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.

* 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

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