Anne Christine Innis Dagg CM (25 January 1933 – 1 April 2024) was a Canadian zoologist, feminist, and author of numerous books.

[8] Dagg published over 60 refereed scientific papers on such subjects as homosexuality, mammal behaviour, sociobiology, feminism, sexism at universities, and the rights of animals.

She taught courses in mammology and wildlife management, among other topics, as an assistant professor with the Department of Zoology at the University of Guelph from 1968 to 1972.

The first publication was Matrix Optics by her husband Ian Dagg, followed in 1974 by her own book on Canadian wildlife, Mammals of Waterloo and South Wellington Counties, which was co-written by C. A.

[13] Dagg received a Lane Anderson Award in 2017 in recognition of her non-fiction children's book 5 Giraffes, alongside author Caroline Fox.

[19] Her academic ability was similarly questioned at the University of Waterloo where it was suggested there was no point in pursuing a position because she had a family and a husband to support them.

[17][15] Dagg's research on giraffes and her experiences in South Africa during apartheid were featured on the CBC's radio series Ideas as part of the 2011 documentary Wild Journey: The Anne Innis Story by Sandy Bourque.

[15] Fellow committee member Sandy Middleton, who also appeared in the film, disagreed, framing the rejection as a "grossly unfair" example of an old boys network at work and was likely motivated by jealousy of Dagg's early career success.

[22] On 27 December 2019, the office of Canadian Governor General Julie Payette announced that Dagg had been appointed a Member of the Order of Canada.

[28] The trip was prompted by what she described in 1974 interview with the Toronto Star as a "tremendous urge to see giraffes roaming free, instead of being cooped up in zoos.

"[6] She contacted government officials in various African countries requesting permission to study the animal in their natural habitat and received only rejections, some noting the work was not a suitable undertaking for a woman.

[7] In addition to her research in South Africa, she travelled to Tanganyika and Kenya to observe other giraffe populations over the course of her stay.

[29] Upon returning to Canada, she began a PhD in animal behaviour at the University of Waterloo, which she completed in 1967 under the supervision of Anton de Vos.

[15][32] During her PhD studies, Dagg attempted to secure employment as a professor, but found that at the time universities were not inclined to hire women.

She researched and published about anti-nepotism laws at academic institutions in North America arguing that they disproportionately impact the female spouses of male professors.

[35][36] Dagg requested a formal review of the complaint by Ontario's Ombudsman after the Commission found that her claims were "absolutely without foundation.