Activism & Animals Active Updated Aug 12, 2026
Quebec's livestock auction abuse accountability fight
Animal Justice video showed workers at a Quebec livestock auction beating calves and sheep, some just days old, with rods and canes, and the group said MAPAQ inspectors documented the same abuse a year earlier without acting. The fight is whether Quebec creates independent oversight, the National Framework for Farmed Animal Protection Animal Justice is demanding, or lets the conflict of interest between MAPAQ's dual roles promoting and policing agriculture continue.
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Aug 12, 2026 Latest
Animal Justice released video showing workers at a Quebec livestock auction beating calves and sheep, some just days old, with rods and canes; the group said MAPAQ inspectors had documented the same abuse a year earlier and took no action in between.
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