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Saskatchewan to thin out wolf pack along treeline

Oct. 15, 2016 at 5:57 pm CDT

Aiming to prevent “wolf-livestock conflicts” in the region, Saskatchewan’s environment department will again offer a wolf hunting season along the provincial forest fringe starting Saturday. The wolf hunt, running from Oct. 15, 2016 through to March 31, 2017, is to be allowed in wildlife management zones 43 (Melfort, Tisdale), 47 […]

Bill to tighten cruelty laws downed in Commons

Oct. 6, 2016 at 1:07 pm CDT

By Staff

U.K. review calls for urgent cuts to antibiotic use in livestock

Dec. 8, 2015 at 8:02 pm CST

By Kate Kelland

McDonald’s investor wants it to cut antibiotics in all meats

Sep. 18, 2015 at 1:28 pm CDT

By Lisa Baertlein

Study alleges U.S. fast food still mostly raised on antibiotics

Sep. 16, 2015 at 4:41 am CDT

By Lisa Baertlein

Quebec plans new legal status for animals

Jun. 5, 2015 at 8:24 pm CDT

Quebec’s agriculture minister has tabled a new provincial government bill to raise the legal status of domestic and farmed animals in the province beyond that of “furniture.” Pierre Paradis on Friday introduced Bill 54 in the provincial assembly, with the stated goal of enshrining animals in Quebec’s Civil Code as sentient beings […]

By Dave Bedard

horses being rescued from an overturned trailer

Are you prepared if an animal emergency arises?

Jun. 4, 2015 at 4:22 pm CDT

When a truck carrying livestock flips, or there’s a need to rescue horses or cattle during a flood, most people don’t know what to do. That’s where Rebecca Gimenez comes in. Gimenez, who hails from Macon, Georgia, will be teaching a workshop on animal rescue and emergency preparedness in Olds […]

By Alexis Kienlen

Wal-Mart urges meat suppliers to curb antibiotic use

May. 22, 2015 at 3:36 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Wal-Mart Stores is pressing meat, seafood, dairy and egg suppliers to reduce the use of antibiotics, becoming the first large retailer to take a stand against the excessive use of drugs in raising farm animals. The guidelines announced on Friday would limit suppliers to using antibiotics […]

By Nathan Layne P.J. Huffstutter

Tax deferrals kick in for soaked and parched West

Dec. 30, 2014 at 3:53 pm CST

Ranchers under pressure from this year’s drought in B.C. and northwestern Alberta and excess moisture in western Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan may get income tax deferrals for their trouble. The federal government on Tuesday released its first list of designated areas for 2014, within which eligible producers who sold breeding […]