CCA Updating Its Beef Code Of Practice – for Aug. 26, 2010

Beef is going the way of dairy, in terms of having an updated, codified system of best practices, according to Ryder Lee, a Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) staffer who serves on the group’s animal-care committee. “I think beef will be the next code on the list,” said Lee, at the CCA’s semi-annual meeting last week.

In Brief… – for May. 6, 2010

Safety lapse: Four children were injured April 28 after they were thrown from an ATV they were riding on a public road in the Rural Municipality of La Broquerie. The 13-year-old male driver and two of his passengers, aged one and two, were taken to Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre. A 10-year-old female passenger was treated


Animal Welfare Activists Target Pig Castration

– Robyn Harte, MAFRI “It’s a recognized common practice in most of the world.” An animal welfare coalition is trying to end the practice of castrating male piglets by asking grocery stores in Canada to carry pork from intact pigs. “We politely ask you to take action and meet with your suppliers to discuss our