Chronic Wasting Disease: Alternative Disease Control Options

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) represents a serious threat to free-ranging and farmed cervids* and their associated economies.

Report of the Canadian National Canine Importation Working Group

Strategies to mitigate disease risks and help address welfare issues with regard to transportation of companion animals exhibiting clinical signs of illness within and at Canadian borders.

Management of Potential Domestic Animal Exposures to Rabies

Approaches to dealing with domestic animal exposures to rabies in order to promote, where appropriate, consistency in the approaches employed in each province/territory.

Non-Human Antimicrobial Use Surveillance in Canada

Review and comparison of existing non-human AMU surveillance programs and recommendations for future surveillance.

Standards for Optimizing Animal Welfare Outcomes during Slaughter without Stunning

Guidance document on restraint, neck cutting and post cutting management. These standards are science based and are intended to improve animal welfare.

Guiding Principles for Animal Welfare

The scientific study of animal welfare has provided a sound basis to influence policy development, regulations and standards of animal care.