Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to present a petition to the Minister of Justice regarding animal cruelty.
The Criminal Code has not been updated significantly since 1892 with regard to animal cruelty. Recently in Windsor we had a case where an animal was abused. A.K. had his ears cut back. It was that case which prompted the petitioners to ask that the law be updated.
The petitioners are calling on Parliament to act immediately and to provide a new modern animal cruelty act to protect animals in this country.