The federal Conservatives are proposing legislation that threatens jail for animal rights protesters who trespass on farmers’ private property and endanger their animals’ health.
Bill C-275, or “An Act to amend the Health of Animals Act (biosecurity on farms),” passed second reading in the House of Commons on June 21 after MPs voted almost unanimously in favour, by a vote of 313 to 3, as first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter.
