Farm animals can’t speak up for themselves. Only through public awareness, research and action can industry practices be shifted to ensure the humane treatment of livestock across the board. Practical and economical alternatives are currently available, with more being developed everyday.
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Links
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Animal Welfare Organizations
- Animal Welfare Foundation of Canada (www.awfc.ca)
- The Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare (CCSAW), University of Guelph (www.uoguelph.ca/ccsaw)
- UBC Animal Welfare Program (www.agsci.ubc.ca/animalwelfare/)
- Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre - Atlantic Veterinary College (www.upei.ca/~awc)
- OVC Animal Welfare Club (www.ovc.uoguelph.ca/associations/awc)
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- SPCA (www.spca.com/index_a.asp)
- OSPCA - Ontario SPCA (www.ospca.on.ca)
- BC SPCA (www.spca.bc.ca)
- HAPPA-NL - Horse and Pony Protection Association of Newfoundland & Labrador Inc (www.happanl.ca)
Farm Councils - sponsored by industry groups
Publications
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Can-Ag-FACTS January 2010 Newsletter
Spring 2005
- BC SPCA leads the way to certify humanely raised farm animals
- One View of Farm Animal Care
- The accepted practice of causing pain to farm animals
- The Veterinarian's Role in Controlling Pain in Farm Animals
Fall 2004
- An Ethicists Commentary - chicken's behaviour in battery cages
- Animal Cruelty on the Rise in Ontario
- Caring for Cows
- Let's Be Kind to the Animals We Eat
Spring 2004
- Animal Welfare Expert Offers
- Brandons - the First Nitrogen Based Controlled Atmosphere Stunner in the World
- Cultural, religious and ethical issues of farm animal welfare
- Pain in Farm Animals - An investigation into how bad it is
- Spent Hen Disposal
- The Chipping of Spent Hens
- Why Wait Until They Died
Fall 2003
- Animal welfare disaster in Ontario
- Blunt Trauma
- Free Trade and animal welfare
- Mad Cow Madness
- Senators, judges insensitive to animal welfare
- Top animal welfare award goes to Canadian
- World Trade & the 'Level Playing Field
Spring 2003
- Humane Horse Care for Equine Wellness
- Criminal Code Protection
- Double Standards for Castrating Farm Animals
- No Valid Reason For Ritual Slaughter
- The Future of Animal Welfare
- The Third Dimension to Livestock
- What is Animal Welfare
- World Society for the Protection of Animals Declares War