Animal cruelty laws in Canada are archaic and impose exceptionally low fines in exceptionally high abuse cases. Stiffening the laws would bring standards in Canada closer to other countries' standards and also closer to the current culturally acceptable standards of animal care felt by Canadians. Heftier fees, especially for large abuse (factories) and sever abuse (extreme suffering, repeated offences) cases would help give money back to programs needed to enforce the laws.