Animal Welfare / Transportation of Animals

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency plays an important role in providing protection for animals used in food production. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency's responsibility for farm animal welfare is science-based, seeks to reflect contemporary societal attitudes, and relates to two distinct areas of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency mandate: transportation and slaughter.

• News Release - Government of Canada cracks down on livestock transport violators: New regulations more than double fines

Information we provide for the general public includes:

• Animal Welfare in Canada
• CFIA working to enforce humane transport and slaughter practices
• Fact Sheet - Animal Welfare
• Fact Sheet - Protecting Pets When They Travel
• Fact Sheet - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and the Transportation of Animals

Information we provide for producers and the livestock sector includes:

• Transporting Horses in Canada: Is that Animal Fit for the Trip?
  • Notice to those transporting horses into Canada at the Queenston-Lewiston Bridge (Niagara)
• Livestock Transport Requirements in Canada
• Compromised Animals Policy
• Poster - Is that animal fit for the trip?