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Livestock Welfare Engagement Project Survey Online

Alberta Farm Animal Care (AFAC) is involved in a new initiative called the Livestock Welfare Engagement Project. The goal of this project is a collaborative look at animal welfare in Alberta’s livestock industry, where AFAC will facilitate the collection of input from individuals and organizations across the sector. I recently spoke with Melissa Moggy who is the project lead, about the project and an online survey.

Interview with Melissa Foggy (2:35 minutes) (1.17 Mb)

For more information or to participate in the survey, go to www.afac.ab.ca.

 
Source : Alberta Ag and Forestry

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