Animal Protection Party

Seals as Manure? Old ideas still won’t work in the 21st century

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister Responsible for Atlantic Canada Opportunities.

Key Points: 
  • Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister Responsible for Atlantic Canada Opportunities.
  • It objects to comments she made to the media following the Canadian-EU summit in St. John’s, in late November, where she opined that seals could be used for fertilizer and livestock food.
  • The puffin depends upon capelin for survival, and has, of late, been found to be starving for lack of these small fish, used for fertilizer and livestock food.
  • iv + 56 p., Dec., 2023) that indicates the figures used by advocates of the commercial hunt of harp seals may be several million more animals than there really are.

How is this humane or ethical, asks the Animal Protection Party of Canada

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

“According to the Ontario Sporting Dog Association letter, some of the compounds have as many as fifty guys training their dogs weekly,” said White.

Key Points: 
  • “According to the Ontario Sporting Dog Association letter, some of the compounds have as many as fifty guys training their dogs weekly,” said White.
  • How would running dogs in a competition over a 3-day period be humane even if the wild animals were not killed?”
    This activity cannot be considered humane by any animal welfare standard.
  • However, the letter makes no mention of a safe environment for the wild animals who are used to train the dogs.
  • The dogs would be safe and wildlife would not be chased to exhaustion and in some cases killed,” said Barry MacKay, Director, Animal Alliance of Canada.

No better time for Canadian government to stop supporting dairy than Mother’s Day, says Animal Protection Party

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

In 2019, the federal government updated the Canada Food Guide based on the best modern science and without industry lobbying.

Key Points: 
  • In 2019, the federal government updated the Canada Food Guide based on the best modern science and without industry lobbying.
  • Jordan Reichert, deputy leader of the Animal Protection Party, applauds the Food Guide Changes, but says the government’s spending priorities don’t match up.
  • “The government of Canada needs to be consistent in its spending and what it is telling Canadians is healthy for them.
  • The Animal Protection Party is raising awareness of the dairy industry around Mother’s Day.

Why won’t Minister Anand’s staff meet to discuss the DND’s Live Tissue Training Programme?

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023

The ad will raise the issue of the use of pigs for military medical training (called “Live Tissue Training” or LTT) by the Department of National Defence.

Key Points: 
  • The ad will raise the issue of the use of pigs for military medical training (called “Live Tissue Training” or LTT) by the Department of National Defence.
  • We have been reaching out to the Minister of National Defence’s office since early January to discuss our findings but have repeatedly been blocked.
  • On January 6th, the Animal Protection Party of Canada released its findings on live tissue training in Defenceless: Animal-Based Trauma Training in the Canadian Military ( http://www.defenceless.ca) .
  • And the U.S. Defense Health Agency (the American equivalent to the Canadian Forces Health Services, which provides the animal-based training in Canada) has deemed live tissue training “outdated and cost prohibitive.”

O-I Glass Subsidiary, Paddock Enterprises, LLC, Emerges from Chapter 11

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Monday, July 18, 2022

Paddock emerges from Chapter 11 having achieved a final and fair resolution of its asbestos-related legacy liabilities under the Plan.

Key Points: 
  • Paddock emerges from Chapter 11 having achieved a final and fair resolution of its asbestos-related legacy liabilities under the Plan.
  • Paddocks Chapter 11 process has been completed in a manner that provides finality for the company and, importantly, fair and equitable resolution for claimants, said Andres Lopez, CEO of O-I Glass.
  • Paddock is represented in the Chapter 11 case by Latham & Watkins LLP and Richards, Layton & Finger, PA, and O-I Glass is represented by Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP.
  • At O-I Glass, Inc. (NYSE: OI), we love glass and were proud to be one of the leading producers of glass bottles and jars around the globe.

Animal Agriculture a Ticking Time-Bomb for Zoonotic Disease Transmission warns Animal Protection Party of Canada

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Thursday, April 28, 2022

TORONTO, April 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The potential for another major animal to human zoonotic disease outbreak is very real according to the findings of a recent study, warns the Animal Protection Party of Canada (APPC).

