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by Marie Bennett | Mar 4, 2025 | Cindy, Current petitions, e-Petition, FAQ1, FAQs, Horse meat, Horse meat human consumption, Horse Slaughter, Horses slaughtered for meat, Petition, Stephanie Redlick

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We’re often asked about petitions that hold real value. In Canada, we focus on Member of Parliament-sponsored petitions because they are geo-tagged, ensuring they reach the right elected officials. Online petitions generally lack influence, as politicians prioritize feedback from their own constituents. However, MP-sponsored petitions with enough signatures are formally read in Parliament, giving them greater impact.

If you have an MP-sponsored petition or a letter-writing campaign you believe we should promote, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us!

The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, the current Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, has the power to end the inhumane export of horses by air for slaughter by enacting a regulatory amendment.

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Help spread the word by sharing this email campaign with friends and family! You can also support the cause by donating—your contribution will help fund advertising efforts to raise awareness and push for change. Every action makes a difference!

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Again, every action makes a difference. Please help spread the word by sharing this email campaign with friends and family! You can also donate to support the three surviving horses relinquished before 16 horses were seized by Animal Welfare Services (AWS) of Ontario.

It took Animal Welfare Services 8 days to show up for the first time even after two horses died.

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CALL TO ACTION

by Marie Bennett | Mar 2, 2025 | Horse Slaughter, Stephanie Redlick

**STEPHANIE REDLICK’S NEGLECTED HORSES FINALLY SEIZED**

On February 4th, 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police alerted Animal Welfare Services (AWS) about the dire conditions of Stephanie Redlick’s horses.

Reports described a heartbreaking scene—water troughs left empty, buckets filled only with ice, horses without shelter, and emaciated animals forced to pick through their own piled-up manure in search of food.

Despite the urgency of the situation, AWS did not visit the property for the first time until February 12th.

Yes, really — it took 8 days for officers to check on the horses for the first time.

Even more alarming, the horses were not removed until February 20th—16 days after the initial report—raising serious concerns about AWS’s effectiveness and accountability.

Advocates are now calling for a protest to demand urgent reforms and ensure that no animal endures such unnecessary suffering in the future.

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But this fight is far from over.

We will not forget what happened here, and we will not allow Animal Welfare Services to escape accountability.

It took far too long for them to respond, despite clear signs of suffering.

The conditions were appalling—no water, no salt, no feed, and no shelter for the majority of the emaciated horses.

These animals should have been seized long before now.

We are NOT going to be ignored. Please join us in demanding answers and ensure that AWS does its job to protect animals in the future. Details below — we need your voices now more than ever.

The team at https://horserescuefund.org has begun raising funds to support the Mitchell family in caring for the 4 emaciated horses they convinced Stephanie Redlick to relinquish.

[UPDATE Feb. 17, 2025: Despite a carefully planned and meticulously followed treatment protocol one of the four -- Seattle Sunrise -- was euthanized on the advice of a veterinarian.]

Providing these horses with veterinary care, prescriptions, specialized nutrition and farrier services has already been costly.

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Press contact: marie@banhorseslaughter.com or phone: 250 801 8231

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MIDLAND TODAY COLUMN

by Marie Bennett | Mar 1, 2025 | Stephanie Redlick

COLUMN BY MONIKA REKOLA

MARCH 1, 2024: MIDLAND TODAY

Monday, February 24, was a day of determination and purpose.

A passionate crowd gathered at Barrie City Hall, braving the cold to stand together for a cause that mattered. Advocates, activists and concerned citizens, bundled up against the weather, came with a shared goal—to push for stronger animal welfare laws.

Side by side, they called for faster response times from Animal Welfare Services (AWS), tougher penalties for repeat offenders and meaningful changes to prevent ongoing neglect and abuse.

On February 4, the OPP alerted AWS about the dire conditions of horses at an Oro-Medonte location. [READ FULL ARTICLE HERE]

Monika Rekola is a columnist with Village Media, a certified landscape designer, and a horticulturist dedicated to ecological stewardship. With a deep passion for gardening and sustainable living, she merges expertise with advocacy, championing environmental conservation, human rights, and animal welfare. Through her writing and design work, she inspires actionable change, fostering harmony between people, nature, and the landscapes they call home.

Contact Ms. Rekola at monika.rekola@gmail.com

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Although 16 emaciated, neglected horses belonging to Stephanie Redlick were finally seized by Animal Welfare Services on February 20, 2025, this fight is far from over.

We will not forget what happened here, and we will not allow Animal Welfare Services to escape accountability.

It took far too long for them to respond, despite clear signs of suffering.

The conditions were appalling—no water, no salt, no feed, and no shelter for the majority of the emaciated horses.

These animals should have been seized long before they were.

We are NOT going to be ignored. Please join us in demanding answers and ensure that AWS does its job to protect animals in the future. Details below — we need your voices now more than ever.

The team at https://horserescuefund.org has begun raising funds to support the Mitchell family in caring for the 4 emaciated horses they convinced Stephanie Redlick to relinquish.

