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The cruel reality of animal cruelty

  • March 5, 2015
Some old cultural norms still encourage or display forms of animal abuse. Art by Neha Sekhon

An act to amend the Criminal Code was put forth in 2008, replacing sections 444 through 447 that dealt with animal cruelty offenses. Section 445.1 of the Criminal Code was changed from: “(1) Everyone commits an offense who (a) wilfully…

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Vegans vs. meat-eaters: The argument for keeping carnivorous

  • March 26, 2014
Vegan vs. meat-eaters. Photo by Cody Hoffman.

People could argue that meat is mandatory for a healthy diet and most of us would agree that this is because of the nutrition our bodies receive from meat consumption. Although, meat has been proven to be very healthy for…

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