Scenario 3: You noticed overcrowding, two dead pigs and three suffering pigs in the pen during the ante-mortem inspection at an abattoir on Monday Aug 20^th, 2023. The animal load arrived at the barn on afternoon of Aug 19^th, 2023. You determined this violated the following sections of Safe Food for Canadian Regulations.

Monitoring

128(2)after a food animal's arrival, the license holder must monitor it on a regular basis, including assessing the conditions to which the food animal is subjected in the establishment that may cause avoidable suffering, injury or death.

Overcrowding

133A license holder must provide a food animal with sufficient space to prevent the suffering of, injury to or death of the animal.

1. What actions would you take?
2. Write an inspection note for the abattoir operator explaining the following:
3. What was the animal welfare issue and why was it an issue?
4. What must the operator do to avoid such a situation in future?