The Legal Keystone Report is about understanding Canada’s legal framework for animals and whether it is humane. The report identifies serious deficiencies to be addressed and lays out a roadmap of practical solutions advocates and stakeholders can focus on to make it more humane.

- Read the Legal Keystone Report and share with your colleagues, Board members and volunteers, and local and provincial elected officials.
- Meet with your MPs to advocate for change. Find your local MP.
- Contact us to learn more about the project, request a briefing for your team.
- Consider how we might work together to make a greater impact
- Are you a Humane Canada member? Share information about the Legal Keystone report and the Indicators of a Humane Canada project with your donors and supporters.
- Humane Canada has created messages/graphics you can drop into your communications. Access them here.
- Any efforts you can make to share this information will make a difference by educating animal lovers about key issues and hopefully motivating them to reach out to decision-makers who have the power to create change.
- Value-add to your organization: sharing this content can be a great way to engage with your donors and supporters and demonstrate your commitment to national efforts to create greater accountability in the law when animals are harmed.
- If you want to do more, check out this page

- Download the project overview report, Measuring Progress Toward a Humane Canada
- Explore the Legal Keystone
- Download the Legal Keystone Report, Toward a Humane Justice System for Animals
- See our press release for the project overview reports
- Media coverage