First published August 31, 2022 - UPDATED February 21, 2024. Have you ever wondered who is behind exporting horses from Canada to Japan for the purpose of slaughter for human consumption?According to an article from Ontario Farmer magazine titled: HORSES STILL HEAD TO...
MARE & FOAL IN KILL PEN
MARE & NEWBORN FOAL IN A KILL PEN NEED HELP NOW!
Sometimes we have opportunities to buy horses on death’s doorstep. YOUNG, healthy horses who are about to be slaughtered.
This is one of those times.
2 young horses are sitting in a Canadian kill pen and we’ve negotiated the ability to be able to save them from slaughter but we need to raise $1,000 to get them out of harm’s way NOW.
AND BY YOUNG WE MEAN ONE OF THEM IS A FOAL – BORN YESTERDAY.
We’ll need additional funds to vet them BUT we have a secure, safe, location to house them until permanent homes can be found and the immediate need is to get them out of the kill pen.
We need your help now to pull this off.
We are completely volunteer driven and we make every single penny count.
In the same way many hands make light work, even small donations can add up and make a HUGE difference!
THANK YOU for your consideration.
Thank you to all who contributed and shared this need. The immediate needs of these horses have been met, they are safe and sound in a foster home. Of course feeding, hoof care and regular veterinary care are ongoing and donations towards helping with their care are needed and appreciated.
Interested in helping us secure more horses from kill buyers -
instead of seeing them go to slaughter?
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You may make a one time donation or if you prefer set up a monthly donation.
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WHY IS THERE CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING BUYING HORSES DESTINED FOR SLAUGHTER?
Okay, so we are fully aware that purchasing horses from kill buyers is controversial. Some rescues, organizations and individuals are NOT in favour of doing so.
The common objection from those opposed is that when you buy horses from kill buyers - horses that are earmarked to be slaughtered for their meat - you are helping the kill buyer profit.
Our take is this...
Kill buyers are going to profit whether we buy a horse or horses from them, or not.
Kill buyers will sell the horses to the slaughter plant - either Bouvry in Alberta or Richelieu in Quebec - and kill buyers will profit from those sales.
The horses they sell for slaughter are going to go through the torture of being crammed in leg-breaking trucks, often in extreme temperatures and be transported to a slaughter plant -- and if they survive the trip -- they'll be slaughtered for their meat.
If we buy horses, they are spared that torture - and live.
Either way the kill buyer profits - that's why we negotiate the lowest prices we can and buy as many horses as we can.
We are often criticized as are those who have fostered horses with/for us.
THE MORE FOSTER HOMES WE HAVE THE MORE HORSES WE CAN SAVE
Right now we have 3 generous individuals, each with the space on their properties - and in their hearts - to take in 2 horses each.
Adding 2 more horses to a herd of any size, especially when hay prices in western Canada are at an all-time high - and winter will be here before we know it - is a huge undertaking.
Add in the fact that as mentioned above, critics of buying horses from kill buyers can be brutal with their social media comments and we fully understand why potential foster providers are hesitant and why some choose to remain anonymous.
THANK YOU to all who have stepped forward to help.
Interested in fostering? Please reach out - let's have a discussion to see if fostering would be a good fit for you or not.
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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.
WHO SHIPS HORSES TO JAPAN FOR SLAUGHTER?
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