Prince, Amber2010-04-062010-04-0620072010-04-06http://hdl.handle.net/1828/2470This thesis considers the current Canadian Criminal Code provisions on animal cruelty, and the most recent proposal to amend these provisions, Bill C-50, An Act to amend the Criminal Code in respect to cruelty to animals. The paper argues that Bill C-50, much like the current Criminal Code provisions are reformist in nature and do not signify a fundamental re-conception of the status of animals in Canada. Yet, despite the Bill's shortcomings for many animals and their advocates, the paper argues that Bill C-50 should not be rejected outright as too incremental or ineffectual. Bill C-50 ought to be supported by animal advocates as a significant and positive (albeit modest) stepping stone toward the improved status and welfare of animals in Canada.enAvailable to the World Wide WebAnimal welfareAnimalsAbuseLaw and legislationUVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::Social Sciences::LawThesis