Thanks to Debby Murtagh for sharing the following link – it only takes a few seconds to send a message to Calgary International Airport. Fill out the form and ask that they stop the inhumane transport of horses by air, to be slaughtered for human consumption in South Korea and Japan.
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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.
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Horses are Slaughtered in Canada for Human Consumption?
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