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We are North America's first environmental and animal protection political party.

We are pleased to announce that our party, formerly known as the Animal Alliance/Environment Voters Party of Canada, has changed our name to 'ANIMAL PROTECTION PARTY of Canada.'

Our party stands for just and equitable human progress that respects, protects, and enhances the environment upon which we all depend and the lives of the animals with whom we share our world.

“We are North America’s first federal political party dedicated solely to the protection of all animals and the environment.”
– Liz White
Leader, Animal Protection Party of Canada

APP looks forward to hearing from you, and invites you to contact us via email at:
[email protected]
or phone: (416) 462-9541

21/10/2026

🚨Newly obtained government records reveal how Canada's federal regulator responded to repeated problems involving monkeys imported for research, raising serious questions about enforcement and accountability.

For endangered long-tailed macaques shipped to Canada for research, import paperwork is supposed to serve as a safeguard against disease, illegal trade, and animal welfare risks. A new release of records from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), obtained in September 2026, shows how little that paperwork was worth.

It also shows something more troubling. When the CFIA caught Charles River Laboratories breaking the quarantine rules meant to contain disease, it chose, in its own words, not to get tougher.

Our new records brief, Privileged Partner: How Canada's Regulator Became Charles River's Compliance Consultant, walks through those records. Read the full brief on our website: https://www.animalprotectionparty.ca/a-regulator-or-an-industry-partner-inside-canadas-oversight-of-monkey-research-imports/

Images sourced by Animal Rights Belgium and Abolición Vivisección

15/10/2026

🚨 BREAKING: CITES Cannot Rule Out Fraud in Cambodia's Monkey Trade

After a site visit, three rounds of submissions from Cambodia, and more than a year of follow-up, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Secretariat still cannot rule out fraud or corruption in Cambodia's trade in long-tailed macaques.

That's the conclusion of its new report, released ahead of next month's CITES Standing Committee meeting in Geneva.

The review was triggered by serious red flags: breeding facilities reporting birth rates that experts found implausibly high and credible allegations that wild-caught monkeys were being exported as "captive-bred." Following a June 2025 visit to Cambodia, the Secretariat identified a series of actions the country needed to take. More than a year later, it concluded that most had either not been implemented or had not been supported by sufficient evidence.

And still, the flights carrying long-tailed macaques to Canada continue.

On October 21, hundreds more endangered monkeys are scheduled to arrive in Canada. After a long journey in a dark cargo hold, these sensitive, social animals will be delivered to laboratories, where they face pain-filled lives in experiments.

Canada continues to permit these imports while the world's leading wildlife trade authority cannot determine whether Cambodia's monkey trade is free from fraud.

These animals cannot wait any longer and we need your support.

Send our action email on our website urging the Minister of Environment and Climate Change to immediately suspend imports of monkeys from Cambodia. We are also requesting meaningful action when the CITES Standing Committee meets November 2-6:
https://www.animalprotectionparty.ca/endangered-monkeys/?fbclid=IwY2xjawU7OkpleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mBWJyaWQRMWRnQmdOY293dzQxZzJJZFdzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeg6Zs2Crwx9IQEtd0242Qy-cDEEZwlxWHeai8rvLsTHbvm6FF7sH8wTnFRV0_aem_RoKiG81hJ9dye2Vqs6otKg

You can read the full CITES report here:https://cites.org/sites/default/files/documents/SC/81/agenda/E-SC81-33-03_1.pdf

We will, as always, update you on any progress. Please share this post widely.

Photo Credit: Cruelty Free International

08/10/2026

As Ottawa commits record sums to modernizing the Armed Forces, Canada’s Department of National Defence (DND) has expanded its use of live piglets in military trauma training, subjecting them to amputations, organ wounds, induced hypothermia, and exposure to chemical agents.

The new report, DND: Does Not Disclose, documents that the DND withheld 569 pages of records in response to Access to Information requests, including all photographs, all videos, and all anesthesia logs. This report follows the Animal Protection Party of Canada’s 2023 report, Defenceless: Animal-Based Trauma Training in the Canadian Military, which drew on over 3,200 pages of Access to Information records to expose the DND’s use of piglets as young as 10 weeks in trauma training.

The Animal Protection Party of Canada is calling on the federal government to end the use of live animals in military trauma training and implement a clear, time‑bound transition to modern, human‑relevant alternatives.

Take action today by sending our pre-filled email to the relevant government officials: https://www.animalprotectionparty.ca/defenceless/

Read the full report here:https://animalalliancefund.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/AAC_DNDReport_2026.2_Digital_Spreads.pdf

05/10/2026

The case for moving away from animal testing is becoming stronger, not only ethically and scientifically, but economically.

