FARM ANIMAL WELFARE AND
CODES OF PRACTICE
CONSULTATION WORKSHOP

REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

SEPTEMBER 23 - 24, 2002
GATINEAU, QUÉBEC

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Background and Purpose

Consultation Format

DAY 1

Setting the Context

• Dr. Bill Ballantyne, Director of Technical Service, Maple Leaf Pork
• Dr. David Fraser, Professor, Animal Welfare Program, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and W. Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics, University of British Columbia

Participants' Expectations

TOPIC 1: CONSUMER AND PUBLIC CONCERNS

• Presentation - Nathalie Michaud, Option consommateurs, Montreal
• Workshop Discussion 1 - Consumer and Public Concerns

TOPIC 2: FARM ANIMAL WELFARE IN A PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT

• Presentation - Dr. Derek Anderson, Chair, Canada Committee on Animals, Canadian Agrifood Research Council
• Workshop Discussion 2 - Farm Animal Welfare in a Production Environment

Day 1 Wrap Up Remarks

• Dr. John Church, Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development

DAY 2

Retail Perspective - Jeanne Cruikshank, Canadian Council of Grocery Distributors

TOPIC 3: CANADA'S ANIMAL WELFARE STANDARDS

• Presentation - Bob VanTongerloo, Canadian Federation of Humane Societies
• Workshop Discussion 3 - Canada's Animal Welfare Standards

TOPIC 4: NEXT STEPS: WHAT, WHO, WHEN AND WITH WHAT RESOURCES?

• Presentation - Sally Rutherford, Director General, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Integrated Policy Systems
• Presentation - Susan Church, Alberta Farm Animal Care Association
• Workshop Discussion 4 - Next Steps
• Next Steps Overview - Dr. Frédérique Moulin, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Animal Products Directorate

Feedback from Co-Chairs

• Dr. David Fraser, Professor, Animal Welfare Program, Faculty of Agriculture Sciences and Centre for Applied Ethics, University of British Columbia
• Dr. Bill Ballantyne, Director of Technical Service, Maple Leaf Pork

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