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On January 6, 2025, Bouvry Exports Calgary Ltd (Bouvry) was sentenced in an Alberta courtroom on charges stemming from the transport, suffering, and death of five horses.\u00a0Bouvry\u2019s Alberta slaughterhouse is the largest horse slaughterhouse in Canada. The company is also a lead player in live horse export for slaughter<\/a>, shipping gentle draft horses on gruelling flights to Japan to be fattened, slaughtered, and eaten as a raw delicacy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Government records obtained by the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition show that on July 18, 2021, nine horses were transported to be slaughtered at Bouvry\u2019s Fort Macleod slaughterhouse. After stopping at a nearby feedlot for the night, one of the horses was found dead the next morning, with foam coming out of their nostrils. Though the horse\u2019s cause of death was unknown, the remaining eight horses were trucked to the Bouvry feedlot the next day on July 20, 2021. Based on the animals\u2019 branding, it appears that they originated at Willjill Farms Inc in Ontario, one of the largest suppliers of horses exported from Canada for slaughter overseas.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Government records show that the person transporting these young horses, aged one to two years, referred to them as \u201ccripples\u201d and \u201ccanners\u201d. Five of them arrived at Bouvry in awful condition, with varying degrees of \u201clameness\u201d, and were clearly in pain. Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) agents who were present warned Bouvry of the horses\u2019 poor welfare but did not take further action and the facility left the animals to suffer overnight. Unfortunately, it appears these compromised horses were not assessed or segregated upon arrival, nor were they monitored overnight.<\/p>\n

Upon returning the next day, CFIA agents found one of the horses trapped under a fence. It appeared the animal had been struggling in vain to get free, possibly all night. The horse was shot, along with one other who collapsed and was unable to stand. Despite their continued poor condition, the remaining horses were sent for slaughter.<\/p>\n

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Photo from access to information documents obtained by Canadian Horse Defence Coalition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The federal Health of Animals Regulations <\/em>allow horses to be transported for an agonizing 28 hours without food, water, and rest. Even for healthy horses, transport can be extremely stressful. Injured or sick animals are at a heightened risk of severe distress along the journey and their poor conditions can worsen due to rough movement of transport.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Because of the increased risk of suffering, the Health of Animals Regulations <\/em>set out additional requirements for the transport of \u201ccompromised\u201d horses.\u00a0For instance, they are to be segregated from one another for the journey and must be afforded \u201cspecial provisions\u201d to minimize stress and discomfort such as providing them with more space, special handling, extra bedding and shorter journeys.<\/p>\n

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Photos from access to information documents obtained by Canadian Horse Defence Coalition.<\/p>\n

A Slap on the Wrist for Horrific Animal Suffering<\/h2>\n

On September 8, 2023, the CFIA announced that it had laid 12 charges<\/a> against Bouvry under the Safe Food for Canadians Act <\/em>and Regulations <\/em>and the Health of Animals Act <\/em>and Regulations<\/em>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Many of the charges focused on animal suffering, alleging that Bouvry:\u00a0<\/p>\n