By Adrienne Tanner as published on Macleans The Canadian Horse Defence Coalition is waging a court battle to end Canada’s role as an exporter of live horses and frozen horsemeat for human consumption To be sure, not everyone shares the revulsion. Horsemeat, or chevaline as it is called in French, can […]
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 […]
by Anna Brooks as published on VICE The practice is legal in Canada, unlike the United States Walking through the Calgary International Airport, you’ll pass a bronze statue of wild horses running. Entitled “Breakaway,” the immortalized horses were intended to be a metaphor for Calgary’s spirit and strength. […]
Source: Canadian Horse Defence Coalition “Please Help Us Stop this Useless Suffering…” We don’t know whether Ambassador was born in Canada or the United States. What we do know is that he was shipped by air to Japan for slaughter earlier this year. Like all foals, his life […]
by Mel Priestley as published on VueWeekly.com “Horses should not be food animals, period…” Canada’s multi-million dollar horse meat industry has been described as a dirty little secret, though one that’s not been very well-kept given the regular cropping up of news stories in recent years. Canada slaughtered […]
From our friends at Canadian Horse Defence Coalition In an email to the manager of Canadian Premium Meats, Tierschutzbund’s Sabrina Gurtner was able to confirm that CPM is not in the horse slaughter business any more. The manager stated that the plant was bought by a Beef Marketing Company […]
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SOURCE: Canadian Horse Defence Coalition This story is from our friends working across the Canadian border, the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition (CHDC). While the Canadian Food Inspection Agency claims to “discourage” firearms use in horse slaughter, it ALLOWS it. “When the first shot fails to render the horse […]
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