It is apparent that some very fundamental changes are taking place in Canada with how the industry approaches issues related to animal care. The first change is the extensive process of animal welfare audits that occurs at slaughter facilities (brought about by Wendy’s, Burger King, and McDonalds). This audit system is based on observable outcomes such as squeals, slips, falls, and blinking. From a processors perspective, audits have a number of purposes. These include the ensuring that standards are maintained or improved in some orderly manner, and that inadequate performance can be documented and corrected by a supplier. Most Canadian facilities easily met the standards and passed audits conducted by the food service firms. Some issues existed though, such as the use of electrical prods. Many facilities have made use of animal handling training programs in order to meet regulations. Audit results are often used as the basis for changes to procedures and facilities. Codes of Practice are a perfectly acceptable alternative in terms of how an industry can choose to set standards by which it operates. However, standards without external monitoring processes, verification, or audit are not credible.