{"id":39777,"date":"2022-10-25T18:06:23","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T22:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/cerfs-de-longueuil-permission-pour-aller-en-appel-accordee\/"},"modified":"2022-11-22T09:46:13","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T14:46:13","slug":"deer-leave-to-appeal-granted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/en\/deer-leave-to-appeal-granted\/","title":{"rendered":"Longueuil Deer: Leave to Appeal Granted"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Press release – For immediate release<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Montr\u00e9al, October 25 2022 \u2013<\/strong> This afternoon, the Court of Appeal rendered its decision on the application for leave to appeal in the Michel-Chartrand Park deer case.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After an initial setback before the Superior Court, which refused to order the suspension of the deer cull planned this fall by the City of Longueuil, the Montreal SPCA, which is acting as an intervener in the case, quickly filed an application for leave to appeal, considering that the Superior Court had made several errors in its analysis. The application for permission to appeal was heard on October 19 by the Quebec Court of Appeal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his decision, the Honourable Justice Stephen W. Hamilton of the Quebec Court of Appeal recognized “that the situation is exceptional and that it is in the best interests of justice that leave to appeal be granted” (SPCA translation). The appeal will be heard on November 25th, 2022 at 9:30am in room Pierre-Basile-Mignault of the Court of Appeal in Montreal.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur relationship to animals has evolved considerably in recent years,\u201d said Sophie Gaillard, Acting Executive Director and Director of Animal Advocacy and Legal Affairs at the Montreal SPCA. \u201cResorting by default to killing wild animals, simply because they are considered \u201cnuisances\u201d, is no longer considered socially acceptable today, particularly given that when we look at what is being done elsewhere, we see that responsible, ethical and innovative wildlife management that is science-based and supported by expert opinion, is indeed possible. It is crucial for Quebec to develop expertise in this type of approach.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Montreal SPCA is represented in this case by Marie-Claude St-Amant, a partner at Melan\u00e7on Marceau Grenier Cohen, LLP, who also chairs the SPCA\u2019s board of directors.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

*SPCA translation<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 For additional information in the lawsuit, visit: <\/p>\n\n\n\n