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A SOFT LANDING | HAPPY ENDING

Along with all our initiatives here at Ban Horse Slaughter – all the ways we are working to put an end to the slaughter of horses in Canada – including horses imported from the USA – slaughter for any purpose — we LOVE sharing happy endings!

Having said that for every horse that is lucky enough to have a soft landing and a guardian angel, how many others are not so lucky?

As you watch the news clip please pay special attention to the use of the word “euthanize”.

This Standardbred horse went from the track to an Amish family and when the horse was involved in a buggy crash, the newscaster states that a decision was made to euthanize the horse.

The way, the Amish family chose to euthanize is NOT what we call humane euthanasia.

Selling a horse to a kill buyer who in turn forces horses on crowded trailers and hauls them sometimes first to a feedlot and then ships them in leg-breaking trailers for 3 or more days to Canada or Mexico – in extreme heat and extreme cold, without food or water or vet care…

Where the next step is to be stunned – and properly stunned or not — strung up and their necks slashed – yes, often while conscious – to bleed out, slowly and painfully…

How dare that be called euthanasia.  Torture, barbaric, cruel, and so many other words come to our minds.

 

BAN HORSE SLAUGHTER IS DEDICATED TO:

1. Preventing horses and other equines from entering the slaughter pipeline.

2. Banning horse slaughter or the slaughter of any equine for any purpose within Canada - including the slaughter of horses and other equines imported from the USA.

3.  Banning the export of horses from the USA to Canada or Mexico for slaughter.

4.  Banning the export of horses from Canada to any other market for slaughter.

We are 100% volunteer & crowdfunded.

0% goes towards salaries. Yes, ZERO.

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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. 

CONSERVATIVES IN FAVOUR OF HORSE SLAUGHTER

CONSERVATIVES IN FAVOUR OF HORSE SLAUGHTER

 SOCIAL MEDIA WRONGLY BLAMING PM TRUDEAU  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...

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JESSICA SCOTT REID

JESSICA SCOTT REID

 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...

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2 HORSES NEED HELP

2 HORSES NEED HELP

 MILITARY VETERAN OWNED FARM IN NB Del, an Arabian gelding on the left, Ice a thoroughbred mare on the right.,July 12 , 2024: For sometime I've been meaning to write a blog and social media posts about a farm in New Brunswick, Canada and a husband and wife team who...

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PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS OF HORSEMEAT

PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS OF HORSEMEAT

AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 

Quotes are taken from a review published January 26, 2023, titled

A review of horses sent to slaughter for human consumption: impact of horsemeat consumption, residual banned drugs, and public health risks

…the exportation of American horses across both borders for the sole purpose of slaughter for human consumption must end.

Surely if more people in North America and the rest of the world realized that horses and other equines are slaughtered for human consumption in Canada and Mexico, the slaughter of all equines would be banned.

Horses slaughtered in Canada and Mexico include horses exported in leg-breaking trailers from the USA for as long as 3 days without food or water or vet care.

The horses slaughtered include a small percentage raised specifically for meat but the vast majority are pet horses, rodeo and racing “stock”.

In other words, horses that have at the very least been treated with wormers and, in many cases, other drugs that are not meant ever to enter the human food chain.

And before you think it doesn’t matter to you because you don’t eat horsemeat…

In 2015 a study at the University of Guelph, sponsored by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency found that horsemeat shows up on Canadian grocery store shelves marked as other than horsemeat.

In other words, if you are Canadian and eating meat you may be eating toxic horsemeat without knowing it.

Perhaps even more disturbing the Canadian Food Inspection Agency was quoted as saying, they were NOT surprised horsemeat is being sold in Canada marked as other than horsemeat. 

Food prices have risen dramatically since 2015, so it makes sense that food fraud may also be on the rise.  Purchasing a horse not raised for slaughter, a discarded pet or racehorse for example is far cheaper than buying beef cattle raised under strict protocols.

