Animal Health and Welfare / Chief Veterinarian for Ontario

If you are facing challenges that may lead to welfare issues with your livestock, there are resources available to help:

Contact:

Farm and Food Care
519-837-1326

OSPCA
1-888-668-7722

Agricultural Information Contact Centre
1-877-424-1300

If you have any concerns about the health of your animals, contact your veterinarian.

OMAFRA Resources:

• Open Letter to the Ontario Medical Association - When Antibiotics Stop Working position paper
• Alerts/Advisories/Notifications
• Animal Health Act 2009
• Reporting of Hazards and Findings Regulation
• Compensation Regulation
• Guidelines (PDF) and Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
• List of Notifiable Hazards (PDF)
• Infosheet: Reporting and Compensation Regulations (PDF)
• Animal Health and Welfare Branch
• Animal Health Forum
• Animals for Research Act
• Beef Cattle Marketing Act
• Biosecurity
• CEPTOR Animal Health and Welfare Newsletter
• Chief Veterinarian for Ontario
• Chronic Wasting Disease – New Permit System
• Deadstock
• Euthanasia
• Humane Handling
• Livestock Community Sales
• Livestock Medicines Act and Livestock Medicines Outlets
• Ontario Animal Health Surveillance Network
• Ontario Beef Cattle Financial Protection Program
• Ontario Hatchery and Supply Flock Policy
• Zephyr Rabbit Stungun

Other Resources:

• Animal Health Laboratory
• Animal Health Laboratory Newsletter
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• College of Veterinarians of Ontario
• Ontario Veterinary College
• Ontario Veterinary Medical Association
• PAACO