Category Success Stories

Final 2017 Canadian Horse Slaughter Numbers Show Substantial Decline Over 2016

March 10, 2018 · by · in Horse Slaughter, Horse welfare, Success Stories, Uncategorized · 4 Comments

For once horse supporters have something to cheer about. The final statistics for 2017 show a dramatic decline in the number of horses slaughtered in Canada. Overall, the number of horses killed in Canadian slaughter houses is down by 38%, a substantial number. Even the number of draft horses shipped to Japan for slaughter has […]

Announcing: The CHDC Short Story Contest Winners

February 6, 2018 · by · in Horse Slaughter, Horse welfare, Rescues, Success Stories, Uncategorized · 3 Comments

The Canadian Horse Defence Coalition short story contest is over and winners have been selected.  We received heart-warming and inspiring tales of  horse rescue.  Our entrants shared their personal experiences, and their love of horses through their writing.  Picking the best stories was difficult, here are the final standings: First Place:  The Story of Kate […]

The CHDC Is Pleased to Promote the Launch of the BC Horse Angels Website

January 4, 2018 · by · in Auction, Horse Placement Alerts, Horse Slaughter, Horse welfare, Rescues, Success Stories, Uncategorized, Wild Horses · 1 Comment

The CHDC is pleased to promote BC Horse Angels – a group focused on improving the lives of horses in British Columbia,  operated by horse advocate Belinda Lyall.  Horse welfare advocates are very familiar with Belinda’s efforts to rescue horses from auctions – BC Horse Angels was recently registered as a corporation acting as a […]

British Columbia Notary Public And CHDC Supporter Featured With Her Horses In “The Scrivener”

November 23, 2017 · by · in Auction, Horse Slaughter, Horse welfare, Rescues, Success Stories, Uncategorized · 1 Comment

Notary Public Patti Thomson’s article about adopting and later training 3 horses from the Dawson Creek auction has been published in the winter 2017 edition of The Scrivener magazine for the Society of Notaries Public in British Columbia.  As range horses, Patti’s  mare, foal,  and another in utero,  were very much at risk of being […]

Foot Surgery Corrects Deformity For Timmy The Foal

December 19, 2016 · by · in Horse Slaughter, Horse welfare, Media, Rescues, Success Stories, Uncategorized · 1 Comment

Pictures and video by Bear Valley Rescue Little Timmy came to Bear Valley Rescue in Sundre Alberta thin and underweight,  with a deformed hoof that didn’t allow him to have a normal gait.  It was very likely that he was removed prematurely from his mother’s care  due to the birth defect that caused him to […]

Introducing….The International Horse Registry

September 1, 2016 · by · in Articles of Interest, Horse Slaughter, Horse welfare, Success Stories, Uncategorized, Upcoming Events · 3 Comments

From time to time the CHDC passes along information or services that may be of interest to our supporters.  The International Horse Registry offers registration of your horse(s) along with physical identification that will be stored in a database in the event of an emergency such as the theft or a horse or a localized […]

Dog Tales Rescue And Sanctuary Festival – August 2016

August 26, 2016 · by · in Horse Slaughter, Horse welfare, Success Stories · 2 Comments

On Saturday and Sunday, August 20th -21st, Dog Tales Rescue and Sanctuary held their 2nd summer festival in order that the public could be entertained and acquainted with them.  Dog Tales, a not-for-profit rescue, sits on fifty acres in the rolling landscape of King City, Ontario and is the dream of owners, husband and wife […]

Rescue Stories: Follow-Up On Dolly And Crumpet – Saved At Dawson’s Creek Auction

April 2, 2016 · by · in Auction, Horse Slaughter, Horse welfare, Rescues, Success Stories · 4 Comments

This is a follow-up to a previous blog post where  CHDC supporter Patti wrote in detail about the acquisition of a mare and foal from the Dawson’s Creek Auction last year.  Patti is also known to CHDC supporters as the host of the “Tea in the Forest With Horses” fundraiser held in May 2015.  Dolly […]

The Dawson Creek Horse Auction – A Supporter’s First-Person Account

November 7, 2015 · by · in Agriculture, Animal Cruelty, Auction, Horse Slaughter, Horse welfare, Rescues, Success Stories · 10 Comments

Hubby and I had been thinking about finding a new mare since the passing of our 37 year old a few months ago. Our senior Percheron draft horses were looking a bit down, and after reading Joe Camp’s book – The Soul of a Horse – I was thinking that the herd might be happier […]

A Slice Of Reality About Horse Auctions….

October 3, 2015 · by · in Agriculture, Animal Cruelty, Food Safety, Horse Placement Alerts, Horse Slaughter, Horse welfare, Rescues, Success Stories, Transport · 6 Comments

The September 19th Valley Auction in Armstrong British Columbia was a success by all accounts – reportedly ALL horses found homes and no horses went to kill buyers.  Many rescuers came home with multiple horses and this is merely one account of a very lucky mare (and foal!) who was purchased merely ONE DAY before […]

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