{"id":63141,"date":"2026-03-16T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/?p=63141"},"modified":"2026-03-16T09:37:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:37:31","slug":"are-animals-treated-better-dead-than-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/en\/are-animals-treated-better-dead-than-alive\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Animals Treated Better Dead Than Alive?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"63141\" class=\"elementor elementor-63141 elementor-63135\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d582fa6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d582fa6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44c57a1\" data-id=\"44c57a1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fef3ecd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fef3ecd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Press release \u2014 for immediate release\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afdc1a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"afdc1a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Are Animals Treated Better Dead Than Alive?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36b4fd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36b4fd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Montreal SPCA Launches Province-Wide Campaign Urging Parties to Commit to Regulating Farmed Animal Welfare Ahead of 2026 Provincial Election<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e715aa5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e715aa5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0f4b8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0f4b8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Montreal, March 15, 2026 \u2014<\/strong> The Montreal SPCA is launching this week a major public <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spca.com\/en\/change-the-recipe\">campaign<\/a> calling on Quebec provincial parties to commit to regulating the treatment of animals raised for food in their 2026 election platforms. The campaign, which will appear across Quebec, including a prominent placement at Berri-UQAM metro station, and a thought-provoking television spot that aired for the first time during Tout le monde en parle on March 15th, asks a striking question: Are animals treated better dead than alive?<\/p><p>\u201cIn Quebec, we take great care with how we prepare our food. We take pride in our local products, we cook thoughtfully, and we serve our families with love. But as things currently stand, we have no guarantee that animals raised for food were shown that same care during their lives,\u201d said Sophie Gaillard, Director of Animal Advocacy and Legal and Government Affairs at the Montreal SPCA. \u201cConsumers shouldn\u2019t have to wonder whether what they are putting on the table reflects their values. It\u2019s time to change the recipe and grant all animals the basic protections Quebecers expect.\u201d<\/p><p>Despite the adoption of a new law in 2015 that was originally intended to protect all animals, most animals &#8211; those raised for food &#8211; remain systematically excluded from the law\u2019s most basic protections provided they are treated in accordance with standard industry practices, a legal loophole highlighted in a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/oqda.org\/?page_id=1526\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> published by the Observatoire qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois de droit animalier. As a result, treatment that would be considered legal in agricultural settings, could lead to a conviction and even imprisonment if inflicted on a dog or cat; for example, immobilization in a cage so narrow the animal can\u2019t even turn around or castration without anesthesia. Additionally, unlike other animals, farmed animals are not subject to detailed regulations, and there are no proactive government-conducted inspections on farms to ensure animals\u2019 wellbeing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d31a95c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d31a95c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-243f52f elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"243f52f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;masonry&quot;,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:2,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:20,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:4,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/on-lattendrit_en.png\" data-width=\"600\" data-height=\"600\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/on-le-parfume_en.png\" data-width=\"600\" data-height=\"600\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/on-le-cuisine-avec-amour_en.png\" data-width=\"600\" data-height=\"600\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mieux-traites-morts-que-vivants_en.png\" data-width=\"600\" data-height=\"600\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9ab487 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b9ab487\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44008a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44008a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Solid Regulations to Support Producers and Benefit Everyone<\/b><\/p><p>The SPCA is calling on provincial parties to commit to establishing clear regulations governing on-farm animal welfare, as have already existed for decades in other jurisdictions. The organization is also calling for financial support for producers to transition to higher welfare systems. An independent economic analysis by the firm Aviseo found that supporting producers in this transition could return $3.20 to Quebec\u2019s economy for every net dollar invested over ten years while supporting more than 6,200 jobs primarily in rural regions. The analysis also emphasizes significant structural benefits to the province\u2019s economy stemming from the regulation of farmed animal welfare, including access to new export markets such as the European Union.<\/p><p>\u201cCreating clear, legally-binding rules will not only protect animals, but also strengthen Quebec\u2019s agricultural sector as well as benefiting public health, the economy, and the environment,\u201d added Gaillard \u201cResearch shows that higher welfare standards can improve animal health and productivity, reduce reliance on antibiotics, enhance public trust, lower environmental risks, and open access to premium export markets. With government support, this transition can help future-proof our agricultural sector while protecting animal welfare and building Quebec\u2019s reputation.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2d10a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d2d10a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b7c230 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b7c230\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Support From a Major Quebec Pork Producer<\/strong><\/p><p>The SPCA\u2019s campaign is supported by duBreton, a Quebec pork producer with over 140 farms in Quebec known for higher-welfare practices. DuBreton\u2019s model demonstrates that giving animals more freedom to express natural behaviours during their lives can go hand in hand with building a successful, competitive business.<\/p><p>\u201cConsumers today want to know where their food comes from and how it was produced,\u201d said Vincent Breton, President of duBreton. \u201cWe\u2019ve built our company on the belief that it is possible to raise animals in a way that respects their welfare and still operate a profitable, growing business. When producers invest in better practices, everyone benefits\u2015farmers, consumers, and the animals.\u201d<\/p><p>The Montreal SPCA is calling on Quebec\u2019s provincial political parties to commit or re-commit, in their 2026 election platforms, to regulating on-farm animal welfare. Members of the public can sign a letter on the SPCA\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spca.com\/en\/change-the-recipe\">website<\/a> urging parties to make animal welfare a clear electoral commitment this year.<\/p><p>For more information, visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spca.com\/en\/change-the-recipe\">www.spca.com\/en\/change-the-recipe<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e15e9d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e15e9d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-286fc22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"286fc22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span lang=\"FR-CA\" xml:lang=\"FR-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2013 30 \u2013<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Media contact: <\/b>VROY Communications&nbsp;<br><span style=\"font-size: 0.9375rem; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\">Maude Lussier &#8211; mlussier@vroy.com &#8211; 514 929-4527&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">Source\u202f:<\/span>&nbsp;Montreal SPCA www.spca.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b style=\"font-size: 0.9375rem; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\">About the Montreal SPCA<br><\/b>Founded in Montreal in 1869, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (better known as \u201cMontreal SPCA\u201d) was the first animal welfare organization in Canada. The SPCA has come a long way since: it is now the largest animal protection organization in Quebec and speaks on behalf of animals wherever they face ignorance, cruelty, exploitation or neglect.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d745011 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d745011\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Montreal SPCA is launching this week a major public campaign calling on Quebec provincial parties to commit to regulating the treatment of animals raised for food in their 2026 election platforms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":62988,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[96,31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-animal-advocacy","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Are Animals Treated Better Dead Than Alive? 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