{"id":52083,"date":"2024-05-03T14:51:58","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T18:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/les-animaux-eleves-pour-la-consommation-au-quebec\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T13:33:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T18:33:03","slug":"animals-raised-for-consumption-in-quebec","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/en\/animals-raised-for-consumption-in-quebec\/","title":{"rendered":"Animals raised for consumption in Quebec"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"52083\" class=\"elementor elementor-52083 elementor-49441\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6146a00 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6146a00\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5f995a\" data-id=\"d5f995a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-151aa54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"151aa54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70f24ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70f24ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Did you know that animals found on farms, such as cows, pigs, and chickens, have cognitive abilities similar to those of companion animals like cats, dogs, or horses? They can also experience joy, fear, excitement, boredom and other emotions.<br><br><b>It could therefore be assumed that farmed animals enjoy the same living conditions and legal protections as companion animals but, actually, that is not the case.<\/b><\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8429bdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8429bdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e34778 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7e34778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/signezpourlesproteger.ca\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Sign to protect animals<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58a8b3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"58a8b3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c748ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c748ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-400614e\" data-id=\"400614e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-953cdb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"953cdb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e08bb70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e08bb70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Every day in Canada, more than 2.3 million farmed animals are slaughtered for human consumption.\u00b9<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f983522 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f983522\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-334d284 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"334d284\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There was a record high in 2022, with the death of 854 million farmed animals\u2014that\u2019s 22 times higher than the country\u2019s human population. However, these figures include neither the animals who die on farm or during transportation nor all the male chicks killed in the egg industry.<\/p><p>Since 2015, the Civil Code of Quebec has recognized that animals\u2014all animals\u2014are sentient beings and not simply property. Yet, nearly a decade later, the vast majority of Quebec\u2019s animals (i.e. those destined for consumption) are treated as mere commodities by an industry that systematically compromises their well-being.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d922046 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d922046\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7138882c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7138882c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learn more about each of these species<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bf37494 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1bf37494\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d2b10e0 elementor-skin-carousel elementor-arrows-yes elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-media-carousel\" data-id=\"6d2b10e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_per_view&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;slides_to_scroll&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;skin&quot;:&quot;carousel&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;show_arrows&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pagination&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;space_between&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"media-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/en\/chickens\/\" target=\"_blank\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Vignette poulets - 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EN\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Vignette-poules-pondeuses-EN.png&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Previous\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c28b2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4c28b2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d722e3e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d722e3e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ed93e5\" data-id=\"2ed93e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-00abea7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"00abea7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac19503\" data-id=\"ac19503\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3d2f67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b3d2f67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-12c44be\" data-id=\"12c44be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17019d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"17019d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2435d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2435d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"\u00c9crivez ici...\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">From small family farms to factory farms: The evolution of animal agriculture<\/span><\/h4><div>\u00a0<\/div><p>The term \u201cfarm animals\u201d often brings to mind idyllic scenes of cows and their calves peacefully grazing in a flower-strewn field, a rooster crowing at dawn or a family of pigs happily wallowing in the mud. This comforting imagery may seem to ring true, especially for those who played with the iconic Fisher-Price farm toy as children or read stories with farm animal characters. However, it is a far cry from the reality of modern farms, which now resemble factories.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c8b390 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c8b390\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fig. 1 An example of a bucolic representation of farmed animals, where photos of calves appear to have been superimposed on a photo of a sunny field.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-89824b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89824b9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5a331a\" data-id=\"c5a331a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60045bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"60045bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7dd8cb1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7dd8cb1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0146be5\" data-id=\"0146be5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96ca551 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96ca551\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The lives of animals raised for consumption in Quebec<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9255e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e9255e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfaf4b9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfaf4b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The vast majority of animals destined for consumption in Quebec are raised in industrial (or \u201cintensive\u201d) farming conditions, involving production environments and practices designed to maximize meat, egg or milk output while minimizing costs.<\/p><p>This approach often entails confining animals to limited spaces, typically in closed buildings, to accommodate a high density of animals. As a result, animals are deprived of their ability to move comfortably, to express their natural behaviours and to interact normally with others of their kind. This is particularly evident in the case of caged laying hens, sows confined in gestation crates and dairy cows in stalls<span style=\"font-size: 0.9375rem; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\">.