Nathaniel Erskine-Smith at the COVID-19 Pandemic Committee

On June 17th, 2020. See this statement in context.

June 17th, 2020 / 12:05 p.m.

Liberal

Nathaniel Erskine-Smith Liberal Beaches—East York, ON

Thanks, Mr. Chair.

Through e-petition 2410, thousands of Canadians have drawn attention to the cruelty of the transport of horses for slaughter and human consumption.

The petitioners draw attention to videos that show the cruelty to these beautiful and intelligent creatures being transported in crates that are not designed for their size for 10 to 13 hours, with no access to food and water, in violation of our laws and in violation of the rules of the International Air Transport Association. They call on the government to halt air shipments of horses exported for human consumption, due to the ongoing violation of Canadian and IATA regs.

Thanks are owed to Shelley Grainger, Jann Arden and all the Canadians who supported this petition.

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