Animal Welfare
Animal Welfare
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Animal Protection Agencies in Saskatchewan
Outside of the above cities, contact:
- Animal Protection Services of Saskatchewan
- RCMP
- your local police service
For all large animal concerns, contact Animal Protection Services of Saskatchewan.
Animal Protection Legislation, Regulations and Guidelines
- Saskatchewan Animal Protection Act 2018
- Saskatchewan Animal Protection Regulations 2018
- Standards for Optimizing Animal Welfare Outcomes during Slaughter without Stunning 2018
- Code of Welfare- Commercial Slaughter (2018) New Zealand Government
- A Code of Practice for Canadian Kennel Operations (2018) CVMA
- The Role of the Veterinarian Reporting Animal Cruelty (2018) Animal Folks/Kirkpatrick Foundation
- Guidelines for Depopulation of Animals (2019) AVMA
- Guidelines for Humane Slaughter of Animals (2016) AVMA
- Guidelines for Euthanasia of Animals (2013) AVMA
- Saskatchewan Veterinarians’ Animal Welfare Handbook (June 2016)
- Humane Livestock Euthanasia – video
- Animal Identification Act
- Captive Wildlife Regulations
- Quality of Life Scale (APLB)
- CVMA Position Statements on Animal Welfare – link
- Guidelines for Transporting Pigs
- Humane Transportation and Animal Welfare – link
- Stray Animals Act
- Animal Custom Care Regulations 2006
- AFAC Handling Guidelines Beef Cattle
- AFAC Handling Guidelines Dairy Cattle
- AFAC Handling Guidelines Horses
- AFAC Handling Guidelines Pigs
- AFAC Handling Guidelines Sheep
- Small Flock Poultry Health
- NFACC Codes of practice – beef cattle
- Body Condition Scoring in Livestock – Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture
- UNL Learning module
- Beef Cattle Research Council
- Dairy body condition scoring
- Pain Control in Swine – link
- Suspect Animal Abuse or Neglect? Veterinarian have an ethical duty to act. (SVMA News, Feb 2017)
- Recognizing and responding to cases of suspected animal cruelty, abuse and neglect: what the veterinarian needs to know- Phil Arkow
- Common Questions about Animal Seizures (SVMA News, May 2016) – Kaley Pugh
- Large Animal Nutrition During Drought Conditions (SVMA News, Aug 2015) – Aman Deep, Brittany Wiese
- Guide to Small Scale Pig Production for Saskatchewan Farms
Animal Protection Legislation, Regulations and Guidelines
- National Link Coalition
- One Welfare
- Alberta Farm Animal Care
- Canadian Council on Animal Care in Science
- Humane Canada
- Canadian Livestock Transport Certification Program
- Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare– OVC
- Equestrian Canada
- Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan
- Livestockwelfare.com
- National Farm Animal Care Council
- Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture- Livestock Branch
- Saskatchewan SPCA
- Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre– AVC
- TRU Animal Welfare Certificate Program
- UBC Animal Welfare Program
- Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia Support Group
- World Small Animal Veterinary Association
- Livestock Transport in Canada – Are you sure that animal is fit for the trip?
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