Animal Law - Animal Welfare in the Public Interest
. Hamer v. Jane Doe
In Hamer v. Jane Doe (Ont CA, 2024) the Ontario Court of Appeal allowed an appeal from a successful SLAPP CJA s.137.1 motion.
The court notes that the lower court held that 'animal welfare' is a matter of public interest, without objection on appeal:
[40] There is no issue taken on this appeal with the motion judge’s finding that at least some of the impugned statements amount to an expression made or published by the respondents that is related to a matter of public interest, namely, animal welfare. While the appellants challenge the quality of and the protection that should be accorded to the impugned statements, which I address later in these reasons, that is not an issue that affects the motion judge’s finding that the respondents met their onus under s. 137.1(3) of the CJA.
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