THE WINNIPEG FREE PRESS: OPINON Recently on social media, we’ve noticed some advocates blaming Prime Minister Trudeau for the ongoing export of horses from Canada to Japan and other markets for the purpose of slaughter. We are thankful that Prime Minister Trudeau and...
CURRENT PETITIONS: UPDATED JULY 2023
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CANADA STOP EXPORTING LIVE HORSES FOR SLAUGHTER
Thousands of live horses are exported each year from Canadian cities (Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg) to Japan, where they are slaughtered for a luxury item, raw horsemeat basashi. [And to South Korea.]
These shipments have been fraught with problems since they began. Repeated investigations have shown dire conditions for these horses who are unfortunate enough to be shipped overseas, then slaughtered on another continent where Canada has no oversight or jurisdiction.
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DEMAND AN IMPORT SUSPENSION OF CRUELLY PRODUCED HORSE MEAT FROM OVERSEAS!
NGO investigations and EU audits carried out since 2010 have shown non-compliance with relevant EU requirements relating to animal welfare and traceability of horses in Argentina, Australia, Canada and Uruguay. Horses are systematically neglected and mistreated along the production chain of horsemeat.
They are beaten, kicked and receive electric shocks.
They are malnourished and exposed to extreme weather conditions in slaughterhouse pens and at assembly centres.
Injured, sick and weak horses receive no veterinary care and are left to die unassisted. Currently, EU animal welfare requirements only apply to slaughterhouses.
The assembly centres and transport are not covered by EU rules.
Horses are transported over long distances without water, crammed together in unsuitable cattle trailers, and many do not survive the journey to the slaughterhouse.
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DEMAND EDMONTON AIRPORT STOP SUPPORTING THE SHIPMENT OF HORSES TO JAPAN FOR SLAUGHTER
Insist that Edmonton stop allowing live horse shipments out of Edmonton International Airport EIA. They must make the ethical choice to not support live export [of horses destined for slaughter]!
Edmonton Airport supports this industry by allowing Korean Airlines and other live shippers such as Nippon Air and Atlas Air to operate out of it’s facility. Edmonton Airport is complicit in this violent and unsavoury industry by making money from the take off and landing fees paid by these air cargo companies and airlines.
Canadian Horse Defence Coalition has been working to expose the horse slaughter industry and the live shipment of horses to Japan from Canada. Work by animal advocates and investigators have been helpful in exposing this practice which is abhorrent and not supported by the majority of Canadians and other countries around the world.
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A recent news story illuminates how the horse racing industry works … this racehorse breeder is also a bail bondsman, and refers to the baby horses (foals) as a “crop”!
Racehorse Breeders feed the 3-year lifecycle of most Thoroughbred horses used in racing: 60-65% of foals (babies) are trained as yearlings and only 5% of those earn any substantial purse. The fate of those who don’t race and win is horrific with, as USA Today has reported, at least 7,500 Thoroughbreds each year going to slaughter for human and animal consumption in Mexico and Canada.
Learn more and sign… http://chng.it/xFd7ScBtb2
SEASPIRACY: PROTECT 30% OF OUR OCEANS FROM INDUSTRIAL FISHING BY 2030
We are Ali and Lucy Tabrizi, the directors of Seaspiracy. In our popular Netflix Original documentary, we chart our journey across the world as we uncover the horrors of the fishing industry – the most destructive industry in our oceans.
We’ve both loved the ocean for as long as we can remember. The sea has given us so much joy and inspiration, and it was our dream to one day make a documentary about the wonders of marine life.
But once we started filming and began to discover what was happening at sea, we knew the documentary needed to show this side of the story, that for so long has been mostly hidden from view. We witnessed horrific destruction, abuse and corruption, and knew we had to expose how the global industrial fishing industries are killing our oceans, out of sight.We revealed a deafening silence over fishing’s role in emptying our seas, its decimation of habitat, and its role in affecting our climate.
PROTECT OUR LIVESTOCK/PETS BY RESTRICTIONG FIREWORKS IN ERIN
In December my 11 month old colt Captain died as a result of my neighbour irresponsibly discharging fireworks immediately beside the paddock. The baby smashed into the gates of his paddock running in fear. He was sent to the University of Guelph to the best team possible. He suffered three fractures in his hip and one in his spine which was diagnosed with a CT scan. After much suffering we made the best decision for him to lay him to rest. The fireworks were set off at 8 am in the morning on April 24. It was so loud I thought it was gunshots. I called the Police who were not helpful. They told me my neighbour might have a gun licence.
Erin bylaws state only can discharge fireworks May 24th and July 1 weekend. There is no other forum to report this except a bylaw complaint which was completed. I have requested to speak to the Mayor and town council to have the bylaw amended.
I really need your signatures to present to Erin Council in support of fireworks only by permit and not in proximity to livestock. Please do this for Captain and not let the same devastation happen to any other animals.
Want to thank all of you for your support in memory of my Captain.
STOP THE DESTRUCTION OF ENDANGERED KOALAS’ HABITAT IN NEW ENGLAND, NSW, AUSTRALIA – BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE.
Koalas are listed as an endangered species on Australia’s east coast. Surely the survival of this international icon is worthy of a global effort
Koalas have gone from no-listing to vulnerable to endangered within a decade.
That is a shockingly fast decline.
The New England area has been designated by the government of New South Wales, Australia as an ARC for the preservation of endangered koalas – yet precious woodland habitats are bulldozed and disappearing daily.
CANADA SLAUGHTERS HORSES FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
It may be hard for some to believe that tens of thousands of horses, 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 China and Japan.
This barbaric practice is currently banned in the United States, so horses 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, and South Korea to be slaughtered for human consumption, and unfortunately the transportation of horses destined for slaughter within Canada, and by air, is far from humane.
