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Manitoba Egg Producers Adopt Alternate Housing Standards

By Ron Friesen March 18, 2010

“We don’t want governments and retailers telling us what to do.” – KURT SIEMENS, MEF Manitoba egg producers have taken a major step toward alternate housing for hens by introducing new animal welfare standards for layer barns. The new policy will eventually mean the phasing out of battery cages, currently the industry standard for housing

Livestock, Opinion

Industry Should Lead Change Not Balk At It

By Leslie Yeoman February 18, 2010

I personally believe that North Americans will never stop eating their burgers or bacon and eggs. This means the only remedy is to improve living-dying conditions for the animals in our food chain. Iwas born and raised in the city and am exactly the Public mentioned in the Feb. 11 article “Some advice for the

Cereals, Crops, News

MSGA Honours U Of M Plant Breeder Anita Brûlé-Babel

By Allan Dawson December 17, 2009

University of Manitoba plant breeder Anita Brlé-Babel has received an Honorary Life Membership award from the Manitoba Seed Growers’ Association (MSGA). The award, presented Dec. 9 at the MSGA annual banquet in Winnipeg, is in recognition of Brlé-Babel’s significant contributions to the pedigreed seed industry. Brlé-Babel specializes in wheat breeding and genetics and teaches several

Opinion

Sow Stalls: Ethics, Perceptions, And Animal Welfare

By Dana Medoro November 5, 2009

What if we granted that, of course animals can be raised for food, but that tightly caging them in gestation stalls is unethical because they are mammals? Dana Medoro is associate professor of American literature at the University of Manitoba and a member of the Farm Animal Welfare Committee with the Winnipeg Humane Society. The

Hogs, News

Small Farmer Beats Commodity Price Trap

By Daniel Winters September 10, 2009

“I’m getting just over $200 per pig. I should be happy.” – IAN SMITH It seems the more the “big” hog farmers hurt, the wider the grin on Ian Smith’s face stretches. Thanks to his carefully nurtured, direct-marketing strategy, the operator of Argyle-based Natural Raised Pork is still getting good prices for 75 to 80

Opinion

Letters – for Apr. 23, 2009

April 23, 2009

Confinement systems fail “freedoms” test In mid-March a group of animal welfare organizations met here in Winnipeg to discuss agricultural confinement systems. The organizations that gathered included the Humane Society of the United States, the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies, the British Columbia SPCA, and the Canadian Coalition for Farm Animals, Humane Society International, and

Hogs, Livestock, News

Manitoba Pork Producers Ease Toward Sow Stall Ban

By Ron Friesen April 16, 2009

“We think this is something we can’t ignore.” – MIKE TEILLET, MPC The Manitoba Pork Council may be edging toward supporting the eventual elimination of gestation crates for pregnant sows. A proposed policy statement in a sustainable development strategy being developed by the council calls for more research on, and a possible switch to, alternative

Country Crossroads

Be Prepared For Flooding

By NDSU Release April 9, 2009

If You Have To Evacuate The Winnipeg Humane Society urges pet owners to take their pets with them if an evacuation order occurs. They recommend having an emergency supply kit ready which includes: A three-day supply of food and drinking water, as well as bowls, cat litter and a container to be used as a

Livestock, News

Coalition To Step Up Anti-Confinement Activity

By Ron Friesen March 19, 2009

“They don’t really understand what the welfare picture is in Canada.” – SHANYN SILINSKI, MFAC Acoalition of Canadian animal welfare organizations plans to increase pressure on government and the agricultural industry to ban confinement systems for farm animals. The seven-member group met in Winnipeg this past weekend to plan strategy for a national campaign against

News

Fresh ideas for rejuvenating country fairs

By Daniel Winters January 15, 2009

“Our last two generations have forgotten how to cook, how to garden, how to sew, how to can.” – Doris Fletcher The volunteers who log countless hours organizing community fairs should not lose sight of why they got involved in the first place, community development expert and motivational speaker Paul Born says. “Caring is the

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Tag Archives Winnipeg Humane Society — page 3

Manitoba Egg Producers Adopt Alternate Housing Standards

Industry Should Lead Change Not Balk At It

MSGA Honours U Of M Plant Breeder Anita Brûlé-Babel

Small Farmer Beats Commodity Price Trap

Letters – for Apr. 23, 2009

Manitoba Pork Producers Ease Toward Sow Stall Ban

Be Prepared For Flooding

Coalition To Step Up Anti-Confinement Activity

Fresh ideas for rejuvenating country fairs

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