Keep reading to learn why millions of pounds of horsemeat produced in Canada is toxic.

Previous work showed that 18 Thoroughbred racehorses purchased by rescues that would have otherwise been sold for export for the sole purpose of slaughter to produce meat for human consumption were administered [highly toxic to humans] phenylbutazone.

“Horses are prone to developing musculoskeletal injuries due to their various roles including pleasure riding, hunter/jumper, racing, and other performance-type work.

The most common drug to treat musculoskeletal injuries in horses is phenylbutazone.

Based on the annual sales of phenylbutazone [commonly known as BUTE] in the United States, our group estimated that every adult horse receives at least 1 dose of phenylbutazone during its lifetime.

There are 500 pounds of dressed horsemeat per horse.

The number of American horses exported to Canada for slaughter in 2019 was 10,486; this translates into 5,243,000 pounds of dressed horsemeat.”

Given that the US Department of Agriculture does not have a system to remove horses administered banned substances from the slaughter pipeline, more than 5,000,000 pounds of dressed horsemeat sent to the EU and non-EU countries in 2019 were likely contaminated with banned substances.

“The FDA considers American horses as companion animals and as such all approved drugs can be administered. 

The “administration” of phenylbutazone or any other banned substance is not allowed in food-producing animals.

Both EU and non-EU governments have published a list of banned drugs and drugs with withdrawal periods.”

The magnitude of the issue is further complicated by the fact that Canadian residue testing represents less than 1% of the total carcasses tested.

You can read the full review from the American Veterinary Medical Association here.

Help support our efforts to ban the slaughter of horses for any purpose within Canada – including those imported from the USA. We are committed to supporting efforts to ban the export of horses from the USA for slaughter and… We’re also working to stop the inhumane live export of horses from Canada to markets like Japan for slaughter there.

T-SHIRTS IN SUPPORT OF HORSE RESCUE FUND 

LIMITED TIME OFFER FREE SHIPPING CANADA & USA 

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. 

CONSERVATIVES IN FAVOUR OF HORSE SLAUGHTER

CONSERVATIVES IN FAVOUR OF HORSE SLAUGHTER

 SOCIAL MEDIA WRONGLY BLAMING PM TRUDEAU  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...

read more
JESSICA SCOTT REID

JESSICA SCOTT REID

 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...

read more
2 HORSES NEED HELP

2 HORSES NEED HELP

 MILITARY VETERAN OWNED FARM IN NB Del, an Arabian gelding on the left, Ice a thoroughbred mare on the right.,July 12 , 2024: For sometime I've been meaning to write a blog and social media posts about a farm in New Brunswick, Canada and a husband and wife team who...

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THE NEW YORKER PODCAST “BLOOD ON THE TRACKS”

THE NEW YORKER PODCAST “BLOOD ON THE TRACKS”

CAN HORSE RACING SURVIVE?  

In a time of changing sensitivities,

an ancient sport struggles to justify itself.

In 2019, dozens of thoroughbreds died at California’s Santa Anita Park. 

 As outrage built, the industry was forced to contend with an existential question:

 Is racing inseparable from cruelty to animals?

MAY 15, 2021 – By William Finnegan

The linked article is long but a very worthwhile read or listen.

Yes, I said read or listen.  There’s an audio file linked near the top of the article, a podcast –  so you may choose to listen instead of reading.

Published in the print edition of The New Yorker on May 24, 2021, with the headline “Blood on the Tracks.”…

This article is a wealth of information about horse racing, in the United States and the information – and the industry –  includes strong ties to Canada as well.

For that reason we’ve chosen to feature this article for a second time.

P.S. Our followers from Australia and New Zealand will find it interesting too.

What happened at the Breeders’ Cup World Championships in late 2019 looked like the end of horse racing in California, maybe in America.

It was the twelfth and final race of a two-day series, at Santa Anita Park, the storied track near Los Angeles. Sixty-eight thousand people packed the Art Deco grandstand, the apron, the infield, the high-priced suites.

