You have found your new horse - what do you need to think about concerning vaccination history and biosecurity before you take him home? Hopefully you have h...

Travelling with your horse to the US this year? What do you need to know and do in terms of vaccination? Step one is plan ahead - you will need to complete a...

Equine “Core” vaccines- Tetanus, Eastern (EEE) and Western Encephalomyelitis (WEE), West Nile and Rabies. You can educate yourself on the importance of prote...

It’s time to start thinking about your spring vaccinations. How do you decide what your horse needs? There are lots of good noncommercial resources online - ...

Notice regarding the recent announcement of the Health of Animals Regulations Part XII: Transportation of Animals-Regulatory Amendment. Hopefully this will h...

Horse owners need to prepare for colder temperatures The onset of winter means horse owners need to be prepared to assure their animals have water, feed and ...

Osteochondrosis is a disease that affects the joints of young horses, pigs and dogs. In a normal, healthy joint, a thick layer of cartilage lines the joint s...

A Statement by the Horse Welfare Alliance of Canada SEPT 2018 - Throughout the Canadian equine sector of the livestock industry and across governments there ...

All of the provinces and territories, in Canada, have animal protection legislation and regulation. They vary widely within Canada in terms of animal welfare...

Occasionally we receives letters of concern about the welfare of horses and the work being done by HWAC within the animal agriculture and equine industries. ...

Closure of US equine slaughter facilities in 2007 along with the concomitant economic recession have contributed to a sharp increase in the number of unwante...

Kimberly S. Brown, thehorse.com Increased worldwide movement of equids means increased potential for spread of horse diseases. The impact of a disease outbre...

28 Aug 2009... HWAC now has stakeholder status in the Equine Working Group (EWG) which was formed by Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). This Working Gro...

External Link: Animal Welfare: Allow science, not emotion, to tell us whether farm practices are humane

A Premises Identification number is a unique national number assigned to a piece of land by a provincial or territorial government. A premises is any parcel ...

Canadians are reminded to check Canada's import requirements before arriving at the border with their horses. Import requirements are in place to protect hum...

Livestock Traceability In Action Traceability throughout the livestock sectors is a crucial component of an effective animal health and food safety system th...

The future of Canada’s equine industry depends on establishing confidence that the welfare and health standards of the animals in our care are being met. The...

Federal Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance and use in Canada Health Canada (HC) has held consultation on proposed changes to the Food and Drug Regulatio...

The link below addresses management and sustainability of forest, forage, water and natural resources. The information is long but very informative. The arti...