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Canadian Coalition for Farm Animals, also known as Coalition Canadienne pour la Protection des Animaux de Ferme, or CCFA, is a Canadian charitable organization dedicated to promoting the welfare of animals raised for food in Canada by means of public education, legislative change, and consumer choice.[1]
CCFA was founded in 2005[2] and obtained charitable status in February of 2023.[3]
The members of the board of directors are Vicki Fecteau, Maureen Boag, Anne Griffin, Geraldine Lindley, and Edana Brown (Hon.)[4]
Campaigns
Barn Fires
CCFA petitioned for a change to the National Farm Building Code as to include protection of animals from fire.[5] Vicki Fecteau also spoke on The Sunday Edition about the Coalitions efforts to raise awareness about barn fires and their effects on the lives of farm animals.[6] CCFA is working with the Canadian government to try to increase fire detection system use in barns.[6]
CCFA launched the website https://www.preventingbarnfires.com[7]
Animal Transportation
CCFA organized protests[8] and campaigned for shorter transportation times for animals being taken to slaughter. They petitioned for amended transport regulations for farm animals.[9] They released inspection reports from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to the media.[10][11][12]
Video Surveillance in Slaughterhouses
The Canadian Coalition for Farm Animals petitioned the Canadian government to commit to a plan of implementing video surveillance in slaughter facilities.[13]
Foie Gras
CCFA petitioned[14] and campaigned against foie gras and force-feeding of animals in Canada.[15]
Farmed Chickens
The Canadian Coalition for Farm Animals created the website https://helpthechickens.ca/ to raise awareness of the condition farmed chickens live in.[16]
References
- ^ "About Us".humanefood.ca
- ^ "Canadian Coalition for Farm Animals".humanefood.ca
- ^ "T3010 Registered Charity Information Return".apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/
- ^ "Board Members".humanefood.ca
- ^ "Petition e-1452".ourcommons.ca
- ^ a b (7 December, 2018)."Thousands of fam animals die in barn fires and no one seems to care".The Sunday Magazine
- ^ "Preventingbarnfires.com".
- ^ Hong, Jackie (29 August, 2016)."Protesters Decry Canadian Farm Animal Transportation Laws". Toronto Star. 29 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-09-23.Toronto Star
- ^ "Petition e-355".ourcommons.ca
- ^ Hui, Ann (16 September, 2018)."Report Reveals Inconsistencies in Highway Inspections of Animal Transport Vehicles". The Globe and Mail. 16 September 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-10-18.The Globe and Mail
- ^ Hui, Ann (16 March, 2017)."CFIA Bows to Meat Industry on Animal Transport Rules Documents Show". The Globe and Mail. 16 March 2017. Archived from the original on 2021-12-03.The Globe and Mail
- ^ Walkom, Thomas (18 September, 2018)."Canada's rules for transporting animals are weak but they're also not rigorously enforced". Toronto Star. 18 September 2018.Toronto Star
- ^ "Petition e-3961".ourcommons.ca
- ^ "Helptheducks.ca".
- ^ Scott-Reid, Jessica (26 June, 2023)."Foie to Faux is Becoming a Thing". 26 June 2023.Planet Friendly News
- ^ "Helpthechickens.ca".