The Canadian National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) launched a consultation for its draft Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Pigs, which is expected to be published by the end of this year.
The comment period ended on 3 August, and more than 4,700 comments were received, compared to just over 600 in previous consultations on the equine and the beef codes.
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Campaigns against gestation crates in Canada are putting increasing pressure on pig farmers, and some major pork producers are paving the way to change by adopting their own private policies to phase them out, as in the case of the recent Olymel announcement.
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The NFACC Code of Practice proposes a number of reforms, such as transitioning towards more limited use of gestation stalls by 2024, changes to space allowances for different classes of pigs and a requirement for pain control when performing castration after 14 days.
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You can read the full article on The Pig Site.
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