Kaitlyn Mitchell
About Kaitlyn Mitchell
Kaitlyn Mitchell is an animal rights lawyer with Animal Justice, Canada's only national animal law advocacy organization. She is part of a legal team challenging the constitutionality of Ontario's ag-gag law.
Japanese PM’s visit a chance for Canada to make good on promised ban on horse exports for slaughter
Live horses do not make up a significant percentage of the overall value of our total exports to Japan and serve only to satisfy a small niche market of wealthy individuals who are willing and able to pay top dollar for raw horse sashimi.
Federal ag gag bill fizzles out after committee study
A private member's bill sponsored by federal Conservative MP John Barlow co-opted genuine concerns about infectious disease as a pretext for targeting animal protection advocates, write Jan Hajek and Kaitlyn Mitchell.
Ontario must do more to protect communities from air pollution
While the government’s decision to conduct a full investigation into a flaring incident in south Sarnia is an important step, more needs to be done to protect Ontarians