Singer, author launches her live export awareness #HORSESHIT campaign as another cargoload of horses bound for slaughter in Japan leaves this afternoon.
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The Kenyan Ministry of Agriculture has pulled the licenses of slaughterhouses effective immediately ‒ but not for the reasons you might expect.
Animal protection group, the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition, has filed an appeal in their case against the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
The results of a recent poll show that two-thirds of Canadians are opposed to the slaughter and export of horses for human consumption.
The results of a recent poll show that two-thirds of Canadians are opposed to the slaughter and export of horses for human consumption.
In a new lawsuit, the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition alleges that the CFIA is breaking its own rules when transporting horses by air for slaughter.
Les Viandes de la Petite Nation slaughter house in Saint-André-Avellin,Quebec has shut down temporarily.
A US federal appeals court issued a temporary injunction on November 4th preventing the US Department of Agriculture(USDA) from conducting inspections at would be horse slaughter facilities in New Mexico, Iowa and Missouri. The decision was made by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, Colorado, after a lawsuit filed by the Humane […]
US animal rights groups will have to post a nearly $500,000 bond if they want to continue their court battle against horse slaughter. On August 8th, a New Mexico judge ordered the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and other horse protection groups to pay the bond to cover economic losses in the event […]
An Open Letter to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency March 13, 2012 Dr. Martin Appelt National Manager Meat Programs Division Canadian Food Inspection Agency 1400 Merivale Road Ottawa, ON K1A 0Y9 Dear Dr. Appelt: In view of Dr. Brian Evans’ prolonged leave of absence, we are sending this package for your review. Enclosed please find […]
