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Important news from the EU
Photo: Susie Gordon Fine Art From HSI/International: “The new EU rules mean that from March 31, 2017, horses destined for slaughter in non-EU countries but for export to the EU, must undergo a minimum...
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CHDC Heads To Ottawa October 4th and 5th To Meet With MPs On Horse Slaughter
Originally Published in The Lobby Monitor (subscription required, reproduced here for our readers’ convenience) “An animal welfare coalition is heading to Ottawa to communicate with members of...
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CHDC Executive Director Published in Canada’s Political Newsweekly – The Hill...
In preparation for CHDC’s visit to Otttawa, our Executive Director, Sinikka Crosland, wrote the following article for The Hill Times: Horsemeat trade raises human health and animal welfare concerns...
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Toronto Sun Series – Missing Horses Sargon And Apollo
Click to view slideshow. The CHDC would like to inform our readership of these two Toronto Sun articles covering the disappearance of two much-loved horses in Durham Region Ontario. Both articles...
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Horse Supply numbers for the slaughter trade
Photo: Susie Gordon Fine Arts Here are the Horse Supply numbers for the slaughter market as at August 2016. Good to see that imports from the US are down year-to-date over August by -27.3%, as well,...
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GoFundMe set up for Water for Buggy Horses in Township of Woolwich Ontario
Posting on behalf of a concerned advocate. The horse shelter pictured is located near the small town of Elmira Ontario and is used by Old Order Mennonites to tie up their buggy horses while they run...
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Remembrance Day 2016
The CHDC is pleased to present our tribute to the equines who served in the many wars mankind has fought.
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Updated – CHDC Recognizes Equines Who Served In The World Wars
In keeping with our annual tradition, the CHDC is honouring the equines who have served in the world wars – most giving their lives as the ultimate sacrifice. They had no choice.Many animals were...
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Lyrics To “As If He Knows” By Eric Bogle Reveal Tragic End For Australian...
Australian Light Horse Monument in modern-day Beer-Sheva We’ve received many compliments about the musical accompaniment to our 2016 Remembrance Day video. Some of our supporters have also asked about...
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Six Thoroughbreds In Need Of Homes in Elizabethville Ontario….
This is a courtesy post for a retired individual who needs to place six thoroughbred horses. If they cannot be placed in homes, they will be euthanized or sent to auction. They are located in the...
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CFIA Proposes Changes to the Health of Animals Regulations
The following are PROPOSED changes to the HAR thereby recognizing that the transport of animals in Canada is not aligned with those of other countries (World Organisation for Animal Health – OIE) nor...
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Singer/Songwriter Adam Thibert Donates 50% of Proceeds of Song To Wild Horses
Calgarian singer/songwriter Adam Thibert is donating 50% of the proceeds from one of his songs to raise awareness and help give the thousands of wild horses that are being slaughtered around the world...
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CHDC Year End Report – 2016
The Clock is Ticking! The Horses Need You! December 21, 2016 is the deadline for signing E-petition 116. This is your opportunity, as a Canadian and a horse defender, to speak out against horse...
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MP Alistair MacGregor Asks Minister Of Agriculture For Response On Horse...
Dear Supporters, Here is a letter that MP Alistair MacGregor (Cowichan-Malahat-Langford) has sent on behalf of one of his constituents to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, The Honourable...
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Foot Surgery Corrects Deformity For Timmy The Foal
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...
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CFIA Suspends Operating Licence of KML Meat Processor Ltd.
CFIA Compliance and Enforcement Issued the following notification on December 14th: “The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has suspended the operating licence of KML Meat Processor Ltd., a...
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Action Alert: Act Now To Comment On CFIA’s Proposed Amendments To The Health...
In a recent blog post, the CHDC alerted its readers to the CFIA’s intention to modify the Health of Animals Regulations so that they are aligned with the National Farm Animal Care Council Codes and...
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Findings Of Abuse In Canadian Horse Slaughter Industry After Two Year...
Animals’ Angels has recently completed comprehensive two-year investigation (see the press release here) into the horse slaughter industry in Canada for the purpose of informing EU decision-makers that...
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CETA Agreement Approved At Great Cost to Canadian Equines
Eurogroup for Animals, a Belgian group that seeks to improve the treatment of animals in the EU, has reported that the CETA trade agreement was approved by the EU parliament (408 votes in favour, 254...
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HWAC and CQHA, Unhappy About Anti-Slaughter Bills, Write Letters of Protest...
It’s clear that the pro-slaughter Horse Welfare Alliance of Canada (HWAC) and the Canadian Quarter Horse Association (CQHA) read the CHDC blog, because they’ve recently sent two letters to the...
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