Poor animal welfare a root cause of climate and biodiversity threats

As the world gathers to address the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss, improving animal welfare can provide Canada with ample opportunities to demonstrate leadership on these two threats.

Parliament should also pass Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith’s, pictured right, Bill C-293, the Pandemic Preparedness and Prevention Act, to address the key drivers of pandemic risk, including wildlife markets, the commercial wildlife trade, industrial animal agriculture and antimicrobial resistance, writes Melissa Matlow. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MELISSA MATLOW

November 10, 2022

Countries from around the world are now gathering in Egypt for the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference. Next month, the world will gather in Montreal for the 15th UN Biodiversity Conference. Climate change and biodiversity loss are interconnected global threats, and o...

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