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Current Issues
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In Canada unfit livestock are not transported because it is considered to be inhumane. It is considered “causing undue stress“ to load, transport or unload animals unfit for transport according to our federal livestock transport laws.
Our livestock industry has guideline booklets for the humane handling of dairy, beef, pigs, sheep and horses. These booklets are at all auction markets and in the hands of producers, inspections and truckers.
We have a trucker training program and all truckers know they cannot accept a downer or injured animals.
Providing Assurance on Animal Care
On-farm assessment provides producers with a means to evaluate
and improve animal care on their operations and demonstrate this to customers.
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Audits: obligation or opportunity,
Earl Dotson, CEO, Validus Services
AFAC Livestock Care Conference 2007
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Linking Food Safety & Animal Welfare, ensuring standards are complementary,
Livestock Welfare INSIGHTS Sum 06
- Canadian Pork Council's Animal Care Assessment Tool - a mechanism for demonstrating what producers are doing to ensure good care of their animals.
- A proactive Approach to Animal Welfare, William Ballantyne (Jan 06)
- Meeting Future Demands for Animal Care
Advances in Pork Production (2003) Vol 14. Tina Widowski, Department of Animal & Poultry Science, University of Guelph.
- Animal Welfare Verification in Canada
A discussion paper on US marketplace demands for animal welfare verification / audits. (Sept 02)
- Canadian Egg Marketing Agency - More than a Code of Practice to deal with animal welfare (Jul 03)
- Chicken Farmers of Canada - On-Farm Food Safety & Animal Care
- McDonald's Canada - Animal Welfare commitment
- Guidelines for Auditing Welfare - Dr. Temple Grandin
- Livestock Handling DVDs by Dr. Temple Grandin, these DVDs include information on how to do audits.
- Select pdf articles by Dr. Temple Grandin, printed in Meat & Poultry Magazine
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