WE LOVE KEYBOARD WARRIORS

WE LOVE KEYBOARD WARRIORS

KEYBOARD WARRIORS ARE INCREDIBLY VALUABLE

First published, October 13, 2018 – Updated April 19, 2026

The graphic says we love “keyboard warriors” — and we do.

Somewhere along the way, that phrase started being used as an insult. A way to dismiss people. To minimize their impact. To suggest that what they’re doing doesn’t count.

It shouldn’t be.

Because the reality is, those so-called “keyboard warriors” are often the reason people know what’s happening in the first place. They’re the ones sharing the posts, keeping stories alive, making sure cases don’t quietly disappear, and helping information reach far beyond a single page or person. 

Every like, every meaningful comment, every share helps signal to the algorithm that a post matters — and pushes it in front of more people who otherwise would never have seen it.

We’ve all seen how one share turns into many, and how those overlapping circles of people can carry a message further than any one person ever could alone.

That’s not something to dismiss. That’s something to recognize.  Something of great value.

 

Please don’t diminish your impact by saying “I can only…”

There is no only in advocacy — every like, every comment, every share carries a message further than you can see, and it matters more than you know.

Not everyone is in a position to own horses, to rescue, to transport, or to fund large-scale efforts.

But that does not make their contribution any less valuable. Advocacy takes many forms, and the online space is one of the most powerful tools we have.

Awareness leads to pressure. Pressure leads to change.

So “keyboard warrior” should never be used as a put-down.

If anything, it should be a label worn with pride.  Because using your voice, sharing information, educating others, and helping important conversations reach the people who need to see them… that matters.

It matters a lot.

And to everyone who shows up in that way — thank you.

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Thank you Jann Arden

Thank you Jann Arden

Once again we’d like to thank Jann Arden for all she does to help support the banning of horse slaughter for human consumption.

American horses are routinely exported to Mexico and to Canada to be slaughtered.

Horses raised in Canada, including pet horses and discarded race horses, are slaughtered in Canada and horses are also shipped live from Canada to Japan to be slaughtered there.

The Canadian Horse Defence Coaltion is currently suing the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for blatantly ignorning international shipping regulations and allowing horses to be shipped in conditions that are inhumane.

You can save horses’ lives with one of these T-shirts @ban.horse.slaughter help stop beautiful horses from being shipped overseas for human consumption. It’s awful…

Jann Arden

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Jann Arden Speaks Out & Contributes to CHDC

Jann Arden Speaks Out & Contributes to CHDC

UPDATE: JANN’S ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER – WORKED!

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.

Many, if not most Canadians may not realize that horses are routinely slaughtered within Canada. Some of the horse meat is consumed in Canada and much of it is exported to the European Union and other markets for human consumption there.

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.

UPDATE: JANN’S ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER – WORKED!

SEPTEMBER 2021:  The Liberal Party of Canada included the following in their election promises: 

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CHDC: Ground breaking lawsuit (Press)

CHDC: Ground breaking lawsuit (Press)

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

 

Hello All! If you’d like to come watch me argue the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition lawsuit against the Federal government (re the transportation of horses sent for slaughter by air), it’s open to the public.

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.

REBEKA BREDER of Breder Law Corporation in Vancouver, B.C.

“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

UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2021:  LIBERAL PARTY OF CANADA ELECTION MANDATE INCLUDES...

CONGRATULATIONS CHDC

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