RETIRED CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY VETERINARIAN MAUREEN HARPER SPEAKS OUT
Maureen Harper, D.V.M., M.Sc. Epidemiology
May 30, 2017
“In my opinion, Canada has the worst animal transport regulations amongst developed nations. This is based on current allowable maximum transport times for all animals.”
Very special thanks to Maureen Harper D.V.M., M.Sc. Epidemiology.
Dr. Harper worked for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in offices in Ontario for 30 years. She’s intimately familiar with the rules and regulations when it comes to the live shipment of animals including horses by air, and after her retirement was appalled to learn how horses are shipped from Canada to Japan for slaughter for human consumption.
We so appreciate all that Dr. Harper does to raise awareness about the inhumane treatment of horses within Canada and during shipping by air. Recently she graciously gave hours of her time to provide information to the producers of the W5 horse slaughter expose.
Thank you too to Yenny Stronge of Blue Sky Radio for all she does to raise awareness about horse slaughter for human consumption in Canada and beyond.
The recording below is a straight forward, easy to listen to, informative overview of the history of live shipments from Canada to Japan and what is happening today.
The recording outlines why the treatment of horses before and during their transportation when destined for slaughter for human consumption is inhumane.
As Dr. Harper states: “It is NOT the proper way to transport horses by air”.
CTV W5 investigative report mentioned in the following recording is listed below.
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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.
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