The criminal offence of bestiality has been with us for a long time. Let’s be clear that the Supreme Court of Canada has not recently said that sex with animals is okay. Rather it noted that the historic legal meaning of bestiality, as defined by Parliament, specifically requires an act of penetration. It refused to redefine the offence as that would be re-writing the Criminal Code which is the exclusive domain of Parliament, which apparently is considering the issue.
It is not the role of jurists to broaden the definition to include other acts, the country’s top court ruled Thursday
Source: Supreme Court clarifies Canada’s bestiality law with ruling – The Globe and Mail