What else does the Canadian Food Inspection Agency do to protect farm animals?
As a federal agency, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency serves all Canadians. Canadian Food Inspection Agency policies are science based and seek to reflect contemporary societal values and attitudes. Our concern for the welfare of farm animals and the belief that farm animals should be protected from suffering reflects the views of industry and the public. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency Humane Transportation Program promotes awareness regarding humane transport of animals through its policies and procedure documents such as the Transportation of Animals Manual of Procedures, which is distributed to all Canadian Food Inspection Agency inspectors, and the Spent Laying Hens Guidelines. A Canadian Food Inspection Agency Air Transport Group addresses issues concerning the transportation of animals by air, e.g. stalls for horses, exposure to extreme weather during unloading and ground transport from aircraft, proper holding facilities at airports, the need for ground ventilation durin
