UPDATE: Last week, we spoke with Heather Ballard, an animal rescuer and activist for animal rights. She's with a non-profit organization called Rescue NL. Ballard talked about changes she'd hoped would be made to the province's Animal Health and Protection Act. She had communicated about those changes during a meeting last year with the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture. CBC asked for an interview with the minister, but we got a written response from the department instead.