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e-1018 (Use of animals in research)

E-petition
Initiated by Rhonda Zabinsky from Vancouver, British Columbia

Original language of petition: English

Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled

Whereas:
  • The Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC), which receives the majority of its funding from the Canadian government, has an inherent conflict of interest by also receiving funding from those that they investigate;
  • Self-governing and self-policing by the CCAC is not working sufficiently as far as it relates to animal lab testing facilities; and
  • The vast majority of Canadians oppose cruel and inhumane practices against animals.
We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:
1. Become an animal testing free Country by 2020;
2. Ensure that existing and future animals in labs be released alive and in good health instead of being euthanized until animal testing is phased out by 2020;
3. Ensure that ITR Labs of Montreal is independently investigated for violation of Canada Council on Animal Care guidelines; and
4. Fully fund the CCAC to prevent conflicts of interest and make the CCAC fully accountable to the Canadian government.
Government response tabled on November 30, 2017 (Sessional Paper No. 8545-421-42-03)
Open for signature
April 6, 2017, at 11:44 a.m. (EDT)
Closed for signature
August 4, 2017, at 11:44 a.m. (EDT)
Presented to the House of Commons
Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway)
October 18, 2017 (Petition No. 421-01715)
Government response tabled
November 30, 2017
Photo - Don Davies
Vancouver Kingsway
New Democratic Party Caucus
British Columbia