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Suzana Gartner

Suzana Gartner is an author, retired lawyer, mediator, and animal advocate. Her legal practice, Gartner & Associates Animal Law, was the first law firm in Canada to focus exclusively on animal law and the mediation of animal law disputes. Gartner & Associates Animal Law ceased operations in December of 2020.

Suzana Gartner
Suzana Gartner during a presentation
NationalityCanadian
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
Osgoode Hall Law School
Occupation(s)Lawyer, Mediator, Animal Law Advocate

Gartner serves as the Chair of the Ontario Bar Association’s Animal Law Executive Committee.[1] She is a past member of the Ontario Bar Association’s Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Executive Committee.[2] She sits on the Board of Advisors for Animal Justice Canada.[3] Gartner is also a member of the Jackman Humanities Institute (JHI) working group, ‘Animals in the law and Humanities’ at the University of Toronto.[4]

Gartner is a member in good standing with The Law Society of Upper Canada.

Early life and animal welfare edit

Gartner’s journey into animal welfare began as a shelter volunteer. In 2010, a chance encounter led her to an abandoned dog at a Toronto municipal shelter. She regularly walked him, but as days passed, and no one came to claim or adopt him, she realized the implications. She convinced her mother to meet him and that day, he was adopted and found a home.

Saving this one life was her impetus to commit to change the legal system, and work to put an end to the killing of adoptable companion animals.

In 2013, Gartner completed her Master of Laws degree in ADR at Osgoode Hall Law School. Her research combined ADR methods with the field of animal law, and she coined the term, ACAP, Acceptable Companion Animal Philosophy,[5] a balanced approach that recognizes the inherent value and sentience of companion animals, and proposes consensus building as a strategy to amend animal legislation towards ending the plight of homeless companion animals.

In 2023, Archway Publishing released Gartner's first book, A Voice for Animals: The Social Movement That Provides Dignity and Compassion for Animals.

Career edit

From 2009-2010, Gartner worked for the Ontario Ministry of Labour, in the Dispute Resolution Services Branch, as a mediator intern.

In 2014, Gartner launched Gartner & Associates Animal Law,[6] a law firm that represented clients with animal-related disputes, focused on protecting animals’ interests, and advancing the field of animal law.

Publications and presentations edit

The Importance of Building Enduring Human-Animal Bonds in Psychology Today[7]

The “Why” Behind “Adopt Don’t Shop” in Female First[8]

Animal People and Human People - The Conflicts that Arise from Their Interaction With Suzana Gartner on the Mediation Station Show podcast[9]

Ontario woman feels abandoned by pet insurer she's paid $30K after coverage on elderly dog drops 30% in CBC News[10]

Dog owner raises concerns about breeder after puppy diagnosed with genetic condition in CBC News[11]

Some jurisdictions have tightened trapping rules in Owen Sound The Sun Times News[12]

Pet Custody Issues on Animal News Magazine[13]

Court rules Ontario animal protection law enforcement regime unconstitutional in Canadian Lawyer[14]

Adjudicator calls for specialized court to tackle pet ownership and custody issues in The Lawyer's Daily[15]

Pets and Animal Law on The Dating and Relationship Show[16]

Pet Mediation on Zoomer Radio Family On Air[13]

The Family Pet: Property or Person in The Lawyer's Daily[17]

When there's a divorce, who gets the family pet? on CBC Here and Now[18]

What happens to the dog when a couple breaks up? in The Toronto Star[19] and Tasha Kheiriddin's show on Talk Radio AM640[20]

Pet Insurance Growing But Read the Fine Print in The Lawyers Weekly[21]

Judge limits Toronto lawyer to two pets in the Law Times News.[22]

‘Animal law: Reducing Euthanasia in City Shelters’[23] to the Canadian Bar Association.[24]

‘Improving Canadian Federal Anti-Cruelty Legislation’[25] at the Institute of the Ontario Bar Association's session ‘Current Trends and Important Developments in Animal law’.[26][27]

‘Pet Custody Disputes: Companion Animals as Sentient Beings,’ in the Newsletter of the Animal Law section of the Ontario Bar Association (November, 2015).[28]

References edit

  1. ^ "Animal Law Section of the Ontario Bar Association". Archived from the original on 2015-09-09.
  2. ^ "ADR Section of the Ontario Bar Association".
  3. ^ "Board of Advisors for Animal Justice Canada". Archived from the original on 2015-08-10.
  4. ^ "Jackman Humanities Institute".
  5. ^ "further explanation of ACAP".
  6. ^ "Gartner & Associates Animal Law".
  7. ^ Bekoff, Marc (June 8, 2023). "The Importance of Building Enduring Human-Animal Bonds 30%". www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/animal-emotions/202306/importance-of-building-strong-enduring-human-animal-bonds. Psychology Today. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  8. ^ Gartner, Suzana (June 7, 2023). "The "Why" Behind "Adopt Don't Shop" 30%". www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/behind-adopt-shop-suzana-gartner-1380056.html. Female First. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  9. ^ Fenten, Gregg (February 17, 2019). "Animal People and Human People - The Conflicts that Arise from Their Interaction With Suzana Gartner 30%". soundcloud.com/transformag/mediation-station-july-6-14-violence-against-women-survivors-at-the-center-of-social-advocacymp3. CHHA 1610AM. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  10. ^ Brockbank, Nicole (December 18, 2019). "Ontario woman feels abandoned by pet insurer she's paid $30K after coverage on elderly dog drops 30%". www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/. CBC News. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  11. ^ Yuen, Kelda (December 4, 2019). "Dog owner raises concerns about breeder after puppy diagnosed with genetic condition". www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/. CBC News. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  12. ^ Dunn, Scott (December 20, 2018). "Some jurisdictions have tightened trapping rules". www.owensoundsuntimes.com/news/local-news/. Owen Sound The Sun Times News. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  13. ^ a b Di Fabio, Nancy (September 8, 2019). "Animal News Magazine". LA Talk | Animal News Magazine. LA Talk Radio. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  14. ^ Kapralos, Alexia (January 3, 2019). "Court rules Ontario animal protection law enforcement regime unconstitutional". www.canadianlawyermag.com. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
  15. ^ Moulton, Donalee (August 24, 2017). "Adjudicator calls for specialized court to tackle pet ownership and custody issues". www.thelawyersdaily.ca. LexisNexis Canada. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  16. ^ Bilotta, Laura (July 16, 2017). "Pets and Animal Law". globalnews.ca/toronto/program/dating-and-relationship-show. Global News. Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  17. ^ Moulton, Donalee (April 10, 2017). "The Family Pet: Property or Person". www.thelawyersdaily.ca. LexisNexis Canada. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  18. ^ Deacon, Gill (January 17, 2017). "When there's a divorce, who gets the family pet?". www.cbc.ca/hereandnowtoronto. CBC Radio. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  19. ^ Forani, Jonathan (January 16, 2017). "What happens to the dog when a couple breaks up?". www.thestar.com. The Toronto Star. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
  20. ^ Tasha Kheiriddin's show on Talk Radio AM640 (audio unavailable)
  21. ^ Moulton, Donalee (November 11, 2016). "Pet Insurance Growing But Read the Fine Print". www.lawyersweekly-digital.com. The Lawyers Weekly. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  22. ^ Robinson, Alex (September 12, 2016). "Judge limits Toronto lawyer to two pets" (PDF). Law Times News.
  23. ^ Gartner, Suzana. "Animal law: Reducing Euthanasia in City Shelters".
  24. ^ "Animal law: Reducing Euthanasia in City Shelters". Animal Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association. May 3, 2013.
  25. ^ Gartner, Suzana. "Improving Canadian Federal Anti-Cruelty Legislation".
  26. ^ "Animal Law section of the Ontario Bar Association, Annual Institute (February 2014)" (PDF). Ontario Bar Association. February 2014.
  27. ^ Kelerma, Kristen (March 4, 2014). "Ontario Bar Association hosts session on Animal Law". Today's Farmer.
  28. ^ "Pet Custody Disputes: Companion Animals as Sentient Beings". Ontario Bar Association Newsletter. November 2015.

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