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Hogs, Livestock, Opinion

Polls And Animal Welfare

As you are reading this article, we are going through a federal election. As with any election, a multitude of polls are being published that declare this or that federal party is going to win either a majority government or a minority government. While the political polls are considered useful by some, nothing but entertainment
Hogs, Livestock

Producers Must Lead Changes In Animal Welfare

Taking good care of animals is a top priority for most livestock producers, one they grew up with and practise daily. But somewhere along the line that message has gotten lost, says Dr. Allan Preston. Today it is consumers, animal activists and the corporate world who have taken over the driver’s seat. “That shouldn’t happen,”
Livestock

Industry’s Future Depends On Responsible Approach

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New codes of practice, fresh thinking, economic opportunities and a high level of industry engagement are all driving a new generation of fast-evolving progress in farm animal care. Developments on each of these fronts took centre stage at the Livestock Care Conference, April 6-7 in Red Deer, hosted by Alberta Farm Animal Care (AFAC) and
Livestock

EU Wrestles With Issue Of Food From Cloned Animals

European Union governments and lawmakers remained deadlocked on how to regulate the production and sale of food from cloned animals, following all-night talks in Brussels that ended recently. EU sources said the remaining sticking point was a demand by lawmakers in the European Parliament for a full EU ban on the sale of food derived
Cereals, Opinion

Letters – for Feb. 24, 2011

Regarding the story “All producers have a role in welfare image,” in the Feb. 17Manitoba Co-operator,I agree with the succinct differentiation provided by the executive director of the Ontario Farm Animal Council, Crystal MacKay. This is exactly the message that I have been trying to get across. All animal activists have been painted with the
Livestock

All Producers Have A Role In Welfare Image

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Public opinion surveys have shown Manitobans have a lower opinion of agriculture than non-farmers in other provinces, the executive director of the Ontario Farm Animal Council says. “Out of the whole country, Manitoba has the least positive image in agriculture,” Crystal MacKay told her audience at Manitoba Ag Days. In a later interview, MacKay refused
Livestock

Animal Welfare Is Of Global Importance

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Animal welfare is increasingly on consumers’ radar screens, and is now starting to be seen as a standard of good business, says a University of Calgary animal-welfare specialist. Animal-care standards are being used to differentiate between products and are creating favourable trading opportunities for countries with the best ones, Dr. Ed Pajor told the recent
Livestock

Further Charges Laid In Hog Abuse Case

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Asouthern Manitoba hog farmer already charged under provincial legislation with animal cruelty has now been charged under the Criminal Code as well. Martin Grenier is charged with six Criminal Code of Canada offences related to the treatment of over 2,000 pigs in a barn near Notre Dame de Lourdes last spring. According to authorities, the
Hogs, Livestock

Smithfield Foods Accused Of Abusing Pigs

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has accused Smithfield Foods Inc., the world’s largest pork producer, of inhumane treatment of pigs and piglets, releasing a video documenting what the group said were cruel practices. The society said that it documented mistreatment of the animals after a month-long investigation at a Waverly, Virginia, facility

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