Thousands of Canadians are petitioning the federal Liberals to live up to their election promise to ban the live export of horses for slaughter.
Statistics Canada data shows since the promise was made in 2021 more than 2,000 horses have been shipped from Canada to Japan where raw horse meat is a local delicacy.shipping of horses overseas"It's a disgusting operation and it's just about money, money, money," Arden said in an interview with The Canadian Press.
Horses are put into cramped wooden crates and are sometimes left on the tarmac for hours before the flight takes off where they are clearly stressed and make hideous sounds, said Arden, who has witnessed them being loaded up at the Calgary airport."It's the treatment of animals," she said. The petition says that horses panic easily, have strong fight or flight instincts, and have extremely sensitive hearing.
The journey from feedlots in Canada to those in Japan commonly takes more than 24 hours, and can lawfully take up to 28 hours, during which time horses are deprived of food, water and rest, the petition said.A spokeswoman for the federal agriculture department said regulations are in place to ensure horses are fit to travel, and that the government is working to find the best way to ban the export of live horses.
"It's just smoke and mirrors," Arden said. "This is something that just has to be followed through on. They made a promise to Canadians."
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