Today, Toothl ess finally began his journey to a better life. Toothless is a 9-10 year old whitetip reef shark who spent most of his life confined alone in a small tank at an aquarium store in Ottawa. In 2024, AEL Advocacy launched a campaign to save Toothless after becoming deeply concerned about his welfare. Those concerns led to a formal complaint filed with Provincial Animal Welfare Services, citing potential violations of Ontario’s Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act,

Guest blog by: Charles Hookimaw, Member of Kattawapiskak (Attawapiskat)  Canada and Ontario are promoting "nation-building" projects and "special economic zones" while disregarding the rights, lands, and waters of the affected Rights-Holders. Nowhere is this disregard clearer than in the Ring of Fire region on Treaty No. 9 lands in Ontario's far north. Through new federal and provincial legislation, governments are attempting to fast-track resource development without the con

Last November, AEL Advocacy launched a campaign to save Toothless , a 9-10 year old whitetip reef shark who has spent the majority of his life confined alone in an small tank at an aquarium store in Ottawa. Our concern for Toothless’ welfare prompted a formal complaint to Provincial Animal Welfare Services (PAWS), citing serious concerns under Ontario’s Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act, 2019 (PAWS Act). At the same time, we rallied public support through a petition tha

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