The “handle”—the total betting for the day—was a healthy hundred and seventeen million dollars, but thoroughbred racingitself was on life support.

Since the beginning of the year, thirty-five horses had died at Santa Anita.

Public dismay had risen to the point that Gavin Newsom, California’s governor, had told the Times that racing’s “time is up” if it did not reform.

Dianne Feinstein, the state’s senior senator, had released a letter calling the Breeders’ Cup races a “critical test for the future of horseracing.”

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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. 

CONSERVATIVES IN FAVOUR OF HORSE SLAUGHTER

CONSERVATIVES IN FAVOUR OF HORSE SLAUGHTER

 SOCIAL MEDIA WRONGLY BLAMING PM TRUDEAU  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...

read more
JESSICA SCOTT REID

JESSICA SCOTT REID

 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...

read more
2 HORSES NEED HELP

2 HORSES NEED HELP

 MILITARY VETERAN OWNED FARM IN NB Del, an Arabian gelding on the left, Ice a thoroughbred mare on the right.,July 12 , 2024: For sometime I've been meaning to write a blog and social media posts about a farm in New Brunswick, Canada and a husband and wife team who...

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USA TODAY:  Horses go from Racetracks to Slaughterhouses

USA TODAY: Horses go from Racetracks to Slaughterhouses

FORNEY, Texas — Mike McBarron stepped out of the 96-degree heat and into a shed on his feedlot after loading 37 horses onto a truck. They were headed to Mexico, where they would be slaughtered and shipped around the world for human consumption.

“It’s just a job to me,” McBarron told USA TODAY Sports. “I mean, I don’t attach myself to them. I don’t fall in love with them.”

McBarron, 48, is one of the country’s most prolific “kill buyers,” people who buy horses and sell them to slaughterhouses. They also represent an uncomfortable reality for the horse racing industry.

Over the past decade, an average of more than 600 thoroughbreds a year have died because of racing, according to research by the USA TODAY Network.

By contrast, an estimated 7,500 thoroughbreds a year are slaughtered for human consumption, according to Alex Waldrop, president of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA).

 

“The problem is that the entire industry is a conveyor belt for slaughter,’’ said John Holland, president of the Equine Welfare Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending the slaughter of American horses. “They just keep cranking them (out).’’

McBarron, who acknowledged he has bought and sold retired racehorses for slaughter, has sent tens of thousands of horses to slaughter plants and generated millions of dollars in revenue, according to invoices cited in an informal investigation conducted by a nonprofit group called Animals’ Angels.

That practice is unlikely to be a popular topic this week at the Breeders’ Cup, which has attracted many of the sport’s top horses and intense scrutiny of the sport.

So what can you do to help stop this barbaric slaughter of race and other horses being slaughtered for human consumption?

T-SHIRTS IN SUPPORT OF HORSE RESCUE FUND 

LIMITED TIME OFFER FREE SHIPPING CANADA & USA 

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. 

CONSERVATIVES IN FAVOUR OF HORSE SLAUGHTER

CONSERVATIVES IN FAVOUR OF HORSE SLAUGHTER

 SOCIAL MEDIA WRONGLY BLAMING PM TRUDEAU  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...

read more
JESSICA SCOTT REID

JESSICA SCOTT REID

 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...

read more
2 HORSES NEED HELP

2 HORSES NEED HELP

 MILITARY VETERAN OWNED FARM IN NB Del, an Arabian gelding on the left, Ice a thoroughbred mare on the right.,July 12 , 2024: For sometime I've been meaning to write a blog and social media posts about a farm in New Brunswick, Canada and a husband and wife team who...

