Canada Continues to Ship Horses Overseas for Slaughter Despite Liberal Campaign promises

​www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2022/10/10/the-federal-liberals-pledged-to-ban-the-export-of-live-horses-why-are-these-remarkable-animals-still-being-crammed-into-wooden-boxes.html

​www.ctvnews.ca/canada/jann-arden-petitions-ottawa-to-ban-live-horse-exports-for-slaughter-1.6281248

The Liberal Party of Canada made banning the live export of horses part of their campaign. Despite this, our country continues to ship thousands of horses every year from where they're bred in Alberta, across the globe to where they're slaughtered for meat in Japan. Multiple campaigns have been initiated in order to pressure the Liberal government to hold true to their promises, and put an end to the cruel, live export of horses. 

I do not own this photo. Photo taken from CTV News. ca

Live exports are currently a hot issue across the globe right now with New Zealand having recently banned the practice altogether. These journeys are perilous for animals who are treated as products as opposed to living creatures who often feel fear / distress in these situations. In the case of horses, they're crammed in to wooden crates and left on the tarmac sometimes for hours, sensitive to noise and surrounded by plane engines revving up. Once loaded on to the plane, they travel for in upwards of 24 hours or more, unable to eat, drink, or sleep. All of this cruelty to horses and for such a miniscule contribution to our GDP, we should be ashamed.

Throughout history, horses have played a crucial role in society and our continued development. Here we are now in 2023, shipping them off to be slaughtered for meat, despite a majority of Canadians supporting a ban on live horse exports and a general disdain for horse meat / slaughter. Although you can still find horse meat on menus throughout Quebec, the general populous does not consume horse and supports a ban on the export of horses for consumption. Canada has a piss poor track record on animal welfare, but we have an opportunity to do the right thing by banning live horse exports and the Liberal Government must stick to their campaign promises.

Learn more about live horse exports and some of the campaigns to end this practice by visiting the attached links at the top of this post. We must hold the Liberal Government accountable.

HAPPY VEG