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Research consistently indicates that any type of transport is stressful to animals. Animals lose weight when transported and some become sick, rendering them unfit for human consumption. Others arrive unable to stand or walk (in industry terms, these animals are referred to as “downers”) and still others arrive dead. The following publications document the extent and scale of farm animal ...

In 2006, the CFHS joined with the BC SPCA and the Ontario SPCA to submit evidence-based recommendations for amendments to Canada’s animal transport regulations to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). Below you will find a summary of our recommendations, or for more detailed information, you can read our full report . 1. Transport times Presently in Canada, cattle and sheep are ...

We thank our member society, the BC SPCA for allowing us to include this information and their factsheets on our website. Each year in B.C., more than two million hens lay 636 million eggs. That’s approximately 275 eggs a year per hen! Ninety-five per cent of these birds live on conventional egg laying farms where they spend their entire lives in small, cramped cages, called battery ...

We thank our member society, the BC SPCA for allowing us to include this information and their factsheets on our website. Over one million dairy cattle are raised on farms in Canada under a variety of conditions. B.C.‘s dairy cattle have freedom of movement in concrete pens and sleep in bed stalls usually padded with sand, sawdust, or a rubber mat. Unfortunately, concrete floors and ...

Pigs are intelligent, social animals – like their wild relatives, pigs love to explore and “root” around. What’s the problem with gestation crates? Pigs raised for food are normally kept inside on concrete floors and in confining pens causing extreme stress and frustration. Sows (female pigs) are kept in the most confining pens (called “gestation stalls” and ...

July 28, 2010 More than three months have passed since the release of video footage documenting inhumane slaughter practices at two Canadian horse slaughter plants. Yet it appears that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA…) has still not taken any disciplinary or corrective action against the plants in question. In April, the CFHS… and the BC SPCA… sent the CFIA… ...

April 25, 2010 The Canadian Federation of Humane Societies and its member society the British Columbia SPCA presented federal authorities on April 23rd, 2010 with a report outlining serious concerns regarding horse slaughter in Canada. The Report on Horse Slaughter Practices in Canada [pdf file: 0.21mb] is based on a review of recent video footage depicting inhumane practices at two of ...

Act Now! Support the CFHS…’ and the BC SPCA…’s efforts to update the transport regulations! Click on the link below to send us your comments. The CFHS… and the BC SPCA… will gather supportive messages from coast to coast and send them to the government on your behalf. Voice your support for changes to Canada’s transport ...

Photo: Christine Chéné The Canadian Federation of Humane Societies and BC SPCA are working to create awareness of farm animal transportation issues in Canada, and encourage humane societies, SPCAs and caring individuals across Canada to help spread the word to encourage the federal government to make progressive changes to Canada’s regulations. You can make a difference by voicing ...

It doesn’t take long for a smouldering fire to erupt into a blazing inferno. Most barns are packed full of possible fuel sources, from large quantities of hay or straw, to chemicals, to the buildings themselves for older structures. Fire and smoke can spread so quickly that even if detected early it may not be possible for responders to get there in time, for animals or equipment to be ...