally to help families that are struggling during the pandemic.
The year-to-date total is now well over $250,000 and nearly double the amount raised last year.
There is no time limit on donations, which are accepted year-round and have sustained the charity for seven decades. Donors’ names and messages will continue to be published along with periodic updates on the annual fundraising campaign in the days ahead.
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THE PRESS HERALD TOY FUND in the Spirit of Bruce Roberts uses donations from readers to provide toys to thousands of Maine children who might otherwise not receive holiday gifts because of hardships faced by their parents. Now in its 71st year, the fund serves families in York, Cumberland, Sagadahoc, Androscoggin, Lincoln and Knox counties.
Vegan Kitchen: Is meat-eating around the world trending down?
Let s hope so, says our columnist. The pandemic contributed to a decline in the consumption of animal products for the second year in a row.
By Avery Yale Kamila
Could 2020 mark the end of peak meat? Let’s examine the evidence.
COVID-19 sent seismic shocks through the economy and culture during this challenging year, and the widening chasm opened by the pandemic shone a bright light on the atrocities of our animal-based food system. Slaughterhouses and animal-processing plants, including those owned by Tyson Foods, Smithfield and JBS USA, became COVID hotspots. The result was deaths, employee walkouts, brief shutdowns and finally President Trump ordering meat plants to stay open with an executive order he said would “solve any liability problems” for the corporate giants.
New documentary
We Are Their Voice | The Regan Russell Story which follows the story of vegan animal-rights activist Regan Russell’s death in Burlington, ON attracted 2.1 million views on Facebook, 1.2 million views on Instagram, and more than 100,000 views on YouTube in the first 24 hours of being released on social media. The documentary features eyewitness testimony, legal experts, and close family who talk about the incident that led to the death of 65-year-old Russell, who was struck and killed by a pig transport truck entering Fearmans Pork slaughterhouse on June 19. That day, she was attending a vigil at the slaughterhouse to protest Ontario’s passage of Bill 156, new ag-gag legislation that bans activists from “interacting” with farmed animals to document their abuse.
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