Can horses be slaughtered in Canada?

Every year, tens of thousands of horses are slaughtered in Canada (54,000 in 2016). Many of the resulting foals are of no use to the industry and are often sent to slaughter. In Canada, it’s legal to transport horses up to 36 hours without water, food or rest in any and all weather conditions.

How can we stop horse slaughter in Canada?

Canadian? Contact your Member of Parliament and tell them you are opposed to the slaughter of horses within Canada. Tell them you oppose the live inhumane transport of horses from Canada to any other market for slaughter.

Does Canada send horses to Japan to slaughter?

At least twice a year, horses from Manitoba are loaded onto a plane in Winnipeg and sent halfway across the world for slaughter. Japan is one of the biggest horse meat importers, according to the CFIA. “It’s very rich in iron.

Why does Canada allow horse slaughter?

Horses are slaughtered in Canada primarily to provide horse meat to European and Asian countries. Horses are brought to slaughter in every possible condition—old, young, sick, healthy, injured, and even pregnant.

Is horse meat sold in Canada?

Horsemeat, or chevaline as it is called in French, can still be found in specialty butcher shops and grocery stores in Quebec and on the menus of a few high-end Montreal restaurants. The real money, though, is in the overseas market; the live horse trade represents $20 million in sales for Canadian shippers.

Is horse soring illegal in Canada?

Heartland has not shied away from controversial topics in an effort to enlighten its audience about things they may not be aware concerning the equine world. Soring is one of these things that is frowned upon and is illegal but sadly still exists.

How do you end a horse slaughter?

Call, email, and visit your legislators. Urge them to cosponsor the SAFE Act to end horse slaughter. These are the most important points to make to representatives: Horse slaughter is unacceptably inhumane.

What country is the biggest exporter of horse meat?

China
Production

	Country	Production (tonnes)
1.	China	200,452
2.	Kazakhstan	126,520
3.	Mexico	83,922
4.	Mongolia	57,193

Does the US sell horse meat to Canada?

Most U.S.-sourced horsemeat is exported to Europe after the horses are exported mostly to Canada and Mexico for slaughter for human consumption.

Is horse meat regulated in Canada?

In July 2010, the agency made it mandatory for every horse (domestic or imported) presented for slaughter in Canadian federally regulated equine facilities to have a record of all illnesses, vaccinations and medications given in the previous 6 months. This is referred to as the Equine Information Document (EID).

Will Canada stop exporting live horses for slaughter?

Canada, stop exporting live horses for slaughter. 0 have signed. Let’s get to 200,000! Thousands of live horses are exported each year from Canadian cities (Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg) to Japan, where they are slaughtered for a luxury item, raw horsemeat basashi. These shipments have been fraught with problems since they began.

What is Canadian Horse defence coalition doing?

Canadian Horse Defence Coalition has been working to expose the horse slaughter industry and the live shipment of horses to Japan from Canada. Work by animal advocates and investigators have been helpful in exposing this practice which is abhorrent and not supported by the majority of Canadians and other countries around the world.

What happens to the horses in the slaughterhouse?

Horses are systematically neglected and mistreated along the production chain of horsemeat. They are beaten, kicked and receive electric shocks. They are malnourished and exposed to extreme weather conditions in slaughterhouse pens and at assembly centres. Injured, sick and weak horses receive no veterinary care and are left to die unassisted.

How many horses have died transporting in Canada?

During one year alone, six horses died during transport, three perished as a result of a landing accident, and one horse was found upside down and dead in his crate. Canadian legislation prohibits horses over 14 hands high to share a crate with other horses.