The Health of Animals Act and Regulations: an example of how Canada has failed to protect farmed animals

• Author / Creator

  Godley, Rachel

• Abstract
  Farmed animal welfare is an increasingly pressing issue both in Canada and abroad. This thesis surveys the current laws Canada has in place to protect farmed animal welfare. It looks at the Health of Animals Act and regulations as an example of why laws that should protect farmed animals are failing to do so. Pervasive problems with animal welfare legislation are identified and explained, including issues with the fragmented legal framework, and the strength, scope, and interpretation of laws.

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Scope of protection
  • Codes of Practice for Care and Handling of Farm Animals
  • ILO
  • Intensive livestock farming
  • Agricultural animal
  • Animal regulation
  • Interpretation
  • Fragmentation
  • Industrial farming
  • Animal law
  • National Farm Animal Care Council
  • Animal welfare

• Graduation date

  Fall 2014

• Type of Item

  Thesis

• Degree

  Master of Laws

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R3H41JV60

• License

  This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.