Farmed Animals

"Pigs are people, too!" © istockphoto

Farmed animals are social and intelligent individuals, as capable of feeling pain and frustration, joy and excitement, as the dogs and cats we welcome into our families. Unfortunately, most of the animals we use for meat, eggs, and dairy in Canada are raised on factory farms, where their welfare often suffers as a result of intensive confinement, mutilations without painkillers, and inhumane slaughter practices. These abuses are of particular concern to HSI Canada because they affect so many animals—billions are slaughtered for food every year in our country.

Read more about issues affecting farmed animals and what you can do to help:

Animal Transport

Foie Gras

Gestation Crates

Battery Eggs