The Farm Animal Welfare Leadership Award, presented by Animal Health Canada. Recipients of this award have demonstrated a commitment to farmed animal welfare either through 1) the development of an innovative process or product, 2) outreach or communications activities, or 3) a proven commitment to animal welfare by incorporating best practices into the core of their day-to-day work, business, or organization. Through their work in Canadian animal agriculture, the recipients of this award promote high standards in farmed animal care and work collaboratively to build trust both within Canadian animal agriculture and beyond.
Innovation
Creation or development of a new process, product or source of knowledge which improves animal welfare through the identification of practical tools and practices to improve handling and care practices. Demonstration of this can be through:
Taking an active role to promote and share factual information about animal welfare standards and practices to improve animal welfare in Canada within the farmed animal sector. This can be met by:
For this award, this can be shown by: