Animal welfare
The Beyond Factory Farming coalition promotes the humane treatment of farm animals. Listed below are the concerns that apply to different animals.
Hogs
- sow crates
- crowding
- the ability of animals to express typical behaviour for their species
- mortality rates
- transportation and handling
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Cattle
- crowding
- handling and transportation
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Poultry
- cage sizes
- debeaking and crowding
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Fish
- crowding
- disease
- life cycle integrity
- impacts of farmed salmon on wild salmon
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Resources
The Canadian Coalition for Farm Animals (CCFA)
Canada's national voice for farm animals is calling to halt two common intensive confinement practises - the caging of laying hens and pregnant sows.Winnipeg Humane Society
certified meat and eggs are now available. The new label marks the first time Canadian consumers will be able to choose meat from animals raised according to standards approved by an animal-welfare organization.BC SPCA Certified
is an animal welfare labelling and certification program modeled after England's Freedom Food program. The BC SPCA is working together with researchers, producers and the industry to improve the welfare of millions of farm animals raised for food each year in BC.HumaneFood.ca
maintains a list of grocery stores and restaurants carrying meat, dairy and eggs that come from animals raised in more humane living conditions, organized by province.