A group of animal rights organizations are calling on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to halt the practice of exporting live horses overseas for slaughter.
A group of animal rights organizations are calling on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to halt the practice of exporting live horses overseas for slaughter.
“We were absolutely shocked by what we found. The industry has been saying all along that once horses land in Japan they have food and water and rest really quickly, but we found that’s absolutely not the case,” Kaitlyn Mitchell, the director of legal advocacy for Animal Justice, told Global News.“These shipments are taking between four hours and 20 minutes and six and a half more hours after landing in Japan.
“We have asked the CFIA to look into the shipments that we documented, and we are calling for an immediate moratorium on these shipments until the companies involved can show that they will comply with the law,” Mitchell said.“We think it’s important that the CFIA take this action now because, based on our findings, it’s virtually guaranteed that shipments will go over the 28-hour legal limit, which means that horses will be suffering needlessly.
“I look forward to them bringing some evidence to see what they have for actual facts and not just allegations.”
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Animal advocates ask CFIA to immediately ban flights of live horse shipments to JapanDraft horses, bred for their meat, wait in crate on the tarmac of Winnipeg's airport.
Read more »
Canadian hurdler Malik Metivier eyes final shot at Paris at Canadian Olympic trialsThe pressure is heavy, but the opportunity is massive for Malik Metivier. The Toronto hurdler will be competing at the Canadian track and field Olympic trials that run from Wednesday through Sunday in Montreal.
Read more »
Canadian hurdler Malik Metivier eyes final shot at Paris at Canadian Olympic trialsThe pressure is heavy, but the opportunity is massive for Malik Metivier. The Toronto hurdler will be competing at the Canadian track and field Olympic trials that run from Wednesday through Sunday in Montreal.
Read more »
Canadian hurdler Malik Metivier eyes final shot at Paris at Canadian Olympic trialsThe pressure is heavy, but the opportunity is massive for Malik Metivier. The Toronto hurdler will be competing at the Canadian track and field Olympic trials that run from Wednesday through Sunday in Montreal.
Read more »
These famous Canadian ad slogans all came from one Canadian ad agencyIf you've ever thought Swiss Chalet was always so good for so little, you may recognize these other long-running Canadian ad slogans by agency Goodis, Goldberg, Soren.
Read more »
Canadian agri-tech tackles food insecurity with AI and automationAccording to Statistics Canada, 8.7 million Canadians – almost one in four (22.7 per cent) – live in food-insecure households
Read more »