Horses are then transported by air to the importing country, notably Japan, and horses that are exported from Canada for slaughter are subject to the same regulations as horses shipped for other uses, such as breeding or international sporting events. For every shipment, all participants are required to meet all Canadian and international standards.  [Read her full response here.]

Really?  Seriously?

Do the wooden crates used to transport horses from Canada to Japan (and other markets) for slaughter look anything like the carefully crafted metal, padded "stalls" used to transport show and other horses by air?

Does how horses destined for slaughter are loaded onto flights look anything like how show and other horses are carefully led onto flights?

Seriously?  Minister Bibeau, please watch the short videos that show otherwise.

All one has to do is look at footage provided by the CBC National News, or footage from CTV's W5 expose/documentary to realize that is NOT the case.

In no way shape or form does the way in which horses are transported to slaughter resemble how horses exported for other purposes are handled.

AND as covered recently on the CBC National News and as freely admitted by those who transport horses from Canada to Japan for slaughter...

(AGAIN, watch the CBC National news coverage)  

National and international shipping regulations ARE being broken.  Again, listen to the shipper of horses on the CBC National News admit that the CFIA is turning a blind eye.

Watch the 2-minute video here.

How dare the Minister say in her response that the poor draft horses are subjected to the same requirements that all horses being shipped internationally by air are!

Are other horses being shipped in rickety wooden containers, unsegregated? NO!!

They are shipped separately from one another in proper horse containers which are usually made of metal and are very well padded.

And in the recent shipment in Dec. departing from Winnipeg, transport times well exceeded the legislated required maximum of 28 hrs without food, water and rest, leading to the downing of 3 horses on arrival in Japan.

There were no consequences to all involved. Simply the “cost of doing business” in their eyes!

And the newly implemented animal transport regs now only require that incompatible animals be segregated.

It is impossible for any CFIA vet to determine compatibility on the spot at the time of loading the horses.

Regardless, compatibility can quickly change due to the stress of the flight.

I wrote the Minister well over a month ago and have yet to receive a response from her.

So much for her engaging in consultation with all concerned parties.

This is despite my meeting with two Liberal MPs here in Brampton.

My question remains, why is she even consulting anyone?

The PM campaigned on banning these shipments and he issued a directive to the Minister to do so in his mandate letter dated Dec. 16, 2021. Yet these inhumane shipments continue, and horses continue to be injured on these flights.

Canadians should be outraged!!!