New research from the UK shows rapid growth in the non-animal New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) sector, with rising investment, employment, and market potential. As other countries accelerate investment in human-relevant research technologies, Canada faces a clear choice: continue pouring public resources into harmful, outdated animal-based models, or invest in the more predictive, innovative, human-relevant science shaping the future of research.

Our latest blog looks at what this growing economic case means for Canada, and why greater investment in non-animal research could benefit animals, human health, and Canadian innovation.

🔬 Read the full blog: https://www.animalprotectionparty.ca/the-economic-case-for-ending-animal-testing-is-growing-canada-must-not-fall-behind/

01/10/2026

Shipments of endangered macaques keep arriving in Canada, and supporters are asking the obvious question: Why isn’t the government stopping this?

Our latest blog looks at the system behind these imports, including industry influence, conflicts within Canada’s animal-research oversight framework, and the absence of an independent federal regulator.

We also outline what needs to change, from ending primate imports for research to strengthening transparency, accountability, and protections for endangered wildlife.

Read the full blog to learn why Canada must change course: https://www.animalprotectionparty.ca/why-canada-isnt-stopping-endangered-macaque-imports/

29/09/2026

“High protein,” “Extra protein,” “Protein‑packed.”

What began as a niche fitness trend has grown into a full-scale marketing obsession, with food companies racing to add protein to products that never traditionally contained much of it. But behind the frenzy is an uncomfortable reality: much of this demand is being met with whey, a byproduct of cheese production, tying the protein boom directly to the dairy industry and the animals it depends on.

As demand for whey skyrockets, so does pressure on the dairy system that produces it — a system already linked to:

→ Forced separation of mother and calf within hours of birth
→ Cows treated as disposable, killed once their milk production drops
→ Chronic lameness and mastitis
→ Significant greenhouse gas emissions
→ Massive manure and wastewater outputs

This demand is a force intensifying the suffering of animals who are already pushed to their biological limits. You can read more in our latest blog post on our website: https://www.animalprotectionparty.ca/the-protein-craze-is-fuelling-a-crisis-and-cows-are-paying-the-price/
Image credit: Twyla Francois / CETFA Foundation

30/07/2026

A second shipment of endangered long‑tailed macaques from Cambodia is set to arrive in Canada tomorrow — just weeks after the June 8–9 flight that carried 570 monkeys.

These transports last 22–48 hours, leaving macaques confined in small crates for long, stressful, exhausting journeys. Long‑tailed macaques, now endangered, continue to be imported into Canada for use in research — even after the government’s disappointing response to petition e‑7020, which offered no meaningful action or verification.

Canada must do better. Take action today: https://www.animalprotectionparty.ca/endangered-monkeys/

23/07/2026

We received the response to petition e‑7020 urging the federal government to investigate the legality of long‑tailed macaque imports from Cambodia. Unfortunately, the Minister’s response leaves major gaps.

The response leans heavily on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), stating that “Canada supports legal trade of species when it is founded on principles of conservation and sustainable use.”

But long‑tailed macaques are now officially classified as endangered and “sustainable use” is simply incompatible with endangered primates who are imported for biomedical research and testing.

Canada has tools to protect endangered species — but is choosing not to use them.

Read our full analysis on our website → https://www.animalprotectionparty.ca/government-sidesteps-evidence-in-response-to-our-macaque-trafficking-petition/

📷 Image credit: Jo Anne McArthur / We Animals

20/07/2026

Newly obtained access to information records reveal the Canadian military’s use of live piglets in trauma training is not only continuing — it’s expanding.

The documents show a clear escalation in harm. The military continues to amputate limbs, stab organs, inflict crush injuries, induce hypothermia, and expose piglets to chemical warfare agents — including sarin and a Russian nerve agent.

Canada must do better. Visit animalprotectionparty.ca/defenceless to read the new report and act now.

07/07/2026

‼️ BREAKING‼️ A new report released today by the Animal Alliance of Canada Fund shows Canada's Department of National Defence (DND) has expanded its use of live piglets in military trauma training, subjecting them to amputations, organ wounds, induced hypothermia, and exposure to chemical agents, even as Ottawa commits record sums to modernizing the Armed Forces.

The report, “DND: Does Not Disclose,” documents that the DND withheld 569 pages of records, including all photographs, all videos, and all anesthesia logs. This report follows the Animal Protection Party of Canada's 2023 report “Defenceless,” which drew on over 3,200 pages of Access to Information records to expose the DND's use of piglets as young as 10 weeks in trauma training involving nerve agents, radiation, and severe physical injury.

The Animal Protection Party of Canada is calling for:

→ An immediate end to the use of live animals in military trauma training
→ A clear, time‑bound transition plan to human‑relevant training technologies
→ Independent oversight of all military training involving animals
→ Full transparency in ATI releases related to animal use

📄Read the report and take action today: https://www.animalprotectionparty.ca/defenceless/

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