PROPOSED BILL TO BAN LIVE EXPORT OF HORSES TO SLAUGHTER
If passed Bill C-355… prohibits the export by air from Canada of live horses for the purpose of being slaughtered or fattened for slaughter and — again, IF passed — it will make changes to related amendments to certain Acts.
WHY BILL C-355?
Horse slaughter for human consumption is legal within Canada and currently, two plants, one in Alberta and another in Quebec are slaughtering horses for that purpose.
In addition, Canada allows for the transportation of live horses to other countries including Japan to be slaughtered for human consumption.
FIRST READING OF THE BILL
On September 19, 2023, Tim Louis, Liberal MP for Kitchener-Conestoga announced the introduction of a private member’s bill, Bill C-355 AKA the Prohibition of the Export of Horses by Air for Slaughter Act.
THANK YOU MP LEWIS.
From the bottom of our hearts we also want to thank Leah Taylor Roy, Liberal MP for Aurora – Oak Ridges – Richmond Hill for her efforts in bringing this Private Member’s Bill forward.
SHORT VIDEO CLIPS FROM AG COMMITTEE MEETINGS 1 & 2
VIDEO: KAITLYN MITCHELL ANIMAL JUSTICE
STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOODFEB. 29, 2024: Director of Legal Advocacy, Animal Justice Canada, lawyer, tireless advocate AKA superhero Kaitlyn Mitchell spoke before the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-food on Bill C-355. To say we were...
VIDEO: LEAH TAYLOR ROY
STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOODLiberal MP Leah Taylor Roy is a driving force behind Bill C-355. We love how she made use of the short time given her to set the record straight as to how pet, show, sport and race horses are shipped by air versus the...
VIDEO: LIANNE ROOD BILL C-355
STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOODConservative MP Lianne Rood who voted against Bill C-355 going to committee questioned Director of Legal Advocacy for Animal Justice Canada, Kaitlyn Mitchell...The brief mentioned in video, jointly submitted by Canadian...
VIDEO: ORGANIZATIONS OPPOSING BILL C-355
EQUESTRIAN CANADA & SPRUCE MEADOWS OPPOSE BILL C-355FEB 14, 2024: Most of us will not be surprised that producers of beef and other meat within Canada are in favour of continuing the live export of horses for the purpose of slaughter. [Scroll down for a list.]...
VIDEO: ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER
STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOODFEB. 29, 2024: Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-food - second session on Bill C-355. Witness: MS. Shannon Nix Assistant Deputy Minister department of Agriculture & Agri-food Canada.BILL C-355 BACKGROUND...You...
VIDEO: MP BEN CARR BILL C-355
STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND AGRI-FOODOne of the "good guys". We loved all that MP Ben Carr had to say during the first session of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food meeting on Bill C-355.BACKGROUND...You may not be aware but in addition to...
URGENT: HELP SAVE 12 HORSES FROM SLAUGHTER
UPDATE: 6 HORSES ARE SAFE BUT WITH YOUR HELP WE HAVE ROOM TO SAVE 12 MORE. BOUVRY IS SLAUGHTERING HORSESFirst, let's start with the fact that the Bouvry slaughter plant in Alberta is STILL slaughtering horses. (We know, we know - you may have heard otherwise.) Most...
CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY CHARGES BOUVRY
COURT DATES JANUARY 6 - 17, 2025 DECEMBER 13, 2024: We continue to hear that Bouvry in Fort MacLeod has closed. That rumour, a misinterpretation of a post by a well known and much respected by us group persists. The main FEEDLOT - which is not adjacent to the plant...
SHOW HORSES SHIPPED TO JAPAN FOR SLAUGHTER
First published August 31, 2022 - UPDATED December 14, 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...
CONTACT SENATE AG COMMITTEE
YOU CAN HELP PASS BILL C-355Okay, we know, we know, you've signed and shared petitions including multiple Member of Parliament sponsored e-petitions - THANK YOU. [Those e-petions went a long way to getting Bill C-355 -- a bill to ban the live export of horses from...
VIDEO: CBC CANADA NEWS TONIGHT
A POWERFUL INFORMATIVE SEGMENTThank you, Jann Arden, for your unwavering commitment to advocating for the protection of horses. Your efforts, particularly in helping to ban the live export of horses for slaughter, have made a tremendous difference. (That is an...
SENATOR ROBERT BLACK (VIDEO)
SENATOR BLACK APPROVES HORSES BEING SHIPPED TO SLAUGHTER? Updated November 22, 2024: Watching and reading the continued Second Reading of Bill C-355 in the Senate it certainly appears that the Bill will go to Committee. Sadly, it also appears the Chair of that...