Animal Alliance of Canada is a federally incorporated, primarily volunteer organization. We have chosen to register as a non-profit organization so we can influence politicians, who are the gate-keepers of all legislation affecting animals and the environment. Charities are substantially restricted in their ability to lobby for legislative change.

Our focus is to achieve long-term animal and environmental protection through public education, legislative advocacy, and political action. To find out more about AAC, please visit www.animalalliance.ca.

Here is a brief summary of just some of our victories for the animals:

Puppy Mills: In 1991, we proposed that Agriculture Canada amend the Health of Animals Regulations in order to stop the importation of sick, injured and genetically compromised puppies from the United States. The regulations were passed, resulting in a 73% decline in the number of puppies coming into Canada.

Cows – rBGH: We were part of a coalition of organizations responsible for convincing the federal government to ban the use of rBGH, a bovine growth hormone, in dairy cows. The ban remains in place today.

Hunting – Bears: We were part of a coalition of organizations responsible for winning a ban on spring bear hunting in Ontario, a jurisdiction with a large bear population and one of the largest bear hunts in North America. We were also instrumental in banning bear spearing as a method of hunting in both Saskatchewan and Ontario. We are currently working to get a similar ban in other jurisdictions.

Project Jessie: Project Jessie is our hands-on rescue programme. Every year we rescue 400 dogs and cats from shelters that sell to research or have a high euthanasia rate. We take the animals no-one else wants and find them loving, permanent homes. Project Jessie was formed in 1991. Over the past 18 years, we have rescued over 7,000 animals, including birds, rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas, gerbils, as well as dogs and cats.