The following are excerpts from an exclusive update from Animals’ Angels:
Canada’s Largest Horse Butcher Faces Legal Woes as Prime Feedlot Sits Empty and Slaughter Operations Decline
Last year, Animals’ Angels and our EU partner the Animal Welfare Foundation released a new film exposing the shocking abuse and safety violations found at the Bouvry Exports feedlot and slaughter plant in Canada. We also called on the US Congress and the EU Commission to enact legislation to stop horse slaughter for good.
In the months since, we’ve kept a close eye on the Bouvry Exports operations and have reported on the company’s steady decline – a clear sign that our efforts to end slaughter are working. However, despite the substantial progress made, our work north of the US border is not quite done.
Despite a dozen legal charges pending against Bouvry Exports, their slaughter plant is still slaughtering a small number of horses.
Recent online rumors suggesting Bouvry Exports may resurrect their dying slaughter business have stirred concerns and raised questions, prompting Animals’ Angels to devote this month’s newsletter to an update on Bouvry’s current status and the role they play in Canada’s declining horse slaughter industry.
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