{"id":37255,"date":"2022-05-11T19:01:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T23:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/?p=37255"},"modified":"2022-05-11T19:01:04","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T23:01:04","slug":"breakthrough-for-companion-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/en\/breakthrough-for-companion-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"Major breakthrough for companion animals in Quebec"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Earlier today, the Minist\u00e8re de l&#8217;Agriculture, des P\u00eacheries et de l&#8217;Alimentation du Qu\u00e9bec (MAPAQ) released its draft regulation on the welfare of companion animals and equines. The new regulation includes major advances for animals, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A ban on non-therapeutic surgeries, including declawing in cats and tail docking, ear cropping, and devocalization in dogs<\/li><li>A prohibition on the use of gas chambers for euthanasia<\/li><li>A ban on the use of prong collars for dogs<\/li><li>New and stricter requirements regarding exercise, socialization, and enrichment for dogs and cats<\/li><li>Enhanced oversight of breeding, including a limit of 50 cats or dogs that can be kept by one person, a minimum age for breeding, a maximum number of litters per year and a mandatory veterinary consultation prior to breeding<\/li><li>An obligation to provide daily enrichment to cats, dogs, rabbits, ferrets, guinea pigs and companion pigs<\/li><li>A requirement that all owners of equines adhere to the National Code of Practice<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Montreal SPCA has been advocating for most of these changes for many years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We applaud this proposed regulation, which marks the end of many unacceptable practices, such as the use of gas chambers, declawing and other non-therapeutic surgeries.\u202fThe regulation would also put in place stricter requirements for breeding, which we hope will eradicate large-scale intensive cat and dog breeding operations in Quebec,&#8221; said Sophie Gaillard, Director of Animal Advocacy and Legal Affairs at the Montreal SPCA. &#8220;However, certain important elements are missing from the regulation, such as a ban on the permanent chaining of dog. We are also disappointed that animals used in research will not benefit from these new protections.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">-30-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong>&nbsp;Montreal SPCA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Media contact:<\/strong>&nbsp;Anita Kapuscinska, Senior Consultant, Corporate Development and Media Relations, Montr\u00e9al SPCA, 514-656-2760,&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:anitak@spca.com\">anitak@spca.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the Montr\u00e9al SPCA \u2013<\/strong>&nbsp;Founded in 1869, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (now known simply as the Montr\u00e9al SPCA) was the first animal-welfare organization in Canada. 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