[UPDATE Feb. 17, 2025: Despite a carefully planned and meticulously followed treatment protocol one of the four -- Seattle Sunrise -- was euthanized on the advice of a veterinarian.]

Providing these horses with veterinary care, prescriptions, specialized nutrition and farrier services has already been costly.

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DID YOU REPORT STEPHANIE REDLICK?

by Marie Bennett | Mar 1, 2025 | ANIMAL WELFARE SERVICES, AWS, PAWS, Stephanie Redlick

HAVE YOU REPORTED ANIMAL NEGLECT OR ABUSE IN ONTARIO?

We need your help.

If you, at any time, reported concerns about the neglect of horses by Stephanie Redlick to Animal Welfare Services (AWS) or the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), we want to hear from you.

Additionally, if you have ever reported any case of animal abuse or neglect in Ontario under the province’s new Animal Welfare System (which replaced the Ontario SPCA), and feel that AWS failed to take appropriate action, we encourage you to reach out.

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Your identity will remain completely confidential if required.

Please send an email to aws@banhorseslaughter.com with the following details:

1. Your name and contact information (this will remain confidential).

2. When you made the complaint (an estimate is fine).

3. What the complaint was about.

4. How you reported it (phone, email, in-person, etc.).

5. Who you contacted (AWS, OPP, or both).

By coming forward, you can help ensure accountability and better protection for animals in Ontario.

Thank you for speaking up for those who cannot speak for themselves.

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We are NOT going to be ignored. Please join us in demanding answers and ensure that AWS does its job to protect animals in the future. Details below — we need your voices now more than ever.

The team at https://horserescuefund.org has begun raising funds to support the Mitchell family in caring for the 4 emaciated horses they convinced Stephanie Redlick to relinquish.

[UPDATE Feb. 17, 2025: Despite a carefully planned and meticulously followed treatment protocol one of the four -- Seattle Sunrise -- was euthanized on the advice of a veterinarian.]

Providing these horses with veterinary care, prescriptions, specialized nutrition and farrier services has already been costly.

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Press contact: marie@banhorseslaughter.com or phone: 250 801 8231

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HORSE SPORT CANADA

by Marie Bennett | Feb 21, 2025 | HORSE SPORT CANADA, Press, Stephanie Redlick

ANIMAL WELFARE SERVICES SEIZES (REDLICK’S) HORSES

FEB. 20, 2025:

Following weeks of public complaints and concerns about the welfare of a large number of horses living in poor conditions on a farm in Oro-Medonte, Ontario, and later in Port Perry, they have been seized by the province’s Animal Welfare Services (AWS).

A series of disturbing events became the catalyst for this response when a horse-owning neighbour of Stephanie Redlick’s, Jim Horne, was alerted that a newborn foal was in distress at the farm on Feb. 2. The filly was found unblanketed in an uninsulated barn and despite assurances she would be properly cared for, she later died. Horne noted that other horses in Redlick’s care were in very poor condition and there was a noticeable lack of fresh water and feed.

From that time until Feb. 10, many concerned individuals – including the mayor of Oro-Medonte and the Orillia [Ontario Provincial Police] OPP – contacted AWS to make formal complaints about Redlick and the horses, four of which she eventually agreed to relinquish to a caring family. One of those, a five-year-old Thoroughbred named Seattle Sunrise who had raced at Woodbine, was so starved that even with heroic veterinary care, he had to be euthanized.

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But this fight is far from over.

We will not forget what happened here, and we will not allow Animal Welfare Services to escape accountability.

It took far too long for them to respond, despite clear signs of suffering.

The conditions were appalling—no water, no salt, no feed, and no shelter for the majority of the emaciated horses.

These animals should have been seized long before now.

We are NOT going to be ignored. Please join us in demanding answers and ensure that AWS does its job to protect animals in the future. Details below — we need your voices now more than ever.

The team at https://horserescuefund.org has begun raising funds to support the Mitchell family in caring for the 4 emaciated horses they convinced Stephanie Redlick to relinquish.

[UPDATE Feb. 17, 2025: Despite a carefully planned and meticulously followed treatment protocol one of the four -- Seattle Sunrise -- was euthanized on the advice of a veterinarian.]

Providing these horses with veterinary care, prescriptions, specialized nutrition and farrier services has already been costly.

Business/Registration number: 798022307 RR 0001

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PLEASE HELP RAISE AWARENESS

Share our posts and website on your social media accounts and forward emails. What's that? You're not on our email list? Scroll down.

Pictures and videos on this page are courtesy of Summer Secord, Crystal Mitchell and Celia Carletti.

Press contact: marie@banhorseslaughter.com or phone: 250 801 8231

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Every year thousands of horses are routinely slaughtered in Canada, for human consumption, but you can help us ban horse slaughter in Canada and beyond.

Some of the meat is consumed in Canada, and much of it is shipped to the European Union, and other markets, including Japan.

This barbaric practice is currently not legal in the United States, so horses 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 to Japan for saughter, is far from humane.

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