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- Horse Supply at a Glance - Canada
- The journey to slaughter for North American horses
- Barn Fires Involving Livestock Facts for First Responders
- Emergency Preparedness
- Minimizing Stress During Horse Transportation
- Equine Traceability Canada
- Equine Guelph, online training and resources
- Transporting your horse
- CVMA Position Statement on Euthanasia
- The Unwanted Horse in the United States - international implications
- Recommended Handling Guidelines and Animal Welfare Assessment Tool for horses
- Certified Assessor Standards of Conduct
- Animal Welfare and Horse Processing Fact Sheet
- Caregivers' Guide to Rehabilitating Neglected Horses
- Horse Welfare at Processing Plants in Canada
- Equine Information Document (EID)
- Body Condition Scoring (BCS) Horses
- Equine Import / Export Requirements for Canada
- Equine Biosecurity
- Animal Guardianship, Equine Disease Quarterly
- Headroom requirements for horses in transit
- The Alberta Horse Welfare Report
- Humane Handling Guidelines for Horses, Standards for the Care of Unfit Animals
- Codes of Practice for the Care and Handling of Horses
- UC Davis - Equine Sanctuary & Rescue Facility Guidelines
- Ethical Considerations Around Horses, Domestic & Feral, & the Morality of Horse Meat
- The Truth about Horse Slaughter in Canada
- What's New
- Equine Identification and Traceability
- Horse Slaughter in Canada
- CFIA releases update on equine infectious diseases in Canada
- Just An Opinion - Horse Processing
- Study on Equine Herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1)
- CFIA Notice: Designated Border Ports of Entry for Feeder and Slaughter Horses Entering Canada from the United States
- Dr. Temple Grandin at the Calgary Stampede
- SHF Equine Health and Welfare Report
- HWAC responds to concerns about horse welfare
- Horse Care in the Winter
- Horse welfare issues and solutions discussed at the Horse Summit
- The unintended consequences of banning horse-slaughter
- Why you should eat horsemeat: It's delicious
- Northwest tribes seek solutions to unwanted horses
- Equine rescue facilities can't handle influx of unwanted horses
- Summit of the Horse
- Government of Canada cracks down on livestock transport violators
- Unwanted Horses: Rescue and Sanctuary Organizations Unable to Keep Up
- Horse welfare and processing in the United States
- Updated ante-mortem requirements in effect July 31, 2010
- Private Members Bill C-544 to Ban Horse Slaughter
- Monitoring Canadian east-west livestock movements
- Horses not that special - how society views the role of livestock
- Wyoming legislation providing options of horse processing
- