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FarmSense includes news about farm animal welfare issues, research results, and information on the BC SPCA's activities that help farm animals in B.C. Sending email communications enables us to provide news in a timely and cost-effective manner, ensuring that more money goes to where it matters most - the animals.

 

2010 Issues

 

February 2010

  • Part 1: What happens when experts talk science in a pub? by Prof. Ian Duncan
  • BC SPCA and UBC Partner on Lameness Factsheet
  • 'Farm Olympics' by Jerry Kitt of First Nature Farms
  • Pork and beef available year-round from Celista Springs Ranch

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2009 Issues

November 2009

  • SPCA Certified Program Launches its First-Ever Turkey Standards!
  • Highlights of the SPCA Certified Turkey Standards
  • Polderside Farms becomes SPCA Certified!
  • A Guide to Gait Scoring Turkeys

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September 2009  

  • Watching What Cows Eat: Feeding Behaviour and Illness by Christy Goldhawk, MsC
  • Quick Facts for Farmers on Feeding Behaviour and Illness
  • Register Today for the Annual Scotiabank and BC SPCA Paws for a Cause... Walk for the Animals

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July 2009

  • Want to know what makes dairy cows really happy?
  • Highlights of the National Codes of Practice for the Care and Handling of Dairy Cattle
  • Get SPCA Certified beef delivered right to your door from Vale Farms!

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May 2009

  • Reducing the Risk of Feather Pecking by Anne Macey
  • Where's the (SPCA Certified) Beef?
  • 650 Million Animals Need Our Help

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March 2009

  • SPCA Certified Program Launches Updated Broiler Chickens Standard
  • Upcoming Event: Agriculture in the City
  • Little Qualicum Cheeseworks Launches On-Line Store!

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2008 Issues

November 2008

  • Low-Stress Animal Handling
  • Do Chickens Have Feelings? by Prof. Ian Duncan
  • TK Ranch becomes SPCA Certified!

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September 2008

  • Granby Organic Dairy and Beef Joins SPCA Certified Program!
  • Vale Farms Grassroots Beef Now Available Across B.C.!
  • Celebrate World Farm Animals Day
  • Upcoming Events

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July 2008

  • The Five Freedoms on Organic Farms
  • Providing an Assurance of Animal Welfare
  • Donate Now!

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April 2008

  • Lameness in Broiler Chickens
  • Update on the BC SPCA's Farm Animal Transport Campaign
  • A Guide to Gait Scoring in Broiler Chickens

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March 2008

  • Welfare Friendly Alternatives to Gestation Stalls by Bruce Cochrane
  • Animal Protection Laws in Canada
  • Upcoming Conference

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2007 Issues

December 2007

  • The Animal Welfare Movement in Canada: Who's Taking the Lead? by Shelagh MacDonald
  • International Welfare Expert Joins BC SPCA
  • Make 2008 an Ethical Year with Green Zebra Guide
  • Go Gourmet the Humane Way!

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October 2007

  • The Animal Welfare Movement in Canada: Role and Future Direction by Shelagh MacDonald
  • Bark! Magazine Educates Kids about the Welfare of Dairy Cows
  • Canada's Government Lags Behind on Farm Animal Welfare

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August 2007

  • CFIA Applauds New Certified Livestock Transporter Program by Bruce Cochrane
  • Vancouver City Council Votes Against Battery Cages
  • Upcoming Events and Conferences

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June 2007

  • Outside the Cage by Nicholas Read
  • Preventing Pain in Cattle
  • Help Protect Farm Animals
  • Volunteers Needed!

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March 2007

  • Rancing Celista-Style
  • Happy Sows Break from Gestation Stalls
  • Farmers Markets Need More Farmers!

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