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, April 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The potential for another major animal to human zoonotic disease outbreak is very real according to the findings of a recent study, warns the Animal Protection Party of Canada (APPC).
  • This discovery provides evidence that animal to human zoonotic transmission is possible.
  • It is time for us to address the ticking time bomb of animal agricultures role in disease transmission and phase out this industry.
  • The Animal Protection Party of Canada is the only federal party to call for a transition to a plant-based agricultural system with biocyclic vegan agricultural practices that eschew animal fertilizers and encourage ecological integrity in agriculture.

Animal Protection Party of Canada recommends municipalities err on the side of caution when it comes to backyard chickens

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Wednesday, April 13, 2022

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, April 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With more Canadian municipalities exploring the trend of backyard chicken-keeping, the Animal Protection Party urges restraint.

Key Points: 
  • WINNIPEG, Manitoba, April 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With more Canadian municipalities exploring the trend of backyard chicken-keeping, the Animal Protection Party urges restraint.
  • At least 7 flocks are infected in Alberta and 12 in Ontario, including 3 backyard flocks.
  • The Animal Protection Partys Winnipeg Centre candidate, Debra Wall, spoke out against the program at yesterdays Standing Policy Committee.
  • It happens every Easter with rabbits and it happens to chickens in every city where backyard hens are allowed.

The Animal Protection Party of Canada says CFIA Abdicates Responsibility Over African Swine Fever to Industry

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Monday, March 28, 2022

TORONTO, March 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Animal Protection Party of Canada is raising the alarm over the federal governments proposed National Compartmentalization Program (NCP) for African Swine Fever (ASF) to prevent and manage the disease in Canada.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, March 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Animal Protection Party of Canada is raising the alarm over the federal governments proposed National Compartmentalization Program (NCP) for African Swine Fever (ASF) to prevent and manage the disease in Canada.
  • The party is calling on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to fulfill its mandate to safeguard animal health.
  • Although ASF has not yet been found in Canada or the U.S., most believe it is just a matter of time.
  • The industry responsible for these conditions should not be the one to police them, he added.

Animal Protection Party of Canada: Breaking the Bias this International Women’s Day

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Tuesday, March 8, 2022

TORONTO, March 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This International Womens Day, the Animal Protection Party of Canada, in the spirit of this years #BreaktheBias theme, asks that people consider female animals who are exploited in the agricultural systems.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, March 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This International Womens Day, the Animal Protection Party of Canada, in the spirit of this years #BreaktheBias theme, asks that people consider female animals who are exploited in the agricultural systems.
  • Just like us, female animals have families, feel love, care for their children, and want to feel safe.
  • Lets say yes to educating ourselves on the true plight of female animals in our food system this International Womens Day.
  • We fought for womens rights and now it is time to fight for female farmed animals and indeed for all animals.

O-I Glass Subsidiary, Paddock Enterprises, LLC, Receives Court Approval of Disclosure Statement and Solicitation Process

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Thursday, February 17, 2022

Paddock Enterprises, LLC (Paddock), a wholly owned subsidiary of O-I Glass, Inc. (O-I Glass), today announced that it has received approval from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the Court) of its disclosure statement (Disclosure Statement) in connection with soliciting votes on its Plan of Reorganization (the Plan).

Key Points: 
  • Paddock Enterprises, LLC (Paddock), a wholly owned subsidiary of O-I Glass, Inc. (O-I Glass), today announced that it has received approval from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the Court) of its disclosure statement (Disclosure Statement) in connection with soliciting votes on its Plan of Reorganization (the Plan).
  • Andres Lopez, CEO of O-I Glass, commented, We are pleased that the Court has approved Paddocks Disclosure Statement, enabling Paddock to take a major step forward toward resolving its legacy liabilities in a just manner for all involved parties.
  • This is an important and positive step in the Chapter 11 process as Paddock moves towards emergence.
  • Votes on the Plan will be solicited in accordance with the solicitation procedures approved by the Court and applicable law.