Covid 19 Causing Horse Owners Challenges and Scam Warning

Covid 19 Causing Horse Owners Challenges and Scam Warning

by | Apr 27, 2020 | Covid 19, Horse Slaughter, NetPosse, Stolen and sold for meat, Stolen Horses slaughtered

I believe that we can all relate to how some may be facing financial hardships during this global pandemic, including horse owners and those who run, for example riding stables and horse rescues.

CBC has featured several articles in the past month including…

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/riding-schools-equine-therapy-centres-struggling-amid-closures-1.5545072

Link above includes a 46 second video…

“Since horses aren’t considered livestock, equine-focused businesses aren’t eligible for many of the government incentives that farmers or other businesses are, said Katrina Merkies, an associate professor at the University of Guelph who specializes in equine behaviour and welfare.

Not being able to afford to care for horses, Merkies said, could lead to them being sold to another industry.

“There’s a whole slaughter industry that is out there for horse meat,” she said. “And it would be a very sad thing to see a lot of horses entering that pipeline.”

Other news agencies are covering this as well…

TORONTO STAR:  Thousands of Canadian horses and riding businesses at risk as collateral damage of COVID-19 pandemic

NEWSDAY:

More horses potentially at risk of being sold for slaughter

Flynn, who is buying fewer horses due to the pandemic, said she worries that as the crisis continues, more horses could potentially be sold for possible slaughter overseas.

Striano said she has similar concerns, worried that barns that depend on riding lessons for income may be forced to scale down on horses, which would put older equines at risk of being sold.

“The older senior horses that are not making as much money for them will be gone,” Striano said. “That’s where we’ve stepped in. You keep a rider safe on your back for 15 years and your reward is to go to slaughter? In my book that’s not right.”


https://www.newsday.com/news/health/coronavirus/horse-stables-barns-covid-19-1.44083008

PAGE 6: THE HAMPTONS – NEW YORK

Why hundreds of Hamptons horses could be headed for the slaughterhouse

“Horses that usually appear in the Hampton Classic could be headed for the slaughterhouse because of the pandemic, insiders fear.”

“A top trainer and a stable-owner tell Page Six that at this time of year city dwellers are usually heading out to the Hamptons, where they lease so-called “school horses” or “schoolies” for their kids for the horse show season that culminates in the famed Bridgehampton show.

https://pagesix.com/2020/04/25/why-several-hamptons-horses-could-be-headed-for-the-slaughterhouse

THERE IS GOOD NEWS AS WELL

There are programs being developed to help those in need including:

https://www.fortheherd.ca/?utm_campaign=For_the_herd_Introduction

THERE IS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP

As AE Dyer writes on Facebook…

Write to your governments!

Local … town, county, province, feds!

They take all sorts of tax money from these businesses!

They  [horse owners and riding stables] employ people!  They buy “stuff”!  They provide recreation services!

These are businesses where you do not just turn off the tap!  Horses are companion animals!

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BEFORE YOU REHOME YOUR HORSE PLEASE WATCH THIS 3 MINUTE VIDEO:



NetPosse writes:

“Your life changed in a drastic unexpected way. You can no longer take care of your horse.

You are heartbroken but know you have to find another “forever” home for your horse and have a tough decision to make.

But even when you think you’ve taken all precautions in finding the right place for your horse, is it still enough?

All of the horses in the video above were thought to have gone to their wonderful new homes.

Now no one knows where they are or what happened to them.

If you are thinking about rehoming your beloved horses, before you do please watch this video.

Stolen Horse International AKA NetPosse is a global network that was created to help people in their search for missing & stolen horses, tack, trailers & equipment, and locating owners of found horses.

Join with us as we increase public awareness on horse theft.

We need your help!

We send out alerts to all of our fans so that they can all help us find those missing horses.

Learn more at:

http://www.netposse.com/

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Maclean’s: Canada is Go-To of Horse Meat

Maclean’s: Canada is Go-To of Horse Meat

by | Mar 31, 2020 | Air Cargo, Article, Canada Day, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Canadian Food Safety, Canadian Horse Defence Coalition, CHDC, FAQ1, FAQs, Horse meat, Horse meat human consumption, Horse Slaughter, Horses slaughtered for meat, Inhumane Transport, MacLean's, MacLean's Canada, MacLean's Magazine, ST Patrick's Day

Photo by: Jen Osborne

Maclean’s: Canada is Go-To of Horse Meat

“These activists are trying to change that.

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.”

Marie writes:

Thank you Canadian Horse Defence Coalition for all you do to help so many!

AND thank you to Maclean’s Canada for running this article to help raise awareness.

Canadians of courrse recognize Maclean’s magazine but for those reading from outside of Canada, this is a nationally recognized publication that was founded in 1905, and reports on Canadian issues such as politics, pop culture, and current events.

