441-02768 Animals
Petition to the House of Commons
THEREFORE, we, citizens of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to:
Create and ratify a new subsection of the Criminal Code of Canada entitled 'Offenses Against Animals', shifting all legislation in the Criminal Code of Canada relating to animal welfare (445-447) into this section and out of Part IX: Offenses Against Rights of Property; and
Amend this newly created section to:
(i) Recognize animals as sentient beings rather than as property; and
(ii) Require owners of animals, and persons in charge of animals, to attend properly to the welfare of those animals.
THEREFORE, we, citizens of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to:
Create and ratify a new subsection of the Criminal Code of Canada entitled 'Offenses Against Animals', shifting all legislation in the Criminal Code of Canada relating to animal welfare (445-447) into this section and out of Part IX: Offenses Against Rights of Property; and
Amend this newly created section to:
(i) Recognize animals as sentient beings rather than as property; and
(ii) Require owners of animals, and persons in charge of animals, to attend properly to the welfare of those animals.