A CANADIAN ICON CALLS FOR A BAN ON HORSE SLAUGHTER
Juno Award winning singer / songwriter star of hit TV series The Jann Show, Canada's beloved, Jann Arden is lending her voice to the fight to ban horse slaughter in Canada and beyond.
"If we always turn away from difficult things - especially when it comes to animal cruely - they will never change. The abusers are COUNTING on your apathy."
Canadians are horrified to see some countries eat dogs, yet in Canada, in a largely unknown business, beloved horses are being tortured and killed for their meat for human consumption.
Yes, really! It’s #horseshit
People are surprised to learn that horses are being slaughtered in Canada [for human consumption]. Horses that may have been someone’s pet. Perhaps even worse, horses are being exported in crammed conditions, to Japan to be slaughtered for meat.
Deadline to Help Horses Looming
The Member of Parliament Petition (E-2410) put forward in 2020 by Shelley Grainger has closed. It closed with a very respectable 4,632 signatures, and it was presented to Members of Parliament in the House of Commons. HOWEVER as of March 2021 another Member of...
31 Ponies Saved BUT Funding Still Needed
Photo courtesy of Rebecca Sanesh of Humanity for Horses Rescue and Rehab.Special thanks to Sarah Stewart and Patti Lippert for making us aware of this story. Equestrian Canada warns that due to income losses associated with Covid-19 many horses in Canada could be in...
Please Vote for Animal Law Lawyer Rebeka Breder
As you follow along with Canadian Horse Defence Coalition and their mission to ban horse slaughter for human consumption, you will notice that Rebeka Breder is the lawyer who is handling a lawsuit appeal on behalf of CHDC against the Canadian Government. (CHDC is...
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...
NEW T-shirt Benefits Horse Rescues & Banning Horse Slaughter
VERY special thanks to Patti Lippert for all that she does for so many. Patti is tireless in her efforts to support horse AND donkey rescues. She's also constantly working to help protect wild horses, and is a dedicated advocate for the banning of horse slaughter...
Covid 19 Causing Horse Owners Challenges and Scam Warning
I believe that we can all relate to how some may be facing financial hardships during this global pandemic, including horse owners and those who run, for example riding stables and horse rescues.CBC has featured several articles in the past month including......
Maclean’s: Canada is Go-To of Horse Meat
Photo by: Jen OsborneMaclean’s: Canada is Go-To of Horse Meat "These activists are trying to change that. The Canadian Horse Defence Coalition is waging a court battle to end Canada’s role as an exporter of live horses and frozen horsemeat for human consumption."...
This Shirt Saves Horses’ Lives
UPDTE NOVEMBER 2021: Back for the first time since JUNE of 2020. Once again available for a limited time. Proceeds from this t-shirt go to helping our friends at Horse Rescue Fund. Horse Rescue Fund is dedicated to raising funds and distributing those funds to...
HORSE RACING HAS OUTLIVED ITS TIME
THE WASHINGTON POST - OPINION MARCH 13, 2020 - By Editorial BoardIN 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...
