The National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) has been given $4.56 million from the federal government to update its industry codes of practice, starting with…
When the pig codes were being reviewed and updated by the National Farm Animal Care Council, we urged the industry to adopt a requirement for…
The lives of rabbits farmed for their meat is a living hell. Conditions are so awful and disease, infection and parasites so rife that 25%…
· “Enriched” Cage Photo Credit: Animal Aid UK Normally we here at CETFA review the new NFACC codes of care as they are released and…
On January 1, 2016, 50,000 ducks burned alive in a barn fire at Brome Lake Ducks near Racine, Que., about an hour and a half from…
More than 250 dairy cows died yesterday in a barn fire south of Montreal, yet, according to a CBC article, “nobody was injured.” Please go…
In just the last week, nearly 3,000 animals have burned to death in Canadian barn fires. The fires have been spread across three provinces –…
Last year, the draft of an updated version of Canada’s antiquated Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Pigs was released for public…
The updated Canadian Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Beef Cattle has just been released. Below is a overview of the major points…
Canada’s Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Sheep was recently updated and released for public consultation. Although the codes of practice are…
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