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Photo courtesy of Canadians for the Ethical Treatment of Farm Animals In 2008, the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies called on Canada’s Auditor General to conduct an independent audit of the government’s capacity to ensure the humane treatment of farm animals during transport and slaughter. We took this action in response to numerous reports of blatant regulatory violations, large ...
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 ...
We thank our member society, the BC SPCA for allowing us to include this information and their factsheets on our website. Pigs are intelligent, social animals – like their wild relatives, pigs love to explore and “root” around. Yet pigs raised for food are normally kept inside on concrete floors and in confining pens causing extreme stress and frustration. Sows are kept in the ...
Learn more CFHS position statement on sources for acquiring a pet About puppy mills Pet Store Doublespeak: What pet store staff might tell you and what it really means from the Humane Society of the U.S. (This is an American resource, but much of the information applies equally well to the Canadian market.) A Toronto city council candidate has proposed a by-law to prohibit the ...
If you missed the July 28th airing of “No Country for Animals” on Global TV, you can watch the documentary online here. All Canadians need to see this documentary, which touches on crucial animal welfare challenges in our country — from abusive puppy mills to the overcrowded abattoir-bound trucks where livestock can go for days without food or water. Please watch, and forward the link as ...
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 a detailed report outlining ...
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 a detailed report outlining ...
Following the death of four horses during Calgary Stampede events, the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies (CFHS) is speaking out against the cruelty inherent in rodeos held across Canada. How many more animals will die this year? “While the death of 4 horses in 2 days has raised eyebrows, the sad reality is this is par for the course for the Stampede,” says Shelagh MacDonald, ...
July 14, 2010 (Ottawa) – Following the death of four horses during Calgary Stampede events, the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies (CFHS) is speaking out against the cruelty inherent in rodeos held across Canada. How many more animals will die this year? “While the death of 4 horses in 2 days has raised eyebrows, the sad reality is this is par for the course for the Stampede,” ...
Upcoming events of interest to the animal welfare community, in Canada and abroad. CFHS Member Events Walk-a-thons and Dog Jogs Cochrane and Area Humane Society’s 9th Annual Mutt StrutRed Deer and District’s Bark at the Bend 2010The 2010 Scotiabank and BC SPCA’s Paws for a CauseHamilton/Burlington SPCA’s 21st Annual Wiggle Waggle Walk-a-thonOttawa Humane Society’s ...
In 2007, the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies celebrated 50 years of speaking for those who cannot speak for themselves. Our quest to become the national voice of humane societies and SPCAs has not been an easy one. We have, however, overcome these obstacles and worked diligently over the years to earn our solid reputation as a key player in animal welfare issues. Join us as we take a ...
RSS(Really Simple Syndication) feeds are used to share web content with users and websites. For users, syndication makes keeping up with multiple news sites much easier, and for websites, it makes it easy to create links with other sites providing relavant content. Wikipedia has some good information about syndication in general, and RSS feeds.
