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As you are browsing through the meat section at the supermarket you may see a ‘grass-fed’ beef label. This label implies the beef came from cattle who lived better lives, but is there truth to this claim, or is it just a clever marketing tactic to get well-intentioned people, like you, to buy more beef? …
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News Category: Farm
It’s a story with a happy ending: horse Sweet Pea, along with her foal, Tanner, will be going home to live with their new guardians in Clearwater. You may remember Sweet Pea: earlier this year the BC SPCA put out a call for suggestions for a name for her foal, who was born at our …
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Just one year after the BC SPCA investigated a shocking case of abuse and torture of broiler chickens by employees of Elite Farm Services Ltd. in Chilliwack, SPCA constables are investigating further allegations of animal cruelty involving the same company and a Fraser Valley chicken farm, Jaedel Enterprises. In 2017, the BC SPCA recommended charges …
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News Category: Animal cruelty, Farm
While some Canadians choose not to eat pork, millions of Canadians still do. The BC SPCA pushes for higher standards of care for pigs – to ensure that those pigs that are raised for food receive a life worth living and reach the end of their lives as peacefully as possible. In the SPCA Certified program, our …
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News Category: Awards and accreditation, Farm
We are busy people, frequently juggling work and personal commitments. It’s not often that we think of making time to go to meet our local farmers to learn about how our food is produced. However, if you want to know more about how your food is grown, nothing beats going to the source. Is it …
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News Category: Awards and accreditation, Community, Farm
Ever wondered about the difference between free range and free run eggs, or whether certified organic means anything for how well the animals were treated? What about labels like grass-fed and pasture-raised for meats and dairy? Food labels often raise more questions than they answer. Find out which food labels to look for and those …
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News Category: Community, Farm, Take action, Ways to help
The weather across the province has been heating up, and farmer’s markets are in full swing! Whether you’re a steady market shopper or have never taken a trip to your local market before, our three quick tips will help you aid farm animals in your community. 1) Look beyond the veggies Although the term “farmers’ …
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News Category: Farm, Ways to help
Take the Pledge! In Canada, over 24 million hens are raised for egg production each year, laying approximately 616 million eggs annually. More than 90 per cent of these laying hens (~ 21.6 million) spend their entire adult lives in cramped cages, while a mere 10 per cent are raised as either free run (cage-free, …
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News Category: Farm, Take action
You’ve seen it in ads on TV, in the grocery store, in restaurants all over, and it sounds like a pretty good idea: food that was “raised without antibiotics”. This is becoming one of the biggest food label trends we see today. These businesses boast that their meat, eggs, or dairy come from farms that …
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News Category: Farm
