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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
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Farmers, Province Spar Over Pig Cleanup Duty

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Farmers and the government disagree over who’s responsible for cleaning up the mess that follows livestock abuse cases. Producers say Manitoba Conservation should have had a plan to remove pig carcasses from a barn earlier this summer in what authorities call one of the worst cases of animal cruelty ever seen in the province. But
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New Animal Welfare Laws Give Enforcement Officials New Power

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Manitoba’s new Animal Care Act gives enforcement officers sweeping powers to investigate and prosecute cases of animal abuse whether they are in the city or on the farm, the province’s top animal welfare officer says. “We really have police powers. We can enter and collect evidence. You must cooperate with me when I ask you
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Food Safety Committee Will “Get The Job Done” Says Cattlemen’s Rep

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Farm groups are participating in an industry-government food safety committee because they expect results, says Dennis Laycraft, executive vice-president of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. “A common thread to the committee is our efforts on food safety and pursuing a solution-based approach between the food industry and government,” said Laycraft. “What we have is a partnership
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Farmers With Disabilities Group Plans Safety Centre

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The Manitoba Farmers with Disabilities organization now has a permanent home with an open invitation to all farm families and groups to visit – and often. The farmer-led safety organization plans to convert space in a large building it purchased this fall to become Manitoba’s first agricultural safety training centre. The Elm Creek location is
Hogs, Livestock, Opinion

So-Called “Activists” Are Actually Realists

My name is Dr. Kees Scheepens, pig veterinarian and pig farmer from the Netherlands. I was in Manitoba March 25 to give a talk at the University of Manitoba on the phasing out of gestation crates. Now I am sent the article “Animal Welfare Activists Target Pig Castration,” which published in the March 25 issue
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Students Strive To Put An End To Bullying

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The children from Erickson Elementary School made more than a fashion statement last month when they donned the colour pink and paraded down Main Street carrying pink banners. Known as “Pink Shirt Day,” the event originated in Nova Scotia in 2007 when two Grade 12 students from Central Kings Rural High School in the Annapolis
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KAP Receives Grant To Boost Farm Safety

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“This will be quite different than anything we’ve done before because we’ll actually be hiring a couple of people to go to the farms and to work with the farmer and their employees and go through the safety issues right there on the farm.” – KAP PRESIDENT IAN WISHART Farmers who employ workers now have
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What is Phishing? a) Looking over someone’s shoulder at an ABM to learn their PIN; b)A scam done over the phone or via email to obtain personal and financial information; c) Rifling through the garbage to look for discarded
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Coalition Attacks Prison Farm Closures

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Acampaign against the closing of Canada’s prison farms could signal a new opposition aggressiveness against the Conservative government’s anti-crime agenda when Parliament reconvenes next month. Speakers at a panel discussion last week slammed Ottawa’s plan to shut down Correction Canada’s six prison farms, including the Rockwood Institution at Stony Mountain Penitentiary. The closures reflect the

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