
Tag Archives National Farm Animal Care Council

Beef stakeholders invited to weigh in on code of practice
Canada’s Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Beef Cattle to be updated

Animal care council won’t update livestock transport code of practice
NFACC says 'no further action' pending

The updated bison code of care has a wealth of information
Beef 911: Although written specifically for bison, the code also has good tips for beef producers

Hog barn expansion poses questions
Hog Watch says the approval should have been subject to different rules

Maple Leaf pulls ahead on open sow housing
Gestation crates will be a thing of the past at Maple Leaf Foods as of 2021, three years ahead of the National Farm Animal Care Council’s deadline
Pork producers urged to speak out against proposed animal care code
Karl Kynoch says imposing a deadline for open sow housing could push some small producers out of business in 2024
Hog producers need to speak out against proposed sow housing regulations being recommended by the National Farm Animal Care Council, says the chair of the Manitoba Pork Council. Converting a stall system to open housing — a key recommendation of the proposed animal care code for pigs — would cost producers $500 to $1,000 per
New pig care code brings change
Tim Hortons expects stall-free pork by 2022
Major pork processor to ditch gestation stalls
Quebec-based Olymel becomes the latest major processor to bow to consumer pressure to change how it houses pregnant sows
Another major Canadian pork processor has announced it will ban the use of gestations stalls in the coming years. The Quebec-based Olymel says it will phase out gestation stalls over the next decade. “We’ve been thinking about this for a long time, we’ve been talking to our partners and reading expert opinion,” said Olymel spokesman