The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association represents the interests of 15,000 veterinarians across Canada and internationally.
As to how we represent our membership, we rely strictly on the science behind the subject at hand. What that indicates to us is that the welfare of horses shipped by air is often superior to what we see with other food animals, so it does not represent a pressing inherent risk at this point.
We're certainly also representing the fact that animal welfare is a standard that doesn't stand still, so we would suggest there is always work to do on improving transport of farm animals, and that work is something we very much support.