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Feral BC Horses are Pawns in Battle
Posted on October 2, 2014 by Heather Clemenceau This “JP” branded horse has ventured onto a private lawn in search of food. A mix of nearly 600 feral and privately owned horses were counted on...
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CHDC Supporter Cory Conley Named Winner of The Royal Winter Fair’s 2014...
A great supporter of the CHDC has received the honour of being the winner of the Royal Agriculture Winter Fair’s poster campaign. Cory is an Equi-Health Canada Certified Equine First Aid Instructor as...
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Pfizer and Breast Cancer Leaders Join Together to Increase Understanding and...
Pfizer, the pharmaceutical giant whose product Premarin © was proven to contribute to breast cancer, among other illnesses, “…is uniting with leaders in the breast cancer community in a public...
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Canadian Government Does An About-Face On Equine Traceability
Crates containing horses in shed at Calgary Airport On October 9, the Canadian Government announced that they will be spending $7.5 million to develop and implement a national database for tracing all...
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From RT Fitch – BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH SPECIAL SHOW WEDNESDAY, Oct....
Dr. Kellosalmi Join RT and his guests CHDC scientific advisor Dr. Ray Kellosalmi and Susan Wagner of Equine Advocates Susan Wagner as they discuss the link between horse urine and breast cancer. Learn...
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Go and Play Stables Standardbred rescue fundraiser
Go & Play Stables, a Standardbred horse rescue and retraining stable in Lakefield, Ontario, is having their 2nd fundraising event ‘Night at The Races’ at Woodbine Racetrack on November 8. You can...
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Pan Am Games horse hopefuls put through paces
From the Toronto Star, Tuesday October 21, 2014 Modern pentathlon needs 30 suitable horses for next summer’s multi-sport spectacle. Tango takes best shot at Old Orchard Farm. Please read the entire...
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Slippery Is The Slope: A Reader And I Debate The Ethics of Horseback Riding
A very thought-provoking exchange. Slippery Is The Slope: A Reader And I Debate The Ethics of Horseback Riding Posted on October 22, 2014 by heatherclemenceau The cross country portion of the...
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Rising farmland prices threaten southern Ontario Amish settlements
KATE DUBINSKI | QMI AGENCY Photographer unkown LONDON, Ontario – Amish buggies could soon be a thing of the past on rural Southwestern Ontario roads, with skyrocketing farm prices pushing expanding...
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Ontario Racing Commission Calls For Working Group To Address Standardbred...
From the Ontario Racing Commission website, we noticed that the “Horse Improvement Program” is seeking volunteers to “address the declining horse supply for the 2017 Standardbred Ontario Sires Stakes...
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Barnie’s Story
In the November/December issue of Horse-Canada magazine, there’s a moving story about a horse named Barnie who was Barnie Photo via Horse-Canada rescued from a very bad situation and now has a loving...
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CHDC anti-slaughter flyer updated with stats to August 2014
Please click here to download our latest flyer showing the numbers of horses slaughtered in Canada to August 2014. The stats on the right hand side show the number of horses imported from the US for...
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They Also Served
As we honour the fallen on November 11, let us also remember and honour the millions of horses and mules who gave their lives in wars across the globe. The CHDC has put together this poignant...
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Book Review: Saving Baby – Jo Anne Normile
Jo Anne Normile is a co-founder and current president of the Saving Baby Equine Charity. In her memoir, Saving Baby: How One Woman’s Love for a Racehorse Led to Her Redemption, the horse lover and...
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Gerry Ritz Introduces New Trace Canada Database As Improvement to “Global...
Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture The CHDC has great supporters! In a email response to an anti-slaughter advocate, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz gives a clear foreshadowing of the path for horse...
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Conference Board of Canada Rates Canada’s Food System As #1
Canada’s food safety system has been under fire ever since a listeriosis outbreak killed 23 people in 2008 and an E. coli contamination in 2012 that led to the largest meat recall in Canadian history....
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Equine Therapy Programs Continue To Offer Second Careers For Horses
Horse facilitated programs to aid persons with PTSD and other physical or mental health initiatives are on the increase. The people and groups that offer these services are proving that horses can...
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The CHDC Applauds Recent Developments in the EU Concerning North American...
The CHDC is excited to hear confirmation of recent rumours that the European Union (EU) is close to imposing a ban on the import of horsemeat from Mexico. Click here for the audio presentation made in...
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EU suspends Mexican horsemeat imports
From HSI: The European Commission has implemented a conditional ban of the import of horsemeat from Mexico following a series of audits by the Food and Veterinary Office. The audits consistently...
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Clarification Regarding EU Ban On Horsemeat From Mexico
Here is some further clarification on the status of horsemeat shipments to the EU from Mexico…. As it is written in the formal decision by the European Commission, Mexico will only be able to ship...
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