<\/span><sup style=\"letter-spacing: 0.05em;\">2<\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc73137\" data-id=\"bc73137\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cca0feb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cca0feb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Page-permanente-DDA-accueil-Carre-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-49670\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Page-permanente-DDA-accueil-Carre-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Page-permanente-DDA-accueil-Carre-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Page-permanente-DDA-accueil-Carre-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Page-permanente-DDA-accueil-Carre-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Page-permanente-DDA-accueil-Carre.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fig. 2 Young cattle crammed into an indoor feedlot in Quebec.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-feb57c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"feb57c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1399a9e\" data-id=\"1399a9e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41fa269 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"41fa269\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db1813f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db1813f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Farmed animals and legislation<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65dcac7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"65dcac7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf1fc72 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf1fc72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cows, chickens, pigs and other farmed animals are currently excluded from the main, yet fundamental, protections of the <em>Animal Welfare and Safety Act<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p><p>Section 7 of the <em>Act<\/em> excludes from its main protections all animals used for agricultural purposes, namely those set out in section 5 (obligation of the owner or guardian of an animal to provide them with water, food, shelter, care, etc.) and section 6 (prohibition on anyone causing distress to an animal), provided they are treated in accordance with the \u201cgenerally recognized rules\u201d of the industry. However, these \u201crules\u201d are not explicitly defined in the law. Consequently, any practice widely adopted by the industry is considered to be \u201cgenerally recognized.\u201d <strong>This means that the industry itself determines which practices are exempt from the law and are thus legal.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f55c75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9f55c75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-705b84d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"705b84d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fded156\" data-id=\"fded156\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdbd65f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bdbd65f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Copie-de-Page-permanente-accueil-1080-x-590-px-1-1024x559.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-49672\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Copie-de-Page-permanente-accueil-1080-x-590-px-1-1024x559.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Copie-de-Page-permanente-accueil-1080-x-590-px-1-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Copie-de-Page-permanente-accueil-1080-x-590-px-1-768x420.png 768w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Copie-de-Page-permanente-accueil-1080-x-590-px-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fig. 3 A pig on a factory farm looks curiously at the camera.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-975ddaa\" data-id=\"975ddaa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eea22f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4eea22f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Copie-de-Page-permanente-accueil-1080-x-590-px-2-1024x559.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-49674\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Copie-de-Page-permanente-accueil-1080-x-590-px-2-1024x559.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Copie-de-Page-permanente-accueil-1080-x-590-px-2-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Copie-de-Page-permanente-accueil-1080-x-590-px-2-768x420.png 768w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Copie-de-Page-permanente-accueil-1080-x-590-px-2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fig. 4 A dog looks curiously at the camera.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f5cf22b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f5cf22b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e43b7ab\" data-id=\"e43b7ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4226cd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4226cd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfdd9b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfdd9b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">That\u2019s why it\u2019s perfectly legal and even common practice to castrate a piglet without anesthesia, even when the same action on a dog or a cat would result in prosecution and even imprisonment.<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c227631 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c227631\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-918b06e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"918b06e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This exemption from section 7 essentially allows the private sector to self-regulate. As such, it is the government\u2019s abdication of responsibility. It\u2019s time to do better to protect all animals in Quebec<span style=\"font-size: 0.9375rem; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\">.<sup>3<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cfb5d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2cfb5d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb32e08 elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cb32e08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1.1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/signezpourlesproteger.ca\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Sign to protect animals<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e742f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0e742f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b0a0158 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b0a0158\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c32b56\" data-id=\"8c32b56\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f20e77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0f20e77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0e14c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0e14c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Codes of practice<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-003caa8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"003caa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecc9646 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ecc9646\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the agri-food industry, most sectors that involve animals already contribute to the development and revision of Codes of Practice through the National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC). These Codes serve as national guidelines, outlining recommended practices for animal care. <b>These Codes carry no legal weight in Quebec, and adherence to them is voluntary.<\/b><\/p><p>Additionally, the industry plays a significant role in elaborating and refining these codes, often holding majority representation on the committees responsible for their development.<\/p><p>Some sectors claim to require their producers to comply with the Codes of Practice. However, <b>that compliance with these standards is required by the industry itself, rather than by the government, raises many concerns.<\/b> First, the system in place to ensure compliance with the Codes generally involves verification conducted by industry players, rather than by an independent third party. Second, the sanctions for non-compliance are also set by the industry. Third, since it is private, the oversight system is not subject to the same requirements for transparency and accountability as public monitoring systems.<\/p><p>The provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island have made adherence to NFACC\u2019s Codes of Practice mandatory.