Friday, June 18, 2021

Jeanie Theoharis appointed

Jeanie Theoharis of Mississauga has been appointed associate chair of the Animal Care Review Board.

It is a full-time, two-year appointment.


She is a lawyer who has Theoharis has extensive adjudicative and dispute resolution experience, including serving as vice chair and associate chair of various tribunals.


The Animal Care Review Board acts as a tribunal to hear cases where farmers or others object to the seizure of animals or orders issued under the Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act passed two years ago.


Just what we need: more city lawyers deciding what farmers can or can't do.