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Norval Meats Permanent Closure and Memorial

Norval Meats, Ontario's last horse slaughter plant, has recently been removed from the list of federally inspected plants.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Chambers of Carnage

A Sweeping Undercover Investigation of Canada's Leading Equine Slaughterhouses

Horse Welfare Group calls for immediate closure of Canada's horse slaughter plants

Natural Valley Farms Not Re-Opening

Community members at Carry the Kettle First Nations voted no to horse slaughter plant

Concerns regarding Carry the Kettle

Letter to Carry the Kettle First Nations from CHDC

Letter to Editor of MacLean's

by Denise Lockhart

Horse slaughter dream a financial nightmare

"Natural Valley Farms died the day the decision makers chose to kill horses"

Pregnant mare, 2 other wild Alberta horses found shot to death

Evidence at the scene indicates that the mare went into labour after she was shot

Showdown at Horse Slaughter Pass

April 25, 2009 by John Holland

Prices Soaring for Unwanted Horses

March 21, 2009 by John Holland

The issue of horse slaughter

An article from Down The Stretch

Quarter horses born for slaughter

An article by John Holland

CHDC Calls for Audit of All Canadian Equine Slaughterhouses

Letter to CFIA

A Year in Review And Going Forward into 2009

Review of 2008 and plans for 2009.

Hormone use linked to breast cancer

Major American study ties hormone use to breast cancer

Horse Neglect Case

Horse Neglect Exposed in Alberta

Canadian Feedlots filling up

Scenes from a Canadian feedlot from investigator

Horses on Japanese Plates

Horse meat will remain part of Japanese cuisine despite US ban on horse slaughter

Horses Needing Homes

Leftover PMU mares and foals fending for themselves

Wild horses shot dead in Canada

RCMP investigates claim of killings

Omak Suicide Race

The deadliest horse race in the world

More layoffs in the PMU industry

Layoffs result in thousands of 'unwanted' horses

Last Roundup Feared

For Canada's wild horses the future appears bleak

Horse Slaughter for Human Consumption

What is the state of horse slaughter in Canada?

The Stunning Process

How effective is the stunning process with horses?

Dealing in Horse Flesh

Calgary is an international source of equine meat.

Hijacking the Regulatory Policy

USDA regulatory policy has been 'hijacked' by the agribusiness industry

Economic Value of Horses

Where is a horse worth more?

The Slaughter Market

Where do the horses come from?

Where would all the horses go?

What would happen to the horses if they weren't slaughtered?

Horse Slaughter: an unnecessary evil

Profit and expediency drive the market

Animal Transport Regulations

This is a petition to strengthen the transport regulations for farm animals.

ID tagging program

Why is there this interest in a federal tagging program to identify Canadian horses?

Canadians on Horse Slaughter

64% of Canadians oppose slaughtering horses for human consumption.


"Help us lead Canada's horses away from barbarism . .
and into the protected pastures of a civilized nation."




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