Tell Senate Ag Committee to Pass Bill to Ban Horse Exports for Slaughter

Every year, thousands of Canadian horses are tightly packed into wooden crates so they can be flown to Japan, slaughtered, and eaten as a raw delicacy. Horses are denied food, water, rest, as well as adequate space on long, gruelling flights. This causes the animals significant distress and puts them at risk of being injured, collapsing, and even dying as a result of transit.

An Animal Justice investigation with Japanese organization Life Investigation Agency reveals that most of the flights exceed the 28-hour legal time limit for travel, and damning new official Japanese records show that far more horses are dying and suffering painful injuries and illnesses as a result of these shipments than Canadian government records suggest.

But hope is on the horizon: Bill C-355 aims to outlaw these cruel flights once and for all, and is getting closer to becoming law. Tell the Senate agriculture committee to pass the bill as soon as possible and to finally end the export of live horses for slaughter.

Photo: Life Investigation Agency

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Every year, thousands of Canadian horses are tightly packed into wooden crates so they can be flown to Japan, slaughtered, and eaten as a raw delicacy. Horses are denied food, water, rest, as well as adequate space on long, gruelling flights. This causes the animals significant distress and puts them at risk of being injured, collapsing, and even dying as a result of transit.

An Animal Justice investigation with Japanese organization Life Investigation Agency reveals that most of the flights exceed the 28-hour legal time limit for travel, and damning new official Japanese records show that far more horses are dying and suffering painful injuries and illnesses as a result of these shipments than Canadian government records suggest.

But hope is on the horizon: Bill C-355 aims to outlaw these cruel flights once and for all, and is getting closer to becoming law. Tell the Senate agriculture committee to pass the bill as soon as possible and to finally end the export of live horses for slaughter.

Photo: Life Investigation Agency