New farm building code worries pork producers

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New farm building code worries pork producers

Monday, May 24, 2010
CBC News

Manitoba hog producers say farm building code changes being pushed by animal
rights groups could put the industry out of business.
Ne serait-ce pas merveilleux ?


The code could include requirements for sprinkler systems, firewalls and
alarms in new and renovated barns housing animals.

The activist group Canadians for the Ethical Treatment of Food Animals
supports stricter industry-wide building codes, saying thousands of animals
have died over the years in hog barn fires.

But while the animal rights group says contemplated changes to the code
don't go far enough ‹ Manitoba's hog producers say while they're to make
changes, they also have to keep an eye on costs.

"If we put the cost too high then you're going to put the producers out of
business," said Manitoba Pork Council chairman Karl Kynoch.

Activists say thousands of hogs and other animals are at risk under existing
building standards. Current building codes fail to take into account the
fact that many farms have evolved from small-family owned businesses to
larger industrial-type operations, they argue.

"We have major concerns about the barn fires in Manitoba," said animal
rights spokesman Twyla Francois. " What we are calling for is that higher
standards be put in place."

Manitoba's Fire Commissioner Chris Jones also has concerns about
agricultural buildings, especially industrial-sized barns which can house
thousands of animals. "We are taking steps to ensure in the future that new
buildings or buildings undergoing major renovations meet a minimum standard
of code," he said.

But the activist group wants any new code to cover all existing farms,
forcing owners to retrofit with sprinkler systems, better alarms and
firewalls.

Read more:
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Citation :

Manitoba hog producers say farm building code changes being pushed by animal rights groups could put the industry out of business.
Ne serait-ce pas merveilleux ?

Trop merveilleux pour que ces standards soient effectivement imposés aux éleveurs.

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Citation :

Manitoba hog producers say farm building code changes being pushed by animal rights groups could put the industry out of business.
Ne serait-ce pas merveilleux ?

Citation :

Trop merveilleux pour que ces standards soient effectivement imposés aux éleveurs.

Oui, ce serait super. En tous cas, leurs façons de faire ne passent plus sous silence. C'est un bon début pour arriver à mieux mais de là à les mettre "out of business", je pense aussi qu'il y aura encore bien du chemin à faire.