8. Animal Care & Livestock Well-being

Описание: Farm animals and their products are the biggest segment of Canadian agriculture, and certainly a big part of the food chain downstream in supermarkets, restaurants, and on consumers’ kitchen tables.

With the rise of large farms and mass production techniques, animal well-being has become an issue not only for consumers, but also for farmers who depend on the well-being of their livestock in order to be efficient and produce a quality product.

In this episode, Hugh Maynard talks with Jackie Wepruk, Executive Director of the National Farm Animal Care Council, about the care and handling of farm animals.

Sarah Rennie speaks with Jodi Wallace, a world-renowned veterinarian, co-owner of the Ormstown Veterinary Hospital, and dairy farmer at Anderson Farms in Très-Saint-Sacrement. They discuss how animal care in dairy production is evolving and the important role veterinarians play on the farm.

Sarah Rennie also speaks with Doug Bryson, a sixth-generation farmer and start-up chicken producer in Ormstown. Doug produces meat chickens, and they talk about the production cycle, the supply management system and chicken market, animal care, and the ever-present threat of avian flu for poultry producers across the province.

Callan Forrester speaks with Tiffany McNaughton, a part-time farmer who runs Fertile Valley Farm, home to an eclectic collection of animals, offering a small-scale, hands-on perspective.

Together, they discuss what animal care looks like in practice, how standards and ethics translate on the ground, and why livestock well-being matters - for animals, farmers, and the food systems we all rely on.

0:00 - 1:44 Intro
1:44 - 17:43 Jackie Wepruk
17:43 - 34:37 Jodi Wallace
34:37 - 51:04 Doug Bryson
51:04 - 59:36 Tiffany McNaughton