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OSPCA turns down Ontario's request to stay on until new animal laws in force

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Ontario's animal welfare watchdog has turned down a government request to continue enforcing cruelty laws until the province passes a new law, saying those responsibilities should rest with police.

In a letter sent Tuesday to the Ontario Society for the Prevention Cruelty to Animals, Community Safety Minister Sylvia Jones said she hoped the new legislation -- based on a "new animal welfare enforcement model" -- would be in force by January 2020.

In its response to the government's request, the OSPCA offered a three-month extension, and pointed to police services to enforce cruelty laws. Its role came into question in early January when an Ontario court ruled the government erred when it gave the OSPCA policing powers without also imposing accountability and transparency standards.

 

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