City & Culture Who gets the pet in a divorce? BC’s new pet custody laws make it easier to decide It is key for laws to account for animals as more than property.
Commentary V. Victoria Shroff: The year 2021 in animal law Extreme heat, wildfires, and floods have underscored how vulnerable millions of farmed animals are.
Commentary V. Victoria Shroff: Animals are on the agenda in the 2021 federal election Are the politicians serious, or are they using animals as warm and fuzzy political talking points?
Commentary V. Victoria Shroff: Animal law roars Into the 2020s As I review 2020 highlights in Canadian animal law, I believe we’ve had some pawsitive developments.
Commentary Victoria Shroff: Access to justice is for animals too The animal clinic will provide access to justice for low-income folks and their animals.
Commentary Victoria Shroff: Put animals on the agenda in the upcoming B.C. election There are numerous ways to make a pawsitive impact if politicians decide to make animal welfare and protection an election issue.
Commentary V. Victoria Shroff: Think twice before you adopt or buy a pet—animals are not commodities A Vancouver lawyer who specializes in animal law says that because pets are classified as property under the law, they are often treated as such.
