Humane Treatment for Dairy Cattle
The BC SPCA is Helping to Make a Change
Ensuring Welfare On Farms
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In 2009, a new Canadian Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Dairy Cattle was published and the BC SPCA represented Canada s SPCAs on the development committee, achievinpatagonia better sweater moosejawg a progressive new spatagonia better sweater purpletandard for the welfare of dairy cattle in Canada.
Currently, there is no independent monitoring to ensure dairy cattle are being cared for humanely. The BC SPCA and its national partner, the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies, have been asking all of Canada s farm animal industries to implement such programs and copatagonia guide plants vs2ntinue to encourage Dairy Farmers of Canada to work towards this goal. Dairy Farmers of Canada is currently piloting a national farm assessment scheme to ensure thepatagonia houdini for sale Dairy Code is followed, but full implementation will take 4 years. law as in some other provinces. Animal protection legislation in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Newfoundland, New Brunswick and PEI has adopted the napatagonia guide plants vs3tional Codes of Practice fpatagonia better jacketor farm animals to define minimum acceptable standards in those provinces. legislation.
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Codes of Practice
The Codes of Practice lay out the expectations for standards of care to be provided to farm animals in Canada. Dairy Farmers of Canada expects all of their members to implement the Code on their farms and the Codes are used to determine what constitutes reasonable and generally accepted practices in investigations launched under BC s Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.
The Code stipulates 60 clear requirements for the care and handling of dairy cattle, including the following highlights:
Animal handlers must be fapatagonia everlong review lipozenemiliar with cattle behavior and quiet handling techniques either through training, experience or mentorship.
Cattle that are sick, injured, in pain, or suffering must be provided with prompt medical care, or be euthanized. Cattle with untreatable conditions, not responding to treatment, or not fit for transport must be promptly euthanized.
Cattle must have a bed that provides comfort, insulation, warmth, dryness and traction. Bare concrete is not acceptable as a resting surface.
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