Opinion: Who will protect animals from abuse in Edmonton?

News that the Edmonton Humane Society is backing away from investigations into suspected animal cruelty. (Enforcement of animal abuse cases uncertain as humane society pulls out, Jan. 23) raises urgent questions for people concerned about animals’ well-being in the city and, more broadly, across the province.
In Canada, provincial and federal legislation is normally enforced by public law enforcement agencies, but crimes against animals have long been treated differently. In most prov