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HORSE RACING HAS OUTLIVED ITS TIME

HORSE RACING HAS OUTLIVED ITS TIME

THE WASHINGTON POST – OPINION 

MARCH 13, 2020 – By Editorial Board

IN THE aftermath of federal indictments that charged more than two dozen people in or associated with horse racing in “a widespread, corrupt” doping scheme, the industry rushed to put on a good face. The arrests, said the head of the Association of Racing Commissioners International, show that the system works, and that will have “a cleansing effect” on racing. “Let’s face it. It’s like any sport,” said one leading horse trainer. “We’re no different.”

Let’s be charitable and chalk up such comments to self-delusion, because anyone who thinks horse racing is like any other major sport is lying, ignorant or kidding themselves.

No other accepted sport exploits defenseless animals as gambling chips.

No other accepted sport tolerates the cruelties that routinely result in the injury and death of these magnificent animals.

The rot in horse racing goes deep. It is a sport that has outlived its time.

T-SHIRTS IN SUPPORT OF HORSE RESCUE FUND 

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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. 

CONSERVATIVES IN FAVOUR OF HORSE SLAUGHTER

CONSERVATIVES IN FAVOUR OF HORSE SLAUGHTER

 SOCIAL MEDIA WRONGLY BLAMING PM TRUDEAU  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...

read more
JESSICA SCOTT REID

JESSICA SCOTT REID

 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...

read more
2 HORSES NEED HELP

2 HORSES NEED HELP

 MILITARY VETERAN OWNED FARM IN NB Del, an Arabian gelding on the left, Ice a thoroughbred mare on the right.,July 12 , 2024: For sometime I've been meaning to write a blog and social media posts about a farm in New Brunswick, Canada and a husband and wife team who...

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A SPORT THAT GAMBLES WITH HORSES’ LIVES

A SPORT THAT GAMBLES WITH HORSES’ LIVES

THE WASHINGTON POST – OPINION 

DOES A SPORT THAT GAMBLES WITH THE LIVES OF HORSES REALLY BELONG IN OUR WORLD? 

JANUARY 25, 2020 – By Editorial Board

THE DEATHS of nearly two dozen horses last year at Santa Anita Park in California caused the famed racetrack to close for three weeks as it tried to assess the situation.

It reopened with changes that included a new track drainage system, strict medication rules, enhanced training protocols and more veterinarians to oversee the horses.

Despite the changes, there were six deaths of horses racing or training during the fall meeting leading up to the renowned Breeders’ Cup races.

During the final race of that two-day event, a 4-year-old gelding broke its leg and had to be euthanized. Since the start of the new season in December, there have been five more deaths, including three in as many days over the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend.

It’s good that public outcry has forced government and the industry to finally start paying attention to the treatment of these beautiful animals.

But the question is whether the proposed reforms go far enough.

We have our doubts and think animal rights activists make a powerful case that the fundamental problem is with horse racing itself.

“The killing is built into the system” is the blunt assessment of Patrick Battuello, founder and president of Horseracing Wrongs, who has spent the past five years tracking public data on racehorse deaths at the 100 racetracks in 35 states.

He has confirmed 1,000 deaths annually but says the actual number is much higher.

T-SHIRTS IN SUPPORT OF HORSE RESCUE FUND 

LIMITED TIME OFFER FREE SHIPPING CANADA & USA 

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. 

CONSERVATIVES IN FAVOUR OF HORSE SLAUGHTER

CONSERVATIVES IN FAVOUR OF HORSE SLAUGHTER

 SOCIAL MEDIA WRONGLY BLAMING PM TRUDEAU  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...

read more
JESSICA SCOTT REID

JESSICA SCOTT REID

 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...

read more
2 HORSES NEED HELP

2 HORSES NEED HELP

 MILITARY VETERAN OWNED FARM IN NB Del, an Arabian gelding on the left, Ice a thoroughbred mare on the right.,July 12 , 2024: For sometime I've been meaning to write a blog and social media posts about a farm in New Brunswick, Canada and a husband and wife team who...

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BAN HORSE SLAUGHTER

FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION OR ANY PURPOSE
DONATESHOP TO SAVE HORSES

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