More than 95% of the animals kept by Canadians are farm animals. In B.C. alone, more than 100 million animals are raised on farms each year. The BC SPCA works to improve the lives of these animals through many avenues, including operation of the SPCA Certified program, advocacy for high welfare standards and publication of evidence-based information on farm animal welfare for a variety of audiences.
The SPCA Certified program is an independent third-party farm certification system. It provides a certified assurance to consumers that food products bearing the program label come from farms that comply with the BC SPCA's rigorous farm animal welfare standards.
The BC SPCA advocates on behalf of the hundreds of millions of farm animals raised in Canada each year through evidence-based advocacy initiatives.
We inform the general public about farm animal welfare by providing information about many of the types of farm animals and how they are raised in Canada. As well, learn more about how you can keep your farm animals safe in an emergency situation.
Our FarmSense email newsletter will keep you up-to-date about current farm animal welfare issues in Canada. It also summarizes informative research results for farmers and the general public.
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