Humane Handling Guidelines

"Most producers are already reaching high standards of animal care, but these standards cannot be seen as optional"

"Marketing unfit hogs is absolutely unacceptable and it is the responsibility of anyone owning or handling livestock to ensure this does not occur". - K. Chomlak

AFAC together with its membership organizations, Alberta Pork, Alberta Milk, Alberta Beef Producers, Alberta Equine Welfare Group and Alberta Sheep and Wool Commission have developed humane handling guidelines for livestock.

A priority for AFAC is to reduce the number of unfit livestock entering the marketing system. Clear defined guidelines have been developed by the industry stating what is humanely acceptable to load on a truck and what is not.

These guidelines are endorsed by all respective livestock organizations, the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association and the Alberta SPCA.

To order hard copies of the guidelines email AFAC.

HORSE guidelines more on horse welfare in Canada. Click here to order hard copies.	BEEF Click here to order	DAIRY guidelines / poster Click here to order hard copies.

SHEEP guidelines Click here to order hard copies.	SWINE click here to order

Click here to view Dr. Margaret Fisher's Decision Tree for Handling Compromised Dairy Cull Cows (pdf).