A “guilty plea of sorts” today for Bouvry.

Instead of going through with scheduled court dates, Bouvry will pay…

$17,000.00 in fines and surcharges.

Plus a small fortune they would’ve likely dished out for Calgary counsel.

January 6, 2025:

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  has been closed for many months now.

The plant continues to slaughter horses almost every week.

We know that the plant has been up for sale, several times we’ve heard that the plant has sold, or that “only one signature was needed for the deal to be done”.

Those rumours have persisted since late 2022, increasing dramatically since the end of 2023.

We do NOT think that the plant has sold and even if it has  – horses are being slaughtered – again – weekly.

With very special thanks to a lawyer in Alberta who wishes to remain anonymous we do know that Bouvry initially plead not guilty to charges laid against them by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

Charges were laid July 17th, 2023 based on activities by Bouvry Exports Calgary, LTD, in 2021.

We describe the charges as animal cruelty and health food safety related.

You can learn more about the charges here.

Thanks to the same lawyer we know that the trial dates were set for January 6 to 17, 2025 in Fort MacLeod, Alberta.

But again – as far as we know – Bouvry appeared today, January 6th and will pay fines and surcharges of $17,000.

With your help we've saved 16 horses in the last few months -- horses who would otherwise have been shipped directly to slaughter -- and we currently have room to save 4 more.

Thank you to all who have so generously contributed!

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, and other costs are needed in addition to funds to initially purchase horses to prevent them from being shipped to slaughter - or being left to languish in pens awaiting the same fate.

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.

Again, we can’t save them all but with your help we can save a total of 20!