Cattle, horses aren’t here to entertain us
Published on: July 4, 2015 | Last Updated: July 4, 2015 3:00 AM MDT Every summer, the issue of animals in the Stampede and other rodeos comes up. The horses that pull chuckwagons sometimes drop dead of...
View ArticleHorseplay Sanctuary’s 3rd Open House Saturday July 11, 2015
Please try to attend Horseplay Sanctuary’s 3rd Open House tomorrow. For more information please look here.
View ArticleNever before released video footage of a shipment of live draft horses...
As a follow up to our recently released information on the live draft horse shipments out of Calgary, Alberta, we are releasing this footage that has not been in general release until now. This footage...
View ArticleDebating the live draft horse shipments on CTV’s Alberta Primetime
In a follow up to the CHDC’s release of footage of the live draft horse shipments arriving in Japan, CTV’s Alberta Primetime interviewed Sinikka Crosland and Jennifer Woods of J. Woods Livestock...
View ArticleContinuing Action Opposing Live Horse Shipments – New Contacts
The horses need your voice! CHDC videos and the debate on CTV’s Alberta Primetime with Sinikka Crosland have been widely shared. Our follow-up video of live draft horses arriving in Japan has been...
View ArticleCHDC writes to CFIA head and Justice Minister MacKay regarding live draft...
The following two letters were sent today, July 17, 2015, to Dr. Bruce Archibald President of the CFIA and Canada’s Justice Minister the Honourable Peter MacKay from Sinikka Crosland, Executive...
View ArticleLive in British Columbia? Preparedness Links And Resources for Emergency...
There are currently more than 250 forest fires burning in British Columbia, with new fires being reported each week. At the time of writing, there are at least 10 evacuation alerts in effect across the...
View ArticleSusan Wagner of Equine Advocates Interview
From left to right: Susan Kayne, Bobbi and Susan Wagner. Photo: Real Horse Rescues Our regular readers will know that we were honoured to present at the Equine Advocates Summit this past May at the...
View ArticleIn-Depth Video on Horse Slaughter in Canada Today
The CHDC has uploaded a video that takes an in-depth look into the horse slaughter industry in Canada today. The video is quite long but can be viewed in short segments if you wish. We hope that horse...
View ArticleMinistry of Justice Unable to Administer Justice In Own Back Yard
In recent years we appear to be witnessing more governmental whitewashing, smokescreens, and doublespeak than possibly at any other time in Canadian history. Many voters in our country have expressed...
View ArticleOnce Upon a City
Toronto Police Service The maned members of the Toronto Police’s mounted unit, which turns 130 next year, have long been revered by officers and citizens alike. By: Carola Vyhnak Special to the Star,...
View ArticleAnnouncing CHDC’s 2016 Equine Calendar!
We are thrilled to announce CHDC’s 2016 Photo Contest/Horse Calendar, in honour of CHDC Director Marie Dean – all proceeds will benefit the work of the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition. Marie’s horses,...
View ArticleHATE SLAUGHTER? LOVE VOLUNTEERING?
The CHDC is looking for someone with a few years of marketing and promotions under their belt to help us move forward with new initiatives in the coming year. Are you that person? If you are then...
View ArticleSausages go green as more Germans forgo meat
From Reuters via The Western Producer BERLIN (Reuters) — Germans, known for their love of sausages, are eating less meat and more vegetarian food as concerns grow about health, animal welfare and the...
View ArticleCHDC joins Hope with Art
We are excited to announce our newest fundraising program with the welcome assistance of Hope with Art Inc. This will provide us with another source of additional funds for our financial commitments...
View ArticleUrgent Petition – Insist That Atlas Air End Transport Of Horses To Japan For...
Ambassador – a beautiful young horse destined to become meat in Japan, as seen on feedlot. We don’t know whether Ambassador was born in Canada or the United States. What we do know is that he was...
View ArticleConfirmed: Horse Meat Found In Ground Meat Products Sold On The U.S....
From our friends at the Equine Welfare Alliance & The Wild Horse Freedom Federation: A paper published in May by Chapman University reveals that 10 of 48 meat samples were labelled incorrectly....
View ArticleThe Horse Sanctuary Fundraiser and Open House – October 3-4
The Horse Sanctuary at Stonegate Farm, Coldwater, ON Fall Fundraiser and Open House – October 3-4 “Little Guy” – sadly euthanized Located north-west of Orillia, Ontario, The Horse Sanctuary at...
View ArticleListen to Sinikka Crosland on Wild Horse and Burro Radio here
Sinikka Crosland, Executive Director for the CHDC appeared on the Wild Horse & Burro Radio show last night. To hear the archived program please go here.
View ArticleNew Video Footage Released Showing Canadian Draft Horses at Quarantine...
As a follow up to our August post on the live draft horse shipments out of Calgary, Alberta, new footage of the Kagoshima quarantine station in Japan is now being released. This footage was taken in...
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