PEAK Animal Welfare Standards
PEAK promotes best practices of animal welfare by providing good nutrition, good environment that allows appropriate behavior, good health and positive experiences.
Animal Welfare Committee
With trust and transparency as part of our culture, we have a rotating animal welfare committee who helps create and implement PEAK policies for optimal animal care.
Education & Training
We offer educational tools internally and externally to showcase our commitment and instill animal welfare training for all PEAK employees.
Report Policy
It is an expectation of PEAK that staff immediately report if they see any mistreatment of animals. PEAK requires all staff to participate in animal welfare and safety, and to “see it, stop it & report it.”
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Completed Animal Welfare Training Courses by PEAK employees
All staff are educated on PEAK’s animal welfare policies and expectations, including information on how to report any welfare concerns. It is a requirement to complete this training prior to handling animals to be able to identify key clinical and behavioral signs of health or welfare concerns.
How do we hold ourselves accountable?
We use third-party organizations and programs for guidance, but also to audit and score the following areas at each of our PEAK facilities on a continuous basis.
- Policies
- Caretaker Training
- Foreign Animal Disease Plan
- Emergency Action & Contact Plan
- Animal Identification
- Herd Management & Care
Protocols
Well-defined protocols enhance the efficiency, productivity, and safety for all. We set these protocols to ensure we meet PEAK expectations and reflect current best practices.
- Herd Health Plans
- Nutrition, Feed & Water
- Animal Observations
- Housing & Facilities
- Handling Protocols
- Transportation Plans
- Mortality
- Bull Stud Plans & Protocols
- Special Needs Management
