Yes, let us all hope that the bill gets through OK. It is a step in the right direction. There are some shortcomings in the provisions, e.g. that imprisonment is only on option for a repeat offender and farms are excluded. I noted this section from one of the articles:
" But farm animals don't get the same protection as pets. They must be treated "in accordance with generally recognized rules," the bill reads.
That, says the head of animal advocacy for the SPCA in Montreal, means chickens, will still be allowed to be kept in enclosures no wider than a sheet of paper -- called battery cages -- for their entire lives."
However, any change is better than no change, and this is great progress - especially for Quebec. Good news!
Probably, to stand a better chance of getting the bill through, compromises have had to be made, especially about farm animals. But if the end result is a lessening of animal suffering, then that is wonderful.
" But farm animals don't get the same protection as pets. They must be treated "in accordance with generally recognized rules," the bill reads.
That, says the head of animal advocacy for the SPCA in Montreal, means chickens, will still be allowed to be kept in enclosures no wider than a sheet of paper -- called battery cages -- for their entire lives."
However, any change is better than no change, and this is great progress - especially for Quebec. Good news!
Probably, to stand a better chance of getting the bill through, compromises have had to be made, especially about farm animals. But if the end result is a lessening of animal suffering, then that is wonderful.