<sup>4<\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f83da5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5f83da5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fb0fab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3fb0fab\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f60bb7c\" data-id=\"f60bb7c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-777ac2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"777ac2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fig. 5 Laying hens in battery cages, Quebec.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8872368 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8872368\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cad162 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cad162\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Regulations for animals raised for consumption<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0be133d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0be133d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2895ae9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2895ae9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While there are no regulations specifically overseeing the treatment of animals during their life on-farm, their transportation and slaughter are subject to various federal and provincial laws. The transportation of animals raised for consumption is governed by the federal <em>Health of Animals Regulations<\/em> and the provincial <em>Animal Welfare and Safety Act<\/em>.<sup>5<\/sup>\u00a0Their slaughter is governed by the <i>Safe Food for Canadians Regulations<\/i> at the federal level, and the <i>Regulation Respecting Food <\/i>at the provincial level.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5720847 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5720847\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a21c4b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a21c4b5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52c2ba5\" data-id=\"52c2ba5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4186eab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4186eab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Barn fires<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b8cb5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6b8cb5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-225a9bc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"225a9bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fires in agricultural buildings housing animals pose a significant threat across Canada, including in Quebec. Unfortunately, animal deaths are not individually documented in fire reports from the Minist\u00e8re de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 Publique. Instead, they are included in overall material losses to a building\u2019s contents. As a result, there are no official statistics on the number of animals lost in such fires.<sup>6<\/sup><\/p><p>The prevalence of these fires in Quebec can be attributed to the absence of regulations, coupled with the fact that most agricultural buildings were constructed in the 1950s or 1960s using flammable materials and outdated electrical systems. These structures lack basic safety features like smoke or heat detectors and sprinkler systems.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d59b9f\" data-id=\"7d59b9f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9db74b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f9db74b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Page-permanente-DDA-accueil-Carre-2-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-49691\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Page-permanente-DDA-accueil-Carre-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Page-permanente-DDA-accueil-Carre-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Page-permanente-DDA-accueil-Carre-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Page-permanente-DDA-accueil-Carre-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Page-permanente-DDA-accueil-Carre-2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fig. 6 Charred carcasses of hens killed in a farm fire that claimed 120,000 lives.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25cb820 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25cb820\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c077792\" data-id=\"c077792\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dca4c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9dca4c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f2c25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13f2c25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In Quebec, there are no regulations requiring producers to take the necessary precautions to protect animals in the event of a fire.<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfa0ace elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dfa0ace\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7877580 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7877580\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-320de90\" data-id=\"320de90\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31270ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"31270ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afee435 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"afee435\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What you can do to help animals raised for consumption<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2adf4d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2adf4d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>There are several ways you can join us in helping animals raised for consumption:<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a96675 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a96675\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-691044d\" data-id=\"691044d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-284a9ad elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"284a9ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-signature\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1a3332\" data-id=\"d1a3332\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dd7abe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0dd7abe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Support our manifesto <a href=\"https:\/\/signezpourlesproteger.ca\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign to protect them.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a41d8cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a41d8cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-71fcb3b\" data-id=\"71fcb3b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87d412a elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"87d412a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-podcast\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-493c177\" data-id=\"493c177\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b66c50 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b66c50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Learn more about these fascinating animals in our French-language <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/balado\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">podcast\u00a0<i>Au nom des animaux<\/i>.<\/a><\/b> Share with your friends and family! It is also available on <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5wb2RjYXN0aWNzLmNvbS9wb2RjYXN0aWNzL3BvZGNhc3RzL3Jzcy82MDg4XzEwZDY4N2EwOWQ2NjdmZmZkODYyNmNhYzc4MzlmY2M2LnJzcw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7CcgFz97MltGvxukCmMTDu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify <\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/au-nom-des-animaux\/id1692455795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Podcasts.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d37a33a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d37a33a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fccdf4\" data-id=\"3fccdf4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5526a3 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"f5526a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-envelope-open\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f4acb8\" data-id=\"0f4acb8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-655e833 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"655e833\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.assnat.qc.ca\/en\/deputes\/index.html?appelant=MC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Write to your MNA.<\/a> Check out our political action guide.