Premier Ford plans Ontario legislation banning scientific testing on 'pets' after issuing harsh warnings
Posted on: Aug 26, 2025 00:27 IST | Posted by: Cbc
Ontario premiere Doug john ford has reiterated he plans to innovate statute law banning medical testing on cats and dogs, expanding on that mon by adding it would focus on experimentation on animals he considers "pets."
Ford first mentioned banning scientific research on dogs and cats two weeks ago, when he vowed to start "hunting down" anyone doing such work after learning of a report citing canine research at London's Lawson Research Institute and St. Joseph's Health Care London.
The report by the Investigative Journalism Bureau (IJB) at the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health revealed researchers were inducing three-hour heart attacks in dogs before euthanizing them.
He said criteria around the new legislation will be short and simple.
"You aren't going to use pets — cats or dogs — to experiment any longer. Simple as that. We just don't do that. It's cruel and it's not acceptable."
"They're part of our families … Go with the mice, go with the rats, no problem — but these are pets," Ford said, adding he's an "animal lover."
Days after the IJB report came to light, St. Joseph's said it would immediately end research involving dogs "following consultations with the province."
"I can't believe they got away with that this long."
The premier also reiterated he plans to hunt down any other scientists doing research on animals going forward.
"If there's anyone else out there that's doing this to animals, come clean because we're going to catch you," Ford said.
Two whistleblowers who work at St. Joseph's came forward in the IJB's report about canine testing.
The premier said he has been texting a whistleblower, who sent him photos of the animals, and has since learned they lost their job.
"That person is a champion. Unfortunately, she's lost her job and not because [St. Joseph's] knows who it is," Ford said, without elaborating further. "It's frustrating. We've got to find her a job."
It is unclear whether this is the same whistleblower who spoke with the IJB.
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