A citizen's group in the Municipality of Hastings Highlands is calling on the provincial government to create legislation governing the ownership of exotic animals after a controversial roadside zoo began breeding lions in their community. At the time, animal rights advocates predicted that without provincial legislation governing the ownership of such animals, the couple would just move on to another community without rules. Ontario is the only province in Canada without legislation governing the ownership of exotic animals, such as lions, tigers, apes and venomous reptiles. "It's irresponsible on the part of the government to delegate it to the municipalities," ZooCheck Canada's Rob Laidlaw, who's been calling for provincial legislation for decades, told CBC News Friday. So without provincial legislation this is going to continue," Mitchell said.

Source: CBC News May 25, 2021 09:00 UTC