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9127b51 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9127b51\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-20433ff\" data-id=\"20433ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b752d1 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"3b752d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-cow\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d35828\" data-id=\"5d35828\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abb6b3e elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abb6b3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/en\/behind-closed-doors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voice your opposition to Bill C-275<\/a>, which would make it even more difficult to report abuse of farmed animals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c80814 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2c80814\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5953690 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5953690\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-937f134\" data-id=\"937f134\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5585e1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5585e1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6ef376 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6ef376\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What the Montreal SPCA is doing to protect animals raised for consumption<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9afda1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9afda1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7725f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7725f7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-04b4c20\" data-id=\"04b4c20\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c6406e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c6406e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"658\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC00513-658x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-49693\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC00513-658x1024.jpg 658w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC00513-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC00513-768x1195.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC00513-987x1536.jpg 987w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DSC00513.jpg 1072w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fig. 7 A goat taken in by the Montreal SPCA.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9902995\" data-id=\"9902995\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ee2832 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ee2832\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Montreal SPCA regularly appears in the media to raise public awareness of the issues surrounding animals raised for consumption. Here are some of our recent appearances:<\/p><ul><li>Me. Sophie Gaillard, Director of Animal Advocacy and Legal and Government Affairs at the SPCA, speaks out in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uUPv-45hkd0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Radio-Canada report<\/a> on the lack of a legal framework for farmed animals (April 18, 2023)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvanouvelles.ca\/videos\/6325323793112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interview<\/a> by Sophie Gaillard with TVA Nouvelles on the same subject (April 18, 2023)<\/li><\/ul><p>We have also prepared a reform document on animal protection for provincial political parties, with an entire section devoted to animals used in agriculture. It is available to read online (French only): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/propositions-de-reformes-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>La protection des animaux au Qu\u00e9bec : propositions de r\u00e9formes<\/i>.<\/a><\/p><p>Finally, you can consult our past and ongoing campaigns about animals used in agriculture:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/en\/live-horse-export\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Ban the export of live horses for slaughter. <\/b><\/a>We encourage Canadians to write to their federal representatives to demand a ban on the export of horses for slaughter.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/en\/dairy-cows-need-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dairy cows need you.<\/a> We urged the public to weigh in on the overhaul of the National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) Code of Practice by highlighting five critical issues compromising the welfare of dairy cows and their calves.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/en\/animal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ANIMAL.<\/a> This campaign was created to urge the government to grant legal protection to farmed animals.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-384ff5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"384ff5f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0460839\" data-id=\"0460839\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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url(&#039;https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Vignette-cochons-EN.png&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/en\/dairy-cows\/\" target=\"_blank\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Vignette vaches laiti\u00e8res - EN\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Vignette-vaches-laitieres-EN.png&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/en\/laying-hens-and-chicks\/\" target=\"_blank\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Vignette poules pondeuses - EN\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Vignette-poules-pondeuses-EN.png&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Previous\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a14697a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a14697a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-711e739\" data-id=\"711e739\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35e704f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"35e704f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4049817 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4049817\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Photo credits:<\/b><\/p><ul><li>Banner photo, from left to right:\u00a0\u00a9 Victoria de Martigny\/We Animals Media, \u00a9 Jo-Anne McArthur\/We Animals Media, \u00a9 Existence\/We Animals Media<\/li><li>Fig. 1 Photography: \u00a9 natmint\/Getty Images<\/li><li>Fig. 2\u00a0Photography: \u00a9 Jo-Anne McArthur\/We Animals Media<\/li><li>Fig. 3\u00a0Photography: \u00a9 Jo-Anne McArthur\/Sibanye Trust\/We Animals Media<\/li><li>Fig. 4\u00a0Photography: \u00a9 Audrey Loiselle<\/li><li>Fig. 5 Photography: \u00a9 Existence\/We Animals Media<\/li><li>Fig. 6\u00a0Photography: \u00a9 Wes Burdett\/We Animals Media<\/li><li>Fig. 7 Photography: \u00a9 Audrey Loiselle<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcc0918 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bcc0918\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c75e79d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c75e79d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Sources:<\/b><\/p><ul><li><sup>1<\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ledevoir.com\/societe\/consommation\/777140\/consommation-deux-millions-d-animaux-abattus-chaque-jour?fbclid=IwAR2W4DFDYwG0R1qQ1SNhl-S7TC40J74dBFjITBt2cKiw9NThqrecNUYmboM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.ledevoir.com\/societe\/consommation\/777140\/consommation-deux-millions-d-animaux-abattus-chaque-jour?fbclid=IwAR2W4DFDYwG0R1qQ1SNhl-S7TC40J74dBFjITBt2cKiw9NThqrecNUYmboM<\/a><\/li><li><sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/signezpourlesproteger.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/signezpourlesproteger.ca\/<\/a><\/li><li><sup>3<\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/signezpourlesproteger.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/signezpourlesproteger.ca\/<\/a><\/li><li><sup>4<\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/signezpourlesproteger.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/signezpourlesproteger.ca\/<\/a><\/li><li><sup>5<\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/signezpourlesproteger.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/signezpourlesproteger.ca\/<\/a><\/li><li><sup>6<\/sup>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cetfa.org\/fr\/incendies-de-batiments-agricoles-ayant-tue-desanimaux-de-ferme-au-quebec-depuis-janvier-2015\/\">http:\/\/cetfa.org\/fr\/incendies-de-batiments-agricoles-ayant-tue-desanimaux-de-ferme-au-quebec-depuis-janvier-2015\/<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that animals found on farms, such as cows, pigs, and chickens, have cognitive abilities similar to those of companion animals like cats, dogs, or horses? 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