Animal Care Assessment
The Animal Care Assessment (ACA) program provides pig producers with a way to evaluate and improve animal care on their farms and demonstrate this to customers. It covers areas such as stockmanship, care for the health of pigs, and equipment. ACA has been reviewed and supported by the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies, the Canadian Meat Council, the Canadian Council of Grocery Distributors, and the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association.
ACA is linked to the Canadian Quality Assurance (CQA) program, but it is voluntary. Producers who participate in ACA must already be part of CQA. While the ACA standards are based on the Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Farm Animals: Pigs, ACA adds an external review component, which is performed by CQA validators.
See Canadian Quality Assurance for more information.
Or go to the Canadian Pork Council’s website for more information on Animal Care Assessment.