Mann had read the Canadian animal-health regulations which require horses over 14 hands high to be shipped solo in containers large enough to allow them to stand in a natural posture.

But she had routinely observed groups of three or four large horses being loaded into one crate with ceilings so low their ears poked through the top.

“There was no way they had enough room,” she says.

She condensed her footage into a three-minute YouTube video and in 2012 gave it to Sinikka Crosland at the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition, an animal rights group lobbying to stop the slaughter of horses.

Here, thought Crosland, was the perfect opportunity to raise awareness for their cause.

COMPLETE ARTICLE HERE...

Photo at top of this post:  A rescue farm in Duncan, Vancouver Island, holds horses that have avoided slaughter (Photograph by Jen Osborne)

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This Shirt Saves Horses’ Lives

This Shirt Saves Horses’ Lives

by | Mar 19, 2020 | Ban Horse Slaughter, Canadian Horse Defence Coalition, CHDC, Fundraising t-shirt, Horse meat, Horse meat human consumption, Horse Rescue, Horse Slaughter, Horse T-shirt, Horses slaughtered for meat, Jann Arden, Kate Drummond, Limited Edition T-shirt, T-shirt, This shirt saves horses' lives

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Proceeds from this t-shirt go to helping our friends at Horse Rescue Fund.

Horse Rescue Fund is dedicated to raising funds and distributing those funds to equine rescues and sanctuaries in Canada and the United States that are registered charities — or not.

Horse Rescue Fund also recognizes the need, especially during these turbulent times, to help  individuals who are trying to do the right thing, but struggling to care for their equines.

There are many cases where what might end with a beloved horse being sent to slaughter, euthanized, sold or relinquished can be prevented by a gift of funds.

Horse Rescue Fund  strives to raise awareness about the necessity of education on all aspects of equine ownership.

Through education Horse Rescue Fund believes that the number of horses being slaughtered for human consumption, and the number of other horses in need, will diminish.

Horse Rescue Fund also supports efforts to save (evacuate, vet,  stable and feed) equines during and after natural disasters such as forest fires, flooding, mudslides, etc.

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HORSE RACING HAS OUTLIVED ITS TIME

HORSE RACING HAS OUTLIVED ITS TIME

by | Mar 13, 2020 | BOYCOTT HORSE RACING, Horse Racing

THE WASHINGTON POST – OPINION 

MARCH 13, 2020 – By Editorial Board

IN THE aftermath of federal indictments that charged more than two dozen people in or associated with horse racing in “a widespread, corrupt” doping scheme, the industry rushed to put on a good face. The arrests, said the head of the Association of Racing Commissioners International, show that the system works, and that will have “a cleansing effect” on racing. “Let’s face it. It’s like any sport,” said one leading horse trainer. “We’re no different.”

Let’s be charitable and chalk up such comments to self-delusion, because anyone who thinks horse racing is like any other major sport is lying, ignorant or kidding themselves.

No other accepted sport exploits defenseless animals as gambling chips.

No other accepted sport tolerates the cruelties that routinely result in the injury and death of these magnificent animals.

The rot in horse racing goes deep. It is a sport that has outlived its time.

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A SPORT THAT GAMBLES WITH HORSES’ LIVES

A SPORT THAT GAMBLES WITH HORSES’ LIVES

by | Jan 25, 2020 | BOYCOTT HORSE RACING, Horse Racing

THE WASHINGTON POST – OPINION 

DOES A SPORT THAT GAMBLES WITH THE LIVES OF HORSES REALLY BELONG IN OUR WORLD? 

JANUARY 25, 2020 – By Editorial Board

THE DEATHS of nearly two dozen horses last year at Santa Anita Park in California caused the famed racetrack to close for three weeks as it tried to assess the situation.

It reopened with changes that included a new track drainage system, strict medication rules, enhanced training protocols and more veterinarians to oversee the horses.

Despite the changes, there were six deaths of horses racing or training during the fall meeting leading up to the renowned Breeders’ Cup races.

During the final race of that two-day event, a 4-year-old gelding broke its leg and had to be euthanized. Since the start of the new season in December, there have been five more deaths, including three in as many days over the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend.

It’s good that public outcry has forced government and the industry to finally start paying attention to the treatment of these beautiful animals.

But the question is whether the proposed reforms go far enough.

We have our doubts and think animal rights activists make a powerful case that the fundamental problem is with horse racing itself.

“The killing is built into the system” is the blunt assessment of Patrick Battuello, founder and president of Horseracing Wrongs, who has spent the past five years tracking public data on racehorse deaths at the 100 racetracks in 35 states.

He has confirmed 1,000 deaths annually but says the actual number is much higher.

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