About this episode

Mike Draper discusses his role at Animal Welfare Services and the importance of animal welfare in Ontario farming.

This week we're thrilled to have Mike Draper join us on Flock Talk. Mike is an Ontario Farmer and a senior manager at Animal Welfare Services (AWS). Mike shares his extensive work history and what lead him to his role at AWS. Mike breaks down the role of AWS in Ontario, the role of an inspector, farmers' rights, the reason for inspection, assessing animals and the process of seizing animals plus much much more! For more information on Animal Welfare Services, visit https://www.ontario.ca/page/animal-welfare For more OSF content, follow us on Social Media Instagram & Facebook: @OntarioSheepFarmers X : @OntarioSheep and Visit our Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ontariosheep.org⁠⁠⁠⁠ ( http://ontariosheep.org/ )

People in this episode

Host: Ontario Sheep Farmers

Guest: Mike Draper

Topics covered

• animal welfare
• farming
• inspection
• animal rights
• Ontario

Keywords

• animal welfare
• inspection
• farmers' rights
• seizing animals
• Ontario

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Animal Welfare Services, Ontario Sheep Farmers

Places: Ontario

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