Sheep and Goat Farming

The Government of Yukon’s Sheep and Goat Control Order came into effect on January 1, 2020. During the implementation period (January to December 2019), YAA worked with sheep and goat owners to monitor the Control Order’s impact on the industry.

For more information about the Control Order, listed below are fact sheets issued by the Government of Yukon:

• August 2018 – Animal Health Act Control Order 2018-001
• October 2018 – Sheep and Goat Control Order Fact Sheet 
• November 2019 – Managing Farm Stress and Coping with Loss 
• February 2020 – Sheep and Goat Control Order Update
• April 2020 – Control Order During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Summer 2020 – Control Order Key Messages Update   
• December 2020 – Control Order Reminders

YAA strives to be responsive to issues relating to the Control Order. We initiate regular meetings and communications with Government of Yukon’s Animal Health Unit and the following national and international organizations and groups: 

• Wildlife Farmed Animal Interface Working Group – hosted by the National Farmed Animal Health and Welfare Group
• Canadian Sheep Federation – Common Questions and Answers on the Humane Transport for Sheep
• BC Sheep Federation
• Alaska Farm Bureau
• Alaska Department of Environmental Health
• National Farmed Animal Health and Welfare Council