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DAY OF ACTION: Stop delaying ban on cruel live horse exports for slaughter
It has been three years since the federal government promised to ban the shipping of gentle draft horses overseas for slaughter, an industry that causes unimaginable fear and suffering to these sensitive animals. Bill C-355, which would ban the cruel practice, got through the House of Commons but has been stalled in the Senate since…
Hastings Racecourse season bookended by animal fatalities as another 2-year-old horse euthanized
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VANCOUVER, October 22, 2024 – The Vancouver Humane Society (VHS) is calling on Vancouverites to choose animal-free entertainment after another horse died at Hastings Racecourse. During a race on October 12th, a 2-year-old horse named Anstruther suffered a compound fracture to her right hind leg and was euthanized, B.C.’s Gaming Policy…