Codes Of Practice
Current
- Beef Cattle
- Bison
- Chickens, Turkeys and Breeders
- Equine
- Farmed Deer
- Farmed Fox
- Farmed Mink
- Pigs
- Pullets and Laying Hens
- Rabbits
- Sheep
- Veal Cattle
Under Revision
Code Development Process
Farmed Mink
CODE UNDER AMENDMENT
The Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Farmed Mink was released in 2013. The Mink Code’s 5-year review was completed in 2018 with the recommendation that the mink Code be amended in relation to four major and one moderate challenges.
Major challenges identified that warrant Code amendments were:
- Pen sizes
- Access to nest boxes
- Reference to the proper method of catching a mink and lifting from its pen
- Euthanasia methods
Moderate challenges that warranted Code amendments were:
- Identification of body condition extremes, i.e., over and under conditioned mink
CODE AMENDMENT TIMELINE
Start: January 2020
Public comment period: December 2020 to February 2021
Projected completion: March 2021
A Code Amendment Committee was populated and deliberations on potential amendments began in May 2020. Once the committee achieved consensus, the proposed amendments were prepared for public comment.
Proposed amendments to the farmed mink Code will be open for a 60-day Public Comment Period from December 7, 2020 – February 4, 2021.
The 2013 Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of farmed mink and 2012 Scientific Committee report, and other related resources are below.
Code Amendment Committee members
Participants are defined as per NFACC’s Guiding Principles for Codes of Practice.
Organization/Role | Representative |
Canada Mink Breeders Association (CMBA) | Matt Moses (Chair) |
Canada Mink Breeders Association | Catherine Moores |
Canada Mink Breeders Association | Rob Bollert |
Canada Mink Breeders Association | David Williams |
Canada Mink Breeders Association | Tom McLellan |
Canadian Veterinary Medical Association | Dr. Dave MacHattie |
Animal Welfare Representative* | Dr. Rebecca Meagher |
Government of Nova Scotia | Dr. Andrew Morrison |
Retail | CMBA requested a retail/fur auction representative, but the position was not filled. |
Transporter | Not applicable |
Canadian Food Inspection Agency | Dr. Daniel Schwartz |
Researcher/academic | Dr. Georgia Mason |
Researcher/academic | Dr. Jamie Ahloy Dallaire |
Technical expert/auditor | Penny Lawlis |
* CMBA requested a nominee from national animal welfare organizations affiliated with NFACC but the position was not filled through these channels
There are various ways to view the Code:
- PDF version (590 KB)
- HTML version (or select from the Table of Contents below)
There are a limited number of hard copies of this Code. NFACC encourages use of the electronic version and does not store hard copies. If hard copies are required, please contact the Canada Mink Breeders Association.
Other resources:
- Scientific Committee report - Review of scientific research on priority issues - May 2012
- NFACC Code development process
- Animal Welfare Research Needs
Table of Contents
Appendices | ||
Appendix A | - Body Condition Scoring for Mink | |
Appendix B | - Feed Testing Laboratory Contacts | |
Appendix C | - Provincial Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories | |
Appendix D | - Participants | |
Appendix E | - Summary of Code Requirements |