National Farm Animal Care Conference
Achievements, challenges and future directions
October 9-10, 2013
Ottawa, ON Canada
Conference news releases
- Next steps critical as Canada builds roadmap to the future in livestock welfare | 06 Nov 2013
- Bridging the gap from farmer to consumer critical to progress in farm animal care | 30 Oct 2013
- National framework, Codes and assessments fuel progress in farm animal care | 23 Oct 2013
- Working together drives new ‘Canadian advantage’ in farm animal care | 16 Oct 2013
Learn about recent achievements in farm animal welfare in Canada and participate in discussion on challenges and future directions.
AGENDA
| DAY 1 - WEDNESDAY OCT 9 | |
| ACHIEVEMENTS | |
| Welcome address | |
| Edouard Asnong, NFACC Chair | Audio | |
| NFACC - a credible decision making platform | |
| Susie Miller, Director General, Sector Development and Analysis Directorate, Market and Industry Services Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | |
| Developing Codes of Practice - scientifically informed, practical and reflective of societal expectations | Presentation | Audio | |
| Ryder Lee, Manager of Federal Provincial Relations, Canadian Cattlemen’s Association Geoff Urton, Manager of Stakeholder Relations, BC SPCA Tina Widowski, Professor of Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare in the Department of Animal & Poultry Science at the University of Guelph Fred Baker, sheep producer and NFACC sheep industry representative | |
| Building a common approach to animal care assessment | |
| Caroline Ramsay, Coordinator, Animal Care Assessment Framework, NFACC | Presentation | Audio | |
| A food service perspective of animal care assessment | |
| Tim Faveri, Director Sustainability and Responsibility, Tim Hortons | |
| Implementing the dairy Code - Mooving ahead with animal care | |
| Ron Maynard, dairy producer and board member, Dairy Farmers of Canada | Presentation | Audio | |
| DAY 2 - THURSDAY OCT 10 | |
| CHALLENGES | |
| When the Headline is You – Communication strategies for an animal welfare crisis | |
| Jeff Ansell, media and crisis communications consultant and author | Excerpts of presentation | |
| What Canadians really think about food and farming | |
| Crystal Mackay, Executive Director, Farm & Food Care Ontario | Presentation | Audio | |
| Bridging the gap - Public and producer views on animal welfare | |
| Jeff Spooner, PhD, Animal Welfare Program, University of British Columbia and consultant | Presentation | Audio | |
| Pain assessment and management | |
| Ed Pajor, Professor, Animal Behavior and Welfare, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Production Animal Health, University of Calgary | Presentation | Audio | |
| Transitions in animal welfare: confinement systems | |
| Catherine Scovil, Associate Executive Director, Canadian Pork Council | Presentation | Audio | |
| FUTURE DIRECTIONS | |
| Managing diverse views in animal welfare | |
| Stephani R. McCallum, Managing Director, Dialogue Partners Inc. | Presentation | Audio | |
| Achieving compliance through stakeholder networks | Audio | |
| Darrell Dalton, Interim Registrar, Alberta Veterinary Medical Association | Presentation | |
| Kristen Kelderman, Animal Care Coordinator, Farm & Food Care Ontario | Presentation | |
| NFACC future directions - seeking input | Audio | |
Jackie Wepruk, General Manager, NFACC | |
| Framing NFACC in a Canadian and international context | Audio | |
| Dan Weary, Professor & NSERC Industrial Research Chair, Animal Welfare Program, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia | |
Funding for this project has been provided by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada through the Agricultural Flexibility Fund, as part of Canada’s Economic Action Plan.
