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Toward A Humane Society for Us All: The Social Impacts of Animal Welfare Nonprofits (June 2024)

Building from the results of a survey completed by the leaders of humane societies and SPCAs across Canada, this report, co-written with Dr. Erin Jones, highlights the diverse work of animal welfare nonprofits, revealing that not only do they help vulnerable animals, these organizations support people and communities, too.

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A More Humane and Safer Ontario: The Future of Animal Cruelty Investigations (March 2019)

This report offers unprecedented analysis of the future of animal cruelty investigations in Ontario, including the results of a public survey completed by more than 20,000 people.

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Work in Ontario Horse Stables (October 2018)

This report presents some key findings from a survey completed by just over 1000 people in early 2018 who work in Ontario horse stables, own/operate a stable, or used to work in the sector. As a result, it offers empirical evidence of much-discussed but not substantiated trends, greater clarity and detail, and some promising insights.
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Difference Makers: Understanding and Improving the OSPCA’s Animal Cruelty Investigation Work (July 2016)

A report on animal cruelty investigations work in Ontario — the first of its kind — co-authored with Dr. Amy Fitzgerald from the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology at the University of Windsor.

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