Canada

Chickens

• 81.8% of laying hens in Canada are raised in battery cages.[S]

• 22.5 million male chicks in the Canadian egg industry are culled annually on their first day of life.[S]

Pigs

• The largest pork producer in Canada uses CO₂ gas chambers in 4/5 plants, the second-largest & sixth-largest (the latter is also the second-largest in Ontario) stun all pigs like this. No data is available on the rest of producers.[S][S][S]

Cattle

• 20-35% of dairy cows in Canada suffer from lameness.[S][S]

• 71.8% of dairy cows in Canada are housed in tie-stall barns.[S]

• 99% of beef producers in Canada castrate male calves, with 26% always using pain relief and 20% sometimes using pain relief (54% never use pain relief). Of those that use pain relief, only 9.5% use pain relief considered adequate (local anesthesia + analgesia).[S]

• Long-haul transport of beef cattle in Canada averaged 16 hours in length, with 11% of journeys lasting above 25 hours. Cattle are NEVER given any food or water for the entire journey.[S]

• During long-haul transport of beef cattle in Canada, 21.5% of trucks reach a maximum temperature above 30°C (86°F).[S]