Posted on 2007-08-04

Two more slaughterhouses killing horses in Canada

Canada is slipping backwards in the arena of protection for our equine population

Natural Valley Farms in Saskatchewan has announced that horses will now be slaughtered in their facility near Neudorf. Meanwhile, Canadian Horse Defense Coalition discovered that Medallion Meats near Falkland, B.C., has been quietly shipping horsemeat to Japan. There are now four Canadian provinces actively butchering horses: Quebec, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and B.C.

To read more about Natural Valley Farms and its custom contract with countries in the European Union, go here.

Medallion Meats is owned by Kour Holdings Corporation. The slaughterhouse is located at 6478 Kamloops Vernon Hwy. Additional contact information: BOX 69, FALKLAND, BC, V0E 1W0; phone: 250-375-2588 (office); 604-562-8680 (cell). For updated horse slaughter statistics in Canada, please see this file. Additional statistics from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada indicate that during the first four months of 2007 Canada's slaughter horse imports were on the rise: 2,049 in January; 2,319 in February; 2,422 in March; and 2,851 in April. This is a logical progression, considering the fact that equine slaughter is grinding to a stop in the United States (with only Cavel in DeKalb, Illinois, operating temporarily). We can thus expect growing numbers of American horses to enter Canadian slaughter facilities, at least until such time that U.S. legislation is enacted, prohibiting the transport of horses to Canada and Mexico for slaughter. 50,242 horses were killed in Canadian slaughterhouses in 2006.

Please consider approaching your Member of Parliament at the earliest opportunity in order to discuss a bill to end the slaughter of our horses!

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