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Canadian icon Jann Arden speaks out against the inhumane transport of horses to Japan for human consumption, and lends her voice to the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition.
Horses are also inhumanely shipped by air to Japan to be slaughtered for human consumption.
Thankfully the press and others are lending their voice as Jann Arden speaks out.
I’ll be in touch tomorrow to donate to this important cause. How cruel and unnecessary Horse slaughter is. Modern society was built on the back of the working horse- and this is how we repay them. Classy. https://t.co/7MpT62xUHT
— jann arden (@jannarden) December 12, 2019
CFIA wins court challenge over transport of horses to Japan for human consumption | CBC News https://t.co/ZYOxxxGG8Z THIS HAS TO STOP
— jann arden (@jannarden) December 14, 2019
Canada should be leading the world when it comes to animal welfare— and yet we drop the ball in so many ways. We ship thousands upon thousands of live horses for the overseas meat trade and grotesquely fail with their treatment. Often in tight cages of three or four- for days.
— jann arden (@jannarden) December 11, 2019
This is an amazing, important organization… donate if you can. Even a toonie makes a difference #banLiveHorseTransport https://t.co/E5QyLvrpnV
— jann arden (@jannarden) December 11, 2019
SEPTEMBER 2021: The Liberal Party of Canada included the following in their election promises:
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The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, the current Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, has the power to end the inhumane export of horses by air for slaughter by enacting a regulatory amendment.
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Tanya Mok writes:
A restaurant has recently opened up in Toronto where—yes, you’re reading it right—ass is on the menu.
That’s donkey meat, like Eeyore, but in a burger.
Scarborough is now home to a place called Donkey King BBQ, and like its name suggests, this new restaurant at 4219 Sheppard Ave. East is offering a whole slew of eats with donkey meat inside.
The restaurant appears to have opened up a couple months ago, and you can now order from its ass-filled menu on UberEats.
Among more traditional Chinese dishes like tofu with seafood and Taiwanese popcorn chicken, it also has braised donkey meat, donkey meat dumplings, and donkey meatball soup.
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The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, the current Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, has the power to end the inhumane export of horses by air for slaughter by enacting a regulatory amendment.
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CTV NATIONAL COVERAGE 2018 (video):
CTV NEWS VANCOUVER October 29th, 2019 (video):
UPDATE: Rebeka Breder of Breder Law Corporation on behalf of Canadian Horse Defence Coalition, October 30th, 2019
UPDATE: Jordan Reichert of the Animal Protection Party of Canada, October 30th, 2019
VANCOUVER SUN October 29th, 2019:
Truro News October 30th, 2019
https://www.trurodaily.com/news/live-horse-export-court-case-in-vancouver-to-draw-protesters-369688/
Hello All! If you’d like to
Hearing is at the
Federal Court (701 Georgia Street, 3rd floor)
in Vancouver, B.C.
on October 30 and 31, 2019
at 9:30 am.
We appreciate all the support we can get!
Hope to see you there.
“One of my bigger cases now is acting for the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition. We are suing the federal government for violating animal transportation laws.
This is a groundbreaking case as it is the first time an animal protection organization has sued the government over the way it transports animals.
People are surprised to learn that horses are being slaughtered in Canada, and perhaps even worse, they are being exported, by air, in crammed conditions, to Japan to be slaughtered for meat. Horses that may have been someone’s pet.”
GROUND BREAKING CASE:
PRESS RELEASE sent today to Vancouver news outlets. (Permission to share!)
October 28, 2019
Horse Protection Group’s Legal Challenge Against the CFIA – October 30-31 in Vancouver
Canada’s prominent horse protection group, the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition (CHDC), will be in Federal Court this week in Vancouver, BC with Rebeka Breder from Breder Law.
Rebeka Breder will be conducting final arguments on behalf of the CHDC’s lawsuit against the Federal government at the Federal Court at 701 Georgia Street, 3rd floor in Vancouver, BC on October 30 and 31, 2019 at 9:30 AM.
In August 2018, the CHDC filed for judicial review in the Federal Court regarding live horse shipments from Canada via air, for slaughter in North East Asia.
The lawsuit challenges violations of two sections of the Health of Animals Regulations (HAR) and names the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food as the respondent. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the Health of Animals Act and the HAR.
