A dispatch by In Defense of Animals
Let's hope he delivers at least on this issue. Otherwise, Trudeau's tenure will be as horridly disappointing as that of his Washington-kowtowing predecessors.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called for a mandate banning the export of live horses overseas for slaughter. Every year Canada sends live horses under horrifying conditions to Japan for slaughter, to arrive as a horse meat “delicacy” on Japanese menus. Now we must convince the agency that has that decision to follow through.
Live export involves large draft horses being tightly packed in containers where they have no access to food or water for hours on end. Many are injured and even die before arrival.
We commend the leadership of Trudeau for listening to the Canadian citizens. His mandate calling for the ban was sent to Marie-Claude Bibeau, the Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.
This is especially needed as live horse exports to Japan for slaughter increased by 51.8% through September 2021 over the same period in 2020.
Please make calls and comments on social media and send our letter to Marie-Claude Bibeau, the Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.
1. Call. Please make one simple phone call to the Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food at 1-855-773-0241 on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT.
State your name, your town or city, and telephone number. Be courteous. You may wish to say:
Please honor the request of Prime Minister Trudeau who has called for a mandate banning the export of live horses overseas for slaughter. Horses suffer when tightly packed into containers without food and water for long flights overseas. Banning this practice is the right thing to do and the world is looking to Canada to take this action.
2. Take It to Social Media.
Send a message on Twitter to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
Stop the live export of #Horses to #Slaughter overseas @AAFC_Canada. Prime Minister Trudeau has done the right thing calling for this ban. Horses suffer horribly during this process.
You can also leave a similar message on Facebook and Instagram.
3. Write. Please send our email (with your personal touch) to the Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food
- The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau — Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
In Defense of Animals fully expects and strongly urges all people involved in this campaign to act responsibly and lawfully and to respect the personal interests and privacy rights and concerns of any individuals who may be affected by, or become the subject of, your protests or related efforts.
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The wheels of business and human food compulsions are implacable and totally lacking in compassion. This is a downed cow, badly hurt, but still being dragged to slaughter. Click on this image to fully appreciate this horror repeated millions of times every day around the world. With plentiful non-animal meat substitutes that fool the palate, there is no longer reason for this senseless suffering. Meat consumption is a serious ecoanimal crime. The tyranny of the palate must be broken. Please consider changing your habits in this regard.
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