Bill C-355 What Happens Now?

January 7, 2025 Parliament is prorogued until March 24, 2025. Fortunately, Private Members' Bills are not affected by prorogation of government.  https://www.ourcommons.ca/procedure/procedure-and-practice-3/ch_21_10-e.html However, we realize the fragility of PMBs, which must go through an…

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Dead, Decaying, Suffering Horses Found in Feedlot

Dead, Decaying, Suffering Horses Found in Feedlot International Coalition of Animal Welfare Groups Calls on EU to Stop Imports of Canadian Horsemeat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dcv0-ZE5KTA Orangeville, Ontario: The images are shocking. A…

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CHDC Report: Behind Closed Doors

The CHDC provides evidence of disturbing parallels between the XL Foods contaminated beef recall and conditions inside Canada’s horse slaughter plants.

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Pasture to Plate

The True Cost of Canada’s Horsemeat Industry In December 2011, the CHDC released a fourth investigative report, “Pasture to Plate” documenting inhumane horse slaughter at Les Viandes de la Petite-Nations in Quebec.  This investigation provides…

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Slaughterhouse 6

Slaughterhouse Six Six Standardbreds who met their death in a Canadian slaughterhouse in July 2011. In mid summer of 2011, the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition (CHDC) received footage and pictures…

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Chambers of Carnage

In late February 2010, the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition (CHDC) received hidden camera footage of horse slaughter practices at Viande Richelieu in Quebec and Bouvry Exports in Alberta – the…

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