World Animal Protection joins Canada’s National Farm Animal Care Council
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This new relationship will provide opportunities to help set codes of care for farm animals.
The National Farm Animal Care Council or NFACC’s diverse membership of farming industry heavy weights, academics, enforcement agencies and humane societies, government bodies and big name retailers and restaurants can now count us among its ranks.
As a collaborative group, NFACC is responsible for overseeing the process by which Canada’s national Codes of Practice for the care and handling of animals are developed. The Codes have covered things like the phase-out of sow stalls, animal transport guidelines and standards of care for every sort of farmed animal.
Josey Kitson, Executive Director of World Animal Protection Canada said “we are thrilled to be accepted as members of NFACC. As an organization, we aim to work with the groups that have the most meaningful impact on the lives of animals and NFACC is the most important forum for improving the lives of farm animals in Canada.”
Ryder Lee, NFACC’s Chair said “I am happy to welcome World Animal Protection to the National Farm Animal Care Council. Part of NFACC’s reason for being is to bring diverse groups, who would not normally talk to each other, around a common table for healthy dialogue and progress on farm animal welfare.”
Voted in to NFACC by its existing membership, World Animal Protection will help set new codes of care for animals and gain valuable insight direct from farmers as they work together to find the best solutions for animals.
Lee adds “NFACC is unique in the world for its collaborative efforts and success in bridging the gap between all the participants in Canada’s food system. We look forward to a positive working relationship with World Animal Protection; one that supports farmers and the animals that they care for every day.”
“We are thrilled to be accepted as members of NFACC. As an organization, we aim to work with the groups that have the most meaningful impact on the lives of animals and NFACC is the most important forum for improving the lives of farm animals in Canada.