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.
Stolen Horse Sold for Hamburger
This story is definitely re-post worthy. This story is a reminder to all of us in Canada who live within a days drive of where slaughter plants are in Alberta, or Quebec, about how easy it would be for any of our horses to be snatched and slaughtered before we even...
Former CFIA Veterinarian Speaks Out
Recording of interview with retired CFIA veterinarian, Dr. Maureen Harper. Special thanks to Blue Sky Radio. TORONTO SUN: The mystery meat behind your sausage. Worried about the MANE ingredient? "If this is happening farther up the supply chain, where some...
GRIM FUTURE FACING MOST OF AMERICA’S RACEHORSES
THE WASHINGTON POST - OPINION THE GRIM FUTURE FACING MOST OF AMERICA'S RACEHORSES MAY 8, 2018 - By Kathleen Parker - ColumnistREAD THE FULL ARTICLE HERE.While racing fans are always interested in historical stats, many in the horse industry are more interested in how...
2 Pet horses stolen and slaughtered for human consumption
"They were family". Woman horrified to learn 2 horses were stolen and sold to be slaughtered for human consumption.Read the full story at CTVKathy O’Reilly says she still feels numb after learning from RCMP Monday that her two beloved horses — reported missing over...
WHO – NOT WHAT – IS A NURSE MARE FOAL?
WHEN YOU SUPPORT HORSE RACING When you support racing you support the slaughter of a little-known “by-product” of the racing industry, “nurse mare foals“. Many nurse mare foals are slaughtered immediately after their birth, not necessarily using humane methods.You...
YOU may be eating HORSE without knowing
This blog post is worthy of a re-post. You may also be interested in Happy Canada (Slaughters Horses) Day as well.Why aren't Canadian food inspectors surprised there's horse meat in YOUR sausages? Beware, summer BBQ-ers: there could be horse meat in your pork...
Horses are Slaughtered in Canada for Human Consumption?
I hate to admit this but until 2010 I had no idea that horses were regularly slaughtered for human consumption. Seriously, I thought I must be hearing things. People eat horse meat? People send their horses to auction, their pets, their companions, without setting a...
Kill Pen to Dressage Horse
With special thanks to Patti Lippert, November 14th, 2016 April Trimmer writes:April 9th, 2016 was the day Hip #7599 came into my life. After seeing her on the PA Kill Pen Network page, all cut up and thin, I saw something in her video that made my heart ache for her....
ANNE TELNAES: THE HARSH REALITY OF HORSE RACING
THE WASHINGTON - ANN TELNAESJUNE 6, 2015I think the illustration says it all but Ann Telnaes also writes: The Belmont Stakes is being held today and most of the attention is focused on whether or not American Pharoah, the winner of both the Kentucky Derby and...
