Rare Breeds Canada visits different trade shows across the province, including the Brandon‘s Winter Fair. The mission of the organization is to educate the public on the vulnerability of livestock and poultry breeds that are rare and on the verge of extinction.

Pam Heath is the office Manager at the Manitoba location in Nesbitt, Manitoba. She has been involved with Rare Breeds for some 10 years in Canada but has close ties to breeds such as these dating back to her growing up years in England.

She says the Lincoln Red cattle breed registers between “critical” and “endangered”. “That’s how few there are of these cattle,” she says. “There herd goes back to 1822 so its not a modern breed.”
Membership with Rare Breeds Canada extends beyond our borders, working with sister organizations in the U.S., Great Britain, New Zealand and Australia with specialized individuals in France and Holland who have a unique interest in rare and dwindling livestock breeds.

For more information visit the website www.rarebreedscanada.org