Canadian restauranteurs respond to horse meat protests

Cross-posted from the National Post Written by SHEILA DABU NONATO As they brace for a possible horse meat ban winding its way through Parliament, Canada’s small community of horse meat restaurateurs and enthusiasts is rising to defend the eating of cheval. “I have a bigger fear of consuming industrially raised chicken than I would ever…

Parliamentarian Atamanenko hopes Ottawa billboard will shine light on horse slaughter

Predatory horse meat business must be shut down CANADA (March 14, 2012) – Alex Atamanenko, MP for BC Southern Interior, is applauding the new anti-horse slaughter billboard that has been erected in Ottawa by the US based Angel Acres and supported by the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition. “I am hoping that the billboard’s powerful message…

Horse Slaughter Canada. Support Bill C-554.

Bill C-544 On June 16, 2010, a Private Member's Bill to ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption was tabled [introduced] in Canadian Parliament by MP Alex Atamanenko (NDP Agriculture Critic). The basis of the bill is the fact that horses are not food-producing animals and many are treated with drugs that are prohibited…

CHDC calls for review of CFIA management of horse slaughter facilities

CFIA Confronted on Breaking Own Rules as Inhumanity and Dangers of Horse Slaughter Industry Probed Source: Press Release OTTAWA, June 7 /CNW/ - The Canadian Horse Defence Coalition (CHDC) today calls for a thorough performance review of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, while questioning their management role in the monitoring and enforcement of equine slaughterhouses.…