US heavy-weights join Atamanenko on Parliament Hill to take aim at horse meat industry
Horse slaughter Bill C-571 up next week for 2nd reading debate and vote
US heavy-weights join Atamanenko on Parliament Hill to take aim at horse meat industry
Horse slaughter Bill C-571 up next week for 2nd reading debate and vote
OTTAWA – New Democrat MP, Alex Atamanenko (BC Southern Interior) is holding a press conference to discuss his private members bill to restrict the slaughter of horses to only those raised primarily for human consumption and which carry a lifetime medication history. Bill C-571 is up for its second hour of debate on Monday, May 12 following which a vote is likely to be held on Wednesday May 14.
With over half the horses slaughtered in Canada being sourced from the US where slaughter has been shut down since 2006, he will be joined by US heavyweights Victoria McCullough (Owner of Chesapeake Petroleum, International Equestrian and Philanthropist) and Florida State Senator Joseph Abruzzo. Using arguments based on science and legal liability the US heavyweights were able to convince US Vice President Joe Biden to add language defunding federal inspections at US slaughter facilities for horses in the 2014 Omnibus Bill signed by President Obama this past January. Horses in the US cannot be slaughtered without federal inspections.
Also taking part will be Sinikka Crosland, Executive Director of the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition (CHDC), a key ally and promoter of Atamanenko’s Bill C-571 and Dr. Ray Kellosalmi, CHDC medical and toxicology expert.
When: Thursday, May 08, 2014
Where: Charles Lynch Room - Centre Block - Parliament Hill
For more information: Office of Alex Atamanenko, 613-996-8036
