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28 Cards in this Set
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Public perception |
Increasing urban Increased affluence Emphasize health and feelings of animals Closest relationship to animals is pets (family) People spend money on things that matter to them |
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What province spends the most money on pets? |
Alberta ($548 per year) |
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The pet industry |
4.5 billion dollar pet industry in Canada (15 billion on non food pet supplies in the US) |
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Woofstock? |
high tea dog wedding |
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The way people view and treat their pets has large implications on how they view what? |
The treatment of animals for food |
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What are the 5 drivers of Change? |
1. Standards and Legislation (europe) 2. Attitudes 3. Globalization (international trade and market access) 4. Consolidation (agriculture, retailers, activist groups) 5. Push to pull economy (retailers demand product and dictate terms) |
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Explain the change in the Economic model |
Tradition 'push economy' - producers compete with each other on issues of price and quality (traditional animal science departments) VS New 'pull' economy - consumers or retailers demand a product (at a price) from the producer |
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What are economic externalities? |
Products that don't cost money to directly produce
ie. animal welfare, environmentally friendly, employee safety |
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Retailers have shifted to __________ stores, with ________ buyers and now have ______________ and _______ audits |
Large box stores fewer buyers Culture of standard and 3rd party audits |
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Culture of Standars |
ISO9000 - quality control ISO14000 - Environment SA8000 - Social conditions GFSI - global food safety initiatives B2B - business to business NEW ISO standard for animal welfare is being considered |
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What does producer consolidation mean and what does it result in |
Fewer farms producing the same or more
Results in: -economies of sale (economically viable unit size continues to increase -Increase in vertical integration and corporate farms -Easier to hold fewer but larger producers accountable for demands |
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Can activists influence an industry by targeting just a few firms? |
Yes, thus achieving changes in industry regulations, not imposed by legislators, but by firms seeking a competitive advantage |
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Smithfield officials denied what? And instead said... |
That pressure form activists or voters had anything to do with their announcement to move out of gestation stalls
Did say that they responded to concerns voiced by McDonalds, Walmart, and several supermarket chains |
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What is the best way to protect the brand? |
By developing social/agriculture policy through the corporate social responsibility (one company has good welfare, they all want to) |
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OIE |
World organization for Animal Health
-standards to combat outbreaks -Animal welfare standards |
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OIE standards are the international reference in the field of animal disease and zoonoses for who? |
WTO |
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Historically, 'like products could not be discriminated against based on how they were produces (ethical differences)
How are things changing? |
EU pushing to make animal welfare a trade barrier |
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What are other organization that have an influence? |
Conference on Global Trade and Farm Animal Welfare World Bank (International Finance Corporation) Food and Ag Organization of the United Nations |
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Social Expectations - what do we need to do? |
Clear statement of industry standards for animal welfare Standards must reflect values of the society Means of assuring the public/consumers that Canadian industries are following these standards |
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What is the National Farm Animal Care Council? (NFACC) |
National Lead for farm animal care in Canada -diverse stakeholders to work together on farm animal welfare 'consensus-based model' of decision making |
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What is the National Farm Animal Care Council's focus? |
Codes of practice for the care and handling of farm animals Animal Care Assessment Model (ACAM)
**facilitate information sharing and communication |
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What are Canada's Codes of Practice? |
Guidelines for care and handling of farm animals -recommended best practices that are scientifically informed, practical, and reflect societal expectations for farm animal care |
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The Canadian Codes... |
Voluntary Sustainability and Legitimacy
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What are the 3 key conditions of the codes of practice? |
1. Ethical goals and principles that recognize both welfare and the role of agriculture in satisfying vital human needs 2. Consumers must be confident that the standards are taken seriously 3. Producers must believe that the standards are established fairly |
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Welfare and the Veterinarian…. |
Animal welfare science is not a mature science Implementation of welfare science in policy A world of changing values towards animals |
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Animal welfare science is not a mature science means… |
Research is more conceptual than strategic Research farm scale and not commercial scale Few multidisciplinary teams Great opportunities for vets to work with animal welfare scientists to expand |
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Implementation of welfare science in policy means... |
Vets have a key role in implementing welfare policy and standards through government, industry and international agencies
Requires understanding on how scientific and political elements interact |
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A world of changing values towards animals means... |
Expectation that the vet will provide leadership in promoting animal welfare -working to prevent and treat disease -champion of animal welfare in a broader sense |
