UPDATE: JANN’S ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER – WORKED!

Canadian icon Jann Arden speaks out against the inhumane transport of horses to Japan for human consumption, and lends her voice to the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition.

Many, if not most Canadians may not realize that horses are routinely slaughtered within Canada. Some of the horse meat is consumed in Canada and much of it is exported to the European Union and other markets for human consumption there.

Horses are also inhumanely shipped by air to Japan to be slaughtered for human consumption.

Thankfully the press and others are lending their voice as Jann Arden speaks out.

I’ll be in touch tomorrow to donate to this important cause. How cruel and unnecessary Horse slaughter is. Modern society was built on the back of the working horse- and this is how we repay them. Classy. https://t.co/7MpT62xUHT

— jann arden (@jannarden) December 12, 2019

CFIA wins court challenge over transport of horses to Japan for human consumption | CBC News https://t.co/ZYOxxxGG8Z THIS HAS TO STOP

— jann arden (@jannarden) December 14, 2019

Canada should be leading the world when it comes to animal welfare— and yet we drop the ball in so many ways. We ship thousands upon thousands of live horses for the overseas meat trade and grotesquely fail with their treatment. Often in tight cages of three or four- for days.

— jann arden (@jannarden) December 11, 2019

This is an amazing, important organization… donate if you can. Even a toonie makes a difference #banLiveHorseTransport https://t.co/E5QyLvrpnV

— jann arden (@jannarden) December 11, 2019