Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced Wednesday that Canadian cattle and dairy producers will be given a “two-year transition period” before enforcement will begin for the amended Humane Transportation of Animals regulations. The minister also hinted that the regulations meant to protect cattle may be weakened in the process as “more data on effective solutions concerning the transport of cattle” are gathered (specifically, from research conducted by the Beef Cattle Research Council).
A new benchmark study on the condition of culled Canadian dairy cows at auction provides a disturbing glimpse into the suffering of these animals. In…
The epidemic of barn fires continues in Canada. In just 16 days, a total of 5 dairy factory farms across Canada have had their barns…
Last week, the Ontario Veal Association announced that it is now recommending that its members phase out veal crates. Veal crates confine calves raised for…
