IS BILL C-355 DEAD & WHAT’S NEXT?
On January 6, 2025, Governor General Mary Simon granted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s request to prorogue Parliament until March 24, 2025.
Prorouging stops all parliamentary business; members of Parliament are sent home, no committees can sit, and bills that have not yet received royal assent are wiped off the slate, having to be reintroduced in the next session—EXCEPT for Private Members’ Bills.
So that means because Bill C-355, a bill to ban the live export of horses by air from Canada for slaughter is a Private Members’ Bill it still has a chance to move forward in the Senate.
The challenge is that the chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Rob Black, is opposed to the Bill passing. If he manages to get the committee to agree to any changes in the wording, the bill will go back to Members of Parliament—and with an election likely, Bill C-355 will be dead.
THERE IS ANOTHER WAY TO BAN LIVE EXPORT
JOIN US & CONTACT AG MINISTER MACAULAY…
Your message to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food does NOT have to be fancy.
It can be as simple as an email stating:
Please ban the live export of horses from Canada by air for the purpose of slaughter.
It is important to note that you do need to include your full name and address.
And/or you can phone his office and leave a message (scroll down) – again the message simply needs to be as above – and be sure to leave your name, address and phone number.
House of Commons *
Ottawa, Ontario,
Canada
K1A 0A6
Telephone: 613-995-9325
Fax: 613-995-2754
* Mail may be sent postage-free to any member of Parliament.
Constituency Office
Main office – Montague
551 Main Street
PO Box 1150
Montague, Prince Edward Island
C0A 1R0
Telephone: 902-838-4139
Fax: 902-838-3790
WE ARE CURRENTLY RAISING FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF...
WITH YOUR HELP WE'VE SAVED 16 HORSES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND WE HAVE ROOM TO SAVE 4 MORE! THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.
UPDATE JAN. 18, 2025: It’s been a challenging whirlwind but 16 horses have been saved, 2 placed in permanent homes which means we have room to save 4 more!
Of course, the initial expense of buying horses from First Nations (or kill buyers) so they are not shipped to slaughter is not the biggest nut to crack. Hay, feed, vetting, farrier, etc. are in addition to funds to prevent them from being shipped to slaughter.
We always hate to ask but if you are able to help we would love to be able to fill each of the foster homes before these groups of horses are shipped – or left languishing with minimal food and no shelter in paddocks.
Again, we can’t save them all but with your help we can save a total of 20!
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CANADA SLAUGHTERS HORSES FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
It may be hard for some to believe that tens of thousands of horses, including pets, are routinely slaughtered in Canada, for human consumption.
Some of the meat is consumed in Canada and much of it is shipped to the European Union and other markets, including Japan.
The barbaric slaughter of horses is currently not legal in the United States, BUT horses, including pets and ex-racehorses, from the United States are shipped to Canada and to Mexico to be slaughtered.
In addition Canada allows for the transportation of live horses to Japan, to be slaughtered for human consumption, and unfortunately the transportation of horses destined for slaughter within Canada, and by air, is far from humane.
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