Charlie the dog's testicular sack infection led to a controversial social media squabble and eventually a defamation lawsuit.
In a case that tests free speech against critical online reviews, the Surrey Animal Hospital has lost its bid to temporarily order a woman to remove her contentious social media posts about the care her dog received.
Justice John Gibb-Carsley ruled July 31 that Veira’s comments were “manifestly defamatory,” however not necessarily indefensible. “As inflammatory as the use of the word slaughterhouse is, the sting of Ms. Veira’s comment is that the Clinic offers substandard veterinarian services. In my view, it is not impossible that she will succeed in her defence of this comment. Given the high standard that governs the imposition of an interim injunction in the defamation context, I find an injunction is not warranted in relation to the slaughterhouse comment,” stated Gibb-Carsley.
The court heard how the social media posts led to RCMP being called in to investigate threats against the clinic — a matter Veira tried to quell by calling on people to stop those threats.“Free speech is of paramount importance in Canadian society. However, speech has consequences. Online speech in particular can often lack a full and balanced account of contentious situations and disputes, to the detriment of those it concerns.
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