• General Farm Animal Resources
• Livestock Emergency Resources
• Cattle and Veal Resources
• Pig Resources
• Poultry Resources
• Sheep and Goat Resources
• Other Livestock Resources

General Farm Animal Resources

• Frequently Asked Questions about the OSPCA. OFAC Backgrounder (June, 2009)
• Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Website - Animal Welfare Resources
• Recommended codes of practice for the care and handling of farm animals
• Animal Care Helpline
  Animals can't call 911.... The Helpline service was started by the Ontario Farm Animal Council (OFAC) in June 1992 as a way to assist farmers in providing adequate or improved care for their animals and/or in following practices that meet industry standards.
• Legislation and Standards for Farm Animal Care and Handling in Ontario
• You Were Asking About?...Online Brochures
  • Agriculture and Animal Care
  • How Animals Are Part of Every Day Life
  • The Recommended Codes of Practice for the Care & Handling of Livestock
  • Animal Housing
  • Livestock and the Environment (Updated November, 2007)
• Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Hotline
• Current Farm Animal Welfare Research projects in Canada (January, 2006)
• Learning about Animal Welfare (4-H Resource) February, 2006
• Livestock Transport Requirements in Canada (brochure) Added August, 2008

Livestock Emergency Resources

• Dealing with the aftermath of a livestock or poultry barn fire (June, 2009)
• What to do in a Motor Vehicle Accident Involving Livestock (March, 2009)
• Preventing Accidents When Transporting Livestock (March, 2009)
• Dealing with the Aftermath of a Pig Barn Fire (November, 2007)
• Livestock Transport Emergency Guide (Updated, March, 2007)
• Fact Sheet: What to do with Livestock on the loose at an accident scene - Updated 2009
• Fact Sheet: Barn Fires involving Livestock - facts for first responders - Updated 2009
• Fact Sheet: Barn Fires involving Livestock - facts for livestock producers

Cattle and Veal Resources

• Ontario Cattle Transportation Manifest (August, 2009)
• Cattle Handling - Work Smarter, not Harder (February, 2009)
• Guidelines for Transporting Cattle, Sheep & Goats - updated February, 2009
• Body Condition Score Cards for Beef and Dairy Cattle
• Caring for Compromised Cattle 
• On-farm Euthanasia of Cattle and Calves (OMAFRA resource)
• Ontario Cattlemen's Association website
• Ontario Veal Association website
• Dairy Farmers of Ontario website

Pig Resources

• Guidelines for Transporting Pigs - Updated June, 2009
• On Farm Euthanasia of Swine - Options for the Producer (Added April, 2008)
• Caring for Compromised Pigs - Assessing Animals at Risk (Added April, 2008)
• Fact Sheet: Euthanasia in Pigs
• Handling Pigs - Work Smarter, Not Harder! Fact Sheet, November, 2007
• Ontario Pork website

Poultry Resources

• Egg Farmers of Ontario
• Turkey Farmers of Ontario
• Chicken Farmers of Ontario

Sheep and Goat Resources

• Guidelines for Transporting Cattle, Sheep & Goats - Updated February, 2009
• On-farm Euthanasia of Sheep and Goats (OMAFRA resource)
• Euthanasia Action Plan for Sheep and Goats (OMAFRA resource)
• Ontario Goat Breeders' Association website
• Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency website