A Court of Queen’s Bench judge has dismissed an application for a judicial review of a decision by Animal Protection Services of Saskatchewan not to return seized cattle to their owner. However, Justice B.L. Klatt said APSS could have been fairer in working with the cattle producer. Andrew Mandziak from Hubbard, Sask., also tried to […] Read more
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Open sow housing progresses in Man.
Manitoba’s sows are steadily moving from gestation stall systems to open housing, according to the provincial hog producer organization. “It seems to be progressing nicely as far as doing conversions over, as producers are able to,” said Mark Fynn, Manitoba Pork Council’s manager of quality assurance and animal health. “So much goes into the planning […] Read more
Maple Leaf to phase out sow stalls
Gestation stalls will be gone from Maple Leaf Foods’ barns by the end of December. Maple Leaf, which produces about 40 percent of the pigs it uses in its company-branded meat, says its pregnant sows will all live in open housing systems it has been incorporating since the mid-2010s. The move was based on growing […] Read more
Dairy licence reinstated amid abuse concerns
Provincial SPCA continues with its investigation into allegations of animal abuse and neglect at British Columbia farm
The dairy licence of a British Columbia farm has been conditionally reinstated by the B.C. Milk Marketing Board after being suspended Oct. 27 due to allegations of animal abuse. Cedar Valley Farms in Abbotsford was investigated after a video was submitted to the B.C. SPCA that allegedly included workers beating cows with wrenches. “B.C. Milk […] Read more
Animal welfare case ends in guilty plea
A Lampman, Sask., farmer charged nearly two years ago under animal welfare laws has been fined after pleading guilty. Chad Mokelky was fined $7,200 and assessed a victim surcharge of $2,800 after pleading guilty under Section 4 of the Animal Protection Act. Criminal code charges were stayed. Mokelky is also prohibited from having cattle or […] Read more
Sask. animal welfare case ends in fine
A Lampman, Sask., farmer charged nearly two years ago under animal welfare laws has been fined after pleading guilty. Chad Mokelky was fined $7,200 and assessed a victim surcharge of $2,800 after pleading guilty under Section 4 of the Animal Protection Act. Criminal code charges were stayed. Mokelky is also prohibited from having cattle or […] Read more
Sask. farmer questions distress in animal seizure
The owners of a large number of animals seized earlier this month under Saskatchewan animal protection laws say the agency in charge has too much power. Animal Protection Services of Saskatchewan, along with RCMP officers and a veterinarian, rounded up hundreds of several species from a farm near Buchanan, Sask. Some of them have already […] Read more
Producers must know how to manage a crisis
A food safety or animal welfare problem can happen to anyone, but knowing what to do about it can make all the difference
GATINEAU, Que. — A third item can be added to the list of things that are inevitable. Besides death and taxes, farmers can be sure that at some point, things will go wrong. When they do, said issues management expert Geraldine Auston, “it’s what you do about it when things go wrong that matters.” Auston, […] Read more
Restaurants focus on animal welfare
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — More food corporations are raising the ante when it comes to improved animal welfare practices. Last April, Darden Restaurants, which serves more than a million meals a day, released an animal welfare policy that it believes is based on sustainability and ethical business management. “The way people treat animals today is […] Read more
Meat industry sues California for animal protection ‘overreach’
(Reuters) – California was sued on Friday by the largest U.S. trade group for meat packers and processors, which wants to block enforcement of a voter-approved measure requiring farmers to provide more space for animals being raised for food. The North American Meat Institute, whose members include processors such as Tyson Foods and retailers including […] Read more
