translate English to French: As the number of SPCAs involved in animal-welfare work at the provincial and municipal levels increased, so did the need to respond collectively to problems of national scope, eg, transportation and slaughter of food animals.
Parallèlement à la multiplication des SPA, le besoin d'apporter des réponses collectives aux problèmes d'envergure nationale, tels le transport et l'abattage d'animaux destinés à l'alimentation, se faisait plus pressant.