Problems with Canada’s Equine Information Document Identified Again in Most Recent European Commission Audit
Introduction According to its website, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) is responsible for the implementation of European Union laws on the safety of food and other products, on consumers’ rights and on the protection of people’s health. It conducts audits, inspections and related non-audit activities for both EU and […]
Access to Information Documents – Live Shipments of Horses and Yearlings to Korea
Through Access to Information, for the first time the CHDC has obtained documents regarding the transport of horses to Korea for slaughter. According to figures available from Statistics Canada, 360 horses were exported to that country in 2018, all during the month of September and all from the province of Alberta. While information regarding all […]
ATI DOCUMENTS REVEAL DOWNED HORSE EUTHANIZED AT CALGARY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BEFORE JAPAN FLIGHT
On Tuesday, November 6, 2018 one hundred eleven horses were conveyed by trucks to the Calgary International Airport where they were loaded in crates to await transport to Japan the following day. After a 2+ hour delay, the Korean Air Cargo 747 finally departed at 8:43 a.m. on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 with 109 […]
The Canadian Horse Defence Coalition Releases ATI Documents for Charters of Horses From Calgary, Edmonton, and Winnipeg in 2018
The Canadian Horse Defence Coalition Releases ATI Documents for Charters of Horses From Calgary, Edmonton, and Winnipeg Live horses continued to be transported from several Canadian airports to Japan for slaughter in 2018. Documents obtained following an Access to Information request to the Canadian Transportation Agency reveal Atlas Air as the carrier for five […]
Confirmed: New Equine Information Document (EID) Under Development
As you may be aware, the Safe Food for Canadians Act came into force on Jan 15, 2019. According to SUBDIVISION K Food Animal Information Documents and Document Keeping – Required documents, it appears horses who are to be slaughtered still require a document with the information copied below, similar to the EID. The EID […]
CHDC Releases ATI Documents for October 2018 Korean Air Charter from Calgary to Kagoshima, Japan
The CANADIAN HORSE DEFENCE COALITION RELEASES ACCESS TO INFORMATION DOCUMENTS FOR KOREAN AIR CHARTER OF LIVE HORSES FROM THE CALGARY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO KAGOSHIMA, JAPAN On October 4, 2018 a Korean Air cargo plane left the Calgary International Airport carrying 114 horses destined for slaughter to Kagoshima, Japan. Because there was a significant flight […]
Final Death Knell for Les Viandes de la Petite Nation in Quebec? Slaughterhouse May Finally Go Out-Of-Business
The following article appeared on the French language website “La Terre” and forecasts the further decline of the former horse slaughterhouse Les Viandes de la Petite Nation in Quebec. After LPN issued a statement in 2017 declaring a moratorium on horse slaughter due to imposed EU holding regulations, its continued operations seemed unlikely, since their […]
New E-Petition Asks That Air Shipments Of Horses Be Halted Due To Ongoing Violations
The CHDC’s Eastern Region Director, Shelley Grainger, has started another E-petition e-1699 for Citizens of Canada to call upon the House of Commons in Parliament to halt air shipments of horses exported for human consumption, due to the ongoing violation of Canadian and IATA regulations. Again, Liberal MP Mark Holland, representing Ajax, Ontario, is e-1699’s […]
CHDC Releases New ATI Documents – US Horses Destined For Slaughter In Canada (July 2017 – August 2017)
The following documents were released as a result of an Access to Information request for information related to US loads of horses admitted or rejected for immediate slaughter, from July 1, 2017 to August 31, 2017. Two loads from June and one in September were also included. Loads entering Canada during this time did so […]
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