Barry Raison of Lyn and Debra Backstein of Toronto have been appointed to two-year terms as vice-chairs of the Animal Care Review Board.
Raison is a journalist who has served on the Ontario Parole Board since 2020.
Backstein is a civil litigation lawyer.
The board is a quasi-judicial tribunal that hears appeals from individuals from whom animals have been seized or to whom orders have been issued under theProvincial Animal Welfare Services Act.