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One more chance to stop the live export of horses for slaughter

February 14, 2025

Update: Thank you for your continued action on this issue – your voices did not go unnoticed! This action is now closed. In an interview with Globe and Mail reporter Marie Woolf on February 13th, the Agriculture Minister’s spokesperson stated, “The Government remains committed to ending the export of live horses by air for slaughter. …

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Recommendations to improve the welfare and protections of farmed animals in B.C. presented to Ministry of Agriculture and Food

March 27, 2024

In 2023, the BC SPCA participated in a committee formed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food to review and recommend improvements to the farmed animal welfare framework in British Columbia. The committee developed recommendations that touch on training, transportation and processing sectors, along with integrating and prioritizing farmed animals in emergency response. They also …

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Support the bill to end the live export of Canadian horses for slaughter

February 12, 2024

Update: The bill to ban live horse export for slaughter from Canada has passed the House of Commons Agriculture Committee! Bill C-355 will now go for a final vote in the House of Commons before moving to the Senate. The bill is another step closer to hopefully becoming law. Thank you for speaking up for horses …

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Happy trails: a friendship born from tragedy

jolene hermione
February 6, 2021

Jolene and Hermione are proof that some of the best friendships are born from tragedy. The two mares were rescued as a part of cruelty investigation near Princeton at the end of September 2020 in which 97 animals were taken in by the BC SPCA. At the time, the emaciated horses had to go into strict quarantine immediately. Tragically, …

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