Slaughter statistic drop from 350,000 to a
low 42,000 horses in 2002 and not one word was mention about unwanted horses.
Not until the Internet came around and exposed the truth to this greedy inhumane treatment
to horses.
The numbers of horse slaughter increased
due to the plants getting lawyers and lobbyist to support there evil ways to profit. In Texas they had Senator Bloody Betty
to help push for them becoming legal yet Texas Opposed this business thus they are history in Texas now.
Equines Exported from Canada for Slaughter 0101-Canada's
Horses, Asses, Mules & Hinnies All Values in $CAN
Year
2002
2003
2004
2005-Oct
PARTNER
QTY
VALUE
QTY
VALUE
QTY
VALUE
QTY
VALUE
USA
1,843
1,503,433
1,684
1,021,623
6,105
3,627,853
6,028
3,315,671
Japan
110
275,000
108
692,781
487
2,056,295
3,325
10,469,021
Macau
0
0
0
0
3
109,611
0
0
France
0
0
0
0
18
45,000
0
0
TOTAL
1,953
1,778,433
1,792
1,714,404
6,613
5,838,759
9,353
13,784,692
Statistics Courtesy: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada
Statistics Courtesy: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada
CANADIAN HORSE SLAUGHTER STATISTICS '99-'05
Year
Number of Horses Slaughtered
Amount of Horsemeat Produced (MT)
Amount of Horsemeat Exported (MT)
Value
of Horsemeat Exported (000 $USD)
World Export Ranking
2005
48,715
19,949*
Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
2004
51,610
19,949
12,020
47,544
3
2003
59,853
20,232
12,290
45,539
3
2002
65,029
16,280
11,171
44,028
3
2001
66,255
15,746
13,350
54,077
3
2000
60,955
16,135
12,573
44,700
3
1999
62,351
16,844
12,797
48,444
2
MT=Metric Tonnes *FAO Estimate Table Compiled
by Vivian Farrell for IF4H and CHDC
SOURCE:
Food
and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations Statistics Division
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations Statistics Division
TOKYO: Japan will keep horse meat on its plates,
despite US moves to ban the slaughter of horses, as it receives an ample supply from Canada and South America, an official
said on Friday. The US House of Representatives voted on Thursday to ban the killing of horses for human consumption. Some
90,000 horses were slaughtered last year with almost all the meat exported to Japan, France or Belgium.
But in Japan,
where horse sashimi is a regional delicacy, only 735 of the 8,800 tonnes of horse meat imported last year came from the United
States, the agriculture ministry said.
"Japanese imports of horse meat are unaffected by the US vote because first
of all Japan does not import that much from the United States," agriculture ministry official Hidetoshi Akinaga said.
"Japan's main trade partners for horse meat are Canada, Brazil and Argentina," he said.
The three countries
together account for 82 percent of Japan's imports of horse meat, which is seen as a lean alternative to beef and also
used in pet food.
Another 7,123 tonnes of horse meat is also produced domestically, which accounts for only 0.2 percent
of Japan's output of all meat. The US House of Representatives voted 263-146 to ban the slaughter of horses in an emotionally
charged campaign by animal rights activists and horse lovers supported by celebrities such as country music legend Willie
Nelson and Hollywood star Clint Eastwood. But the ban needs to be approved by the Senate and US President George W. Bush's
administration has opposed the measure.
Scenes from an Alberta Feedlot
"All the horses you see in the pictures will be slaughtered next
week. I estimated there were over a 1000 horses in the holding pens."
Investigator's
message, April 15, 2007
Outlaw Canned Hunts its inhumane and foolish seeing
these idiots with guns. There is no sport in this.. Plum ignorance..
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