by Jessica Scott-Reid as published on Sentient Media Like the rest of animal agriculture, Canada’s horse meat industry thrives in secrecy. Advocates are working tirelessly to shut it down. Horse meat is not really a thing in Canada. There is some demand for it in certain parts of […]
News provided by Canadian Horse Defence Coalition A Nanos Poll was taken across Canada in June 2019 by Ottawa, ON lobbying firm, The Parliamentary Group. Findings show that over two-thirds of Canadians say they are uncomfortable or somewhat uncomfortable with the export of horse meat from Canada for […]
by: Canadian Horse Defence Coalition “The law in regard to the live export of horses for slaughter is clear…” Last fall, the not-for-profit animal protection group, the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition (CHDC), filed for judicial review in the Federal Court. The lawsuit challenges violations of two sections of […]
Source: Alberta’s Free Roaming Horses Society Alberta’s Free Roaming Horses Society and have just begun legal action against the Alberta Provincial Government for, what appears to be, a violation of their Statutes and Regulations with regards to capturing and removing the wild horses from Public Lands. They have been […]
Source: Newsofthehorse.com Canada – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued several recalls of horse meat produced by the Viande Richelieu Meat company and Metro Richelieu Inc. The meat has been recalled from Canada, Austria and France after investigators found the meat was contaminated with drugs. Investigators found Phenylbutazone (bute) […]
Story by Pat Raia as published on The Horse “False documentation (has) been a proven fact for years, yet nothing is ever done about it…” Beginning in March 31, all horses imported from the United States into horse processing plants in Canada must be held in U.S.-side feedlots […]
By Keeley Brooks as published on Thoughtful Women ..warming hearts across the world. Canadian winters can be harsh. Motorists can easily find themselves stranded on roadways, because of heavy snow and icy conditions. That’s exactly what happened to semi-truck driver Peter Douglas. The Winnipeg driver was captured by highway cameras […]
Published on The Canadian Food Inspection Agency Website “Horses should not be shipping straight to Canada to slaughter any longer, without residing in Canada for 6 months…” March 1, 2017: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is reminding industry that the European Union (EU) has implemented a six […]
published on News of the Horse “In 2015, 44,730 horses were exported to Canada from the United States for slaughter…” The European Union has issued new guidelines for the Canadian horse slaughter industry that many believe will devastate the industry. Starting March, 2017, all horses must remain in Canada […]
OpEd by CAMILLE LABCHUK as published on The Globe and Mail “…seeing animals perform tricks isn’t worth forcing them to endure suffering, and even death…” There’s little doubt that using animals for entertainment is rapidly becoming unacceptable. Shifting public perceptions first forced Ringling Brothers to retire elephants from […]
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