According to Rebeka Breder, “The law in regard to the live export of horses for slaughter is clear. Sections 141(8) and 142(a) of the Health of Animals Regulations state that horses over 14 hands in height (the size of a large pony) must be segregated, and horses must be able to stand in a natural position. These provisions exist to ensure the humane transport of horses, yet the CFIA consistently violates the law by allowing the overcrowding of horses and by allowing horses’ heads to touch the tops of crates, when live horses are shipped by air cargo to Japan for slaughter.”
Since 2012, the CHDC has studied conditions under which live horses are exported to Japan for human consumption. Photographic and video evidence has consistently revealed that even large draft horses have been crammed together for export purposes, sometimes as many as three or four per wooden crate, and that the ears of very tall horses have been seen to breach the netting covering the tops of crates. There is also evidence of horses dying and injuring themselves.
“This legal challenge pits David against Goliath,” says Sinikka Crosland, Executive Director of the CHDC. “But the CFIA is not above the law. The government has certain legal and ethical obligations, which cannot be swept under the rug.”
Please send inquiries to:
Rebeka Breder or Sinikka Crosland
Telephone – 604.616.4755
sinikka@defendhorsescanada.org
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The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, the current Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, has the power to end the inhumane export of horses by air for slaughter by enacting a regulatory amendment.
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Picture: Bureau of Land Management Oregon
Excerpts from an article by Sam Block from https://newfoodeconomy.org
“Equine slaughter has been banned in America for over a decade. But the horse meat trade is still thriving.”
“For decades, BLM has rounded up wild horses and burros, aiming to do it every three to five years. Right now, a round-up is underway in Nevada. Last year, the bureau removed 11,472 wild horses and burros nationwide, more than in the three previous years combined. But its taxpayer-funded corrals and pastures, where horses wait to be sold or adopted, are nearing capacity.
The pressing question is where to put this growing population once existing options are full. Slaughtering horses for food is illegal in the U.S., but a market exists beyond our borders, in Europe, Japan and Russia. This is why brokers called “kill buyers” send trailers full of horses, both wild and domestic, into Mexico and Canada, where slaughter is legal. Last year, 81,573 horses made the trip.
Wild horses are a minority in the disposable horse population, though they have an impact out of proportion to their numbers: They make it more difficult for ranchers to raise the cattle we eat. Once shipped out of the U.S., they are outnumbered at foreign slaughterhouses by privately-owned riding horses or racehorses sold for an array of reasons—too old, too small for a growing rider, too expensive, not fast enough, or excessive in some way that an owner found intolerable.”
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The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, the current Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, has the power to end the inhumane export of horses by air for slaughter by enacting a regulatory amendment.
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You probably recognize Kaley Cuoco from the TV series, “The Big Bang Theory“, but did you know she is an avid
American horses are still routinely shipped to either Mexico or Canada for slaughter, so there is still work to be done.
2023 UPDATE: For the time the inspection of horses being slaughtered in the USA is still not being funded by the US government. However, thousands of horses are still routinely shipped from the USA to Canada and Mexico for slaughter.
The horses exported from the USA to Canada and Mexico include pet horses, race horses, rodeo stock, and sport horses — horses of all types and all ages.
Horses are hauled in leg-breaking trailers for up to 3 days at a time without food, water or vet care and in extreme cold and heat.
Recently a push – AKA the SAFE ACT – to stop the export of horses from the USA to Canada and Mexico for slaughter failed but the act got further through the political system/process than previous attempts and rumour has it that as early as May of 2023 another version of the SAFE ACT may be launched.
You can learn more about the SAFE ACT here.
Click here for steps you can take right now to help ban the slaughter of horses within Canada and beyond, including the live export of horses to Japan to be slaughtered there.
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The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, the current Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, has the power to end the inhumane export of horses by air for slaughter by enacting a regulatory amendment.
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Thanks to Patti Lippert for sharing this very informative and thought provoking video on the subject of horse slaughter for human consumption.
First broadcast on July 20th, 2018, it’s definitely re-post worthy.
Thank you to Tucker Carlson’s guest Nancy Canarelli Watson for being an unwavering advocate for American horses.
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The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, the current Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, has the power to end the inhumane export of horses by air for slaughter by enacting a regulatory amendment.
Help spread the word by sharing this email campaign with friends and family! You can also support the cause by donating—your contribution will help fund advertising efforts to raise awareness and push for change. Every action makes a difference!