The National Farm Animal Care Council and the Canadian National Goat Federation have released the 2022 update of the Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Goats. This edition replaces its 2003 predecessor and provides several enhanced requirements and recommendations for the treatment standards of goats on Canadian farms. Melissa Speirs, the Humane Canada representative on the goat Code Development Committee, noted that “this Code reflects the industry’s progress on welfare since the 2003 Code and incorporates current research on goat welfare.”
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