Humane Treatment of Farm Animals

As a founding member of the National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC), the CFHS has been improving living conditions for Canada’s farm animals since the Council’s inception in 2005.  As a leader in establishing science-based standards, the CFHS negotiates with animal industry leaders to update and...

The draft Codes of Practice for Beef Cattle and Horses (Equine) are now open for public consultation. This is your opportunity to have a direct impact on the welfare of these animals.   The Beef Code is open until March 8th 2013. Click here to comment. Click here to read the draft Beef Code.   The Equine Code of...

New national Codes of Practice for the welfare of horses, pigs, cattle and sheep are now entering the final stages of negotiation and public comment periods will be held in fall of 2012 and early 2013, providing an opportunity to the public to express their expectations for Canada to meet higher standards. The process of...

As the CFHS is pushing for more humane standards of care on Canadian farms, it might help you the Five Freedoms. We use the Five Freedoms to guide and determine animal welfare. The Five Freedoms describe conditions that must be fulfilled in order to prevent the suffering of domesticated animals in human care.This is a...

As the only national animal welfare organization represented on the National Farm Animal Care Council, the CFHS is tasked with the responsibility of advocating for the welfare of over 700 million farm animals across Canada. One of the key farm animal codes currently being negotiated is the pork code.  This code will...

The group of industry codes currently being revised by the National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) include: Pigs:  scientific reports on industry best practices and research have been submitted to the code committee for review and negotiation. Beef: scientific reports on industry best practices and research have...

To address the deplorable standards of animal care in some sectors of the Canadian agricultural industry, the CFHS was an instrumental partner in the creation of the National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) in 2005.  The NFACC is a collaborative partnership of diverse stakeholders that is mandated to develop...