Nationwide Candlelight Vigil for the Horses Lost to Live Exports

« A Nationwide Moment of Remembrance

On the anniversary of the Agriculture Minister’s December 16, 2021 mandate letter—one that included a clear promise to end live horse exports for slaughter—Canadians across the country are coming together for a peaceful candlelight vigil to honour the thousands of horses who have suffered and died since that commitment was made.

Despite the Liberal Party’s 2021 pledge to ban this industry, more than 10,700 Canadian horses have been shipped on gruelling long-haul flights to Japan since the Agriculture Minister was mandated to make good on the commitment. Many arrive injured, severely dehydrated, or deeply stressed. They are doused with harsh disinfectant chemicals as they arrive at quarantine facilities, fattened, and violently slaughtered. Others never make it off the planes alive. Horses regularly die during transport or in the hours and days that follow—victims of untreated injuries, extreme exhaustion, and even tragic miscarriages.

Animal Justice, along with the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition, Humane World for Animals Canada, and local partner organizations will be hosting 11 coordinated events across Canada on December 16, bringing together communities from coast to coast in unity, compassion, and determination. Together, we will honour the horses whose lives were taken and remind our government that these animals must not be forgotten. »

Montreal

• Location: Place Vauquelin – 275 Notre-Dame St. East
• Time: 6PM – 7PM
• Facebook Event for Montreal

Source: Animal Justice: https://animaljustice.ca/take-action/nationwide-candlelight-vigil-for-the-horses-lost-to-live-exports