Sheep Code of Practice - Progress Updates

October 2024

The Code Committee has been finalized and work is underway. All members of both the Code Committee and Scientific Committee have attended online orientation meetings. The orientations provided an overview of the NFACC Code Development Process, an overview of some administrative activities, and an outline of the anticipated timelines for the project.  

The first in-person meeting has been set for December 11th and 12th in Ottawa. Some initial work toward identifying Priority Welfare Issues (PWI) has begun. Both committees will provide input before the meeting and then come together to reach a consensus on the final PWI list at the December meeting. Reaching consensus on the PWIs for the Scientific Committee is a key part of the December meeting, so after the meeting the Scientific Committee can begin working on their report. The 2012 Scientific Report is available here.

August 2024

The sheep Code update is moving forward with the Code Committee nearly finalized.  The Scientific Committee is organized with a Research Writer contracted. The top-of-mind survey to capture input from those interested in sheep welfare closed on July 25^th. Input collected from that survey will be presented to the Code Committee for consideration.  It is anticipated the first in-person meeting will happen in the September/October timeframe.