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On 9 June 2016, Canada's Supreme Court ruled that the language of the country's current bestiality laws technically only banned sexual acts between human and non-human animals that involved penetration: Shortly after the ruling was issued, several web sites reported that Canada had legalized oral sex with animals. The country, however, did not issue any new laws regarding bestiality, nor did they change any existing laws. The Supreme Court based their ruling on the legal definition of bestiality already in its criminal code: However, this bill may not stand for much longer. Legislation that would redefine bestiality to include all inter-species sexual activity was introduced to Parliament, but as of June 2016, remains in its early stages. Camille Labchuk, executive director of the Animal Justice group, urged lawmakers to quickly pass the bill: Whether or not the bill passes, bestiality has not been legalized in Canada, and it's extremely unlikely that it will ever be.
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