Animal Welfare
Animal Welfare Resources
Animal Protection Agencies in Saskatchewan
Outside of the above cities, contact:
- Saskatchewan Animal Enforcement Agency
- RCMP
- your local police service
For all large animal concerns, contact the Saskatchewan Animal Enforcement Agency
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
- Saskatchewan Veterinarians’ Animal Welfare Handbook (June 2016)
- Humane Livestock Euthanasia – video
- Animal Identification Act
- Captive Wildlife Regulations
- Guidelines for Transporting Pigs
- CFIA 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 and dairy cattle
- Beef Cattle Research Council
- Beef Cattle Research Council – Body Condition Scoring
- Suspect Animal Abuse or Neglect? Veterinarian have an ethical duty to act. (SVMA News, Feb 2017)
- 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
Additional Links
- National Link Coalition
- One Welfare – Australia
- 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
- National Farm Animal Care Council
- Saskatchewan SPCA
- Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre– AVC
- UBC Animal Welfare Program
- World Small Animal Veterinary Association