Vigil for victims of the fur trade
https://plus.google.com/105804596190342414527/posts/bE8HkRZ47S7 About a dozen known protesters showed up for the vigil. In fall 2014, we...
Month: October 2014
Civil rights for animals – Montreal protest – Animals are not objects (11/10/2014)
Like most people, we believe that animals are not toasters. This view, however, is not shared by our Civil Code. From a legal standpoint, a dog or a cow is no different than a toaster or a chair: all are considered moveable property. Quebec law thus assimilates the act of hurting or abusing an animal to the destruction of property. Not only is this concept morally questionable, but it also clashes with how the majority of Quebec citizens think.
