To put a spotlight on this growing crisis, the Winnipeg Humane Society is hosting Farm, Fork, Pharma, an eye-opening event that highlights the connection between factory farming, antibiotic resistance, and public health. Through provincial, national, and global lenses, expert speakers will highlight why this issue demands action, how Canada’s response compares internationally, and explore actionable solutions in regulation and animal welfare to tackle this critical public health crisis.

Meet our speakers
 
Cóilín Nunan
Cóilín Nunan is the Policy and Science Manager of the Alliance to Save Our Antibiotics, an alliance of 71 member organizations co-founded by Compassion in World Farming, the Soil Association, and Sustain to campaign against the overuse of antibiotics in livestock farming. He has co-authored numerous reports on antibiotic resistance and antibiotic residues, highlighting the human health impact of excessive antibiotic use in intensive livestock farming.
 
Lynn Kavanagh
Lynn Kavanagh is the Farming Campaign Manager at World Animal Protection, where she helps to develop and oversee the organization’s farming and food systems strategy. In the 20+ years she has been working in animal advocacy, Lynn has worked on campaigns to push companies to make stronger animal welfare commitments, lobbied the government to adopt policies to better protect farm animals, and promoted a more humane and sustainable food system, including stronger regulations addressing the overuse of antibiotics in agriculture. She holds a B.A. in Philosophy from York University and an MSc in Animal Science (with a focus on animal behaviour and welfare) from the University of Guelph.

Event details
November 5, 2025
Canadian Mennonite University (500 Shaftesbury Blvd.)
Event: 7-8:30 pm
Light refreshments to follow
Tickets are free, but registration is required
Live-stream available