Friends of Animals Opens Canadian Office
In May, Friends of Animals announced it was opening an office in Toronto, Canada. In a press release announcing the new office, Friends of Animals said,
Today, Friends of Animals is one of the most esteemed activist groups, with active members in all 50 states of the United States and in many countries.
“This is a milestone,” says lawyer Lesli Bisgould, new Law and Policy Director of the Canadian FoA. “Animal rights is an idea whose time has come to Canada, and with the effective advocacy of Friends of Animals now on the scene, the international movement gains substantial strength.”
The FOA release describes Bisgould as “the only animal rights lawyer in Canada, [who] played a significant role in Canada’s recent judicial decision to refuse a patent on mice who are genetically altered for vivisection purposes.”
Source:
Major Animal Rights Group Moves into Canada: Friends of Animals Plan Progressive Campaign Agenda. Press Release, Friends of Animals, May 1, 2003.
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