Tories Call on CFIA to Abandon Proposed Changes to Livestock Tracking Regulations

Tories Call on CFIA to Abandon Proposed Changes to Livestock Tracking Regulations
Cows and their calves graze in a pasture on a farm near Cremona, Alta., June 26, 2019. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh
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The Conservatives are calling on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to pause the implementation of new livestock tracking regulations, citing concerns about regulatory burden on farmers.

The CFIA first published proposed amendments to Canada’s “Health of Animals Regulations” in 2023, to expand livestock tracking requirements and introduce mandatory movement reporting for several additional species of livestock.