ONCE AGAIN CONGRATS HORSE ADVOCATES
DECEMBER 18, 2021 from the Montreal Gazette:
“Federal ministers received their marching orders from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday in the form of mandate letters, with a particular focus on environmental policies, fighting climate change and creating a more diverse and inclusive Canada.
But within the nearly 30 letters were also some tasks to ministers that garnered far less attention, but National Post still found particularly noteworthy.
Here are six things you may have missed:”
As you may or may not know, during the recent Federal Election, the Liberal Party of Canada included the following on their official party promises:
How amazing is it that the same line appears in the official Ministerial Mandate Letter from Prime Minister Trudeau to Minister Bibeau.
It’s most definitely a step in the right direction.
AND thank you to the National Post and the Montreal Gazette for highlighing that part of the Mandate letters that might otherwise hvae been missed.
THE MONTREAL GAZETTE ARTICLE GOES ON TO STATE:
Unbeknown to many, Canada is in fact one of the world’s biggest exporters of live horses to Japan for its domestic meat industry. Roughly 41,000 horses have been flown to Japan (mainly from the Calgary airport) since 2013 where they are fattened before slaughter, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
But the controversial practice is seemingly on its last legs, as Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau has been formally tasked in her mandate letter to ban the export of live horses destined for slaughter.
That’s a decision likely to please one of the practice’s most vocal critics: Canadian singer Jann Arden, who tweeted at Trudeau on Thursday to “end this sinister part of Canadian agriculture.”
HORSE ADVOCATES YOUR EFFORTS ARE PAYING OFF
So what else can we do to bring about change?
Canadian icon and staunch anti slaughter advocate, Jann Arden recently posted the following:
AND you can click here and send a note, to not only the Member of Parliament for your electorial district but also to Prime Minister Trudeau and Minister Marie Cluade Bibeau.
P.S. There’s even a letter for you to use and/or personalize.
Want to do more? Please see the Call to Action list here.
THANK YOU advocates for all you’ve done and continue to do.
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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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