Newly uncovered documents reveal the CFIA and industry were caught unprepared for the avian flu outbreak, which overwhelmed the agency’s resources and forced it to rely on third-party contractors who sometimes broke bio-security rules meant to keep the virus in check.
Always a leader in farmed animal welfare progress, the Netherlands has again made news as its three largest supermarkets – Albert Heijn, Jumbo and Lidl…
The government recently announced an “investment” of $300,000 to continue studying the link between wild waterfowl and the avian influenza outbreak in the Fraser Valley….
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…
Birds at a turkey farm in Ontario have tested positive for Avian Influenza. The farm, near Woodstock, was tested after it experienced higher than average…
A new meme-based CETFA campaign is helping educate Canadians on the abuses inflicted upon farmed animals based on their sex in today’s factory farms. Each…
Five years ago this month, CETFA inspectors found and rescued a sweet duck they named Floyd. Floyd was living with thousands of other birds on…
Guest Post by Maureen Leigh Chicken. Just the simple word conjures up different images for different people. For most people, myself included until recently, it…
Those of you who have followed CETFA over the years will remember the many investigations into intensive farming methods that were released by Twyla Francois,…
At present in Canada, food producers and packagers can make unverified and even misleading claims regarding the conditions in which their animals are raised on…
