Fast Facts on Canada’s Horse Slaughter






About the Slaughter:
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In 2007, 79 415 horses were slaughtered in Canada, a 58% increase from 2006 (That’s more than
1500 horses slaughtered each week.
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These horses are not all unwanted, untrainable, old, sick or lame. Many are young healthy
horses that were simply sold at auction to the highest bidder - a “killer-buyer” working for a
slaughterhouse. In fact, over 50% of horses at rural auctions go to slaughter


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