Hidden Camera Footage Exposes Illegal Horrors at Canadian Slaughterhouse |

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Last Name

The Hon.

Lawrence

MacAulay

Minister of Agriculture

Dear Minister MacAulay,

I was shocked to see secretly-recorded footage on CTV National News, taken inside a BC slaughterhouse. The videos showed workers beating animals like cows, sheep, and goats, terrified animals being dragged to their deaths, and botched killings, with conscious animals being sliced into. The abuse occurred despite provincial inspectors being present at the slaughterhouse.

Video surveillance in slaughterhouses can be a powerful monitoring tool to ensure accountability and transparency in the animal slaughter process. By mandating surveillance cameras that broadcast directly to the internet, covering all areas where live animals are kept, the public will be able to witness cruel or other unlawful practices for themselves.

In places like England, Scotland, Spain and the Netherlands, cameras in slaughterhouses offer a variety of benefits, including opportunities to ensure animals aren’t being beaten or roughly handled, ensure conscious animals aren’t sliced open, and detect food contamination concerns.

Please protect animals and increase transparency by mandating cameras in slaughterhouses.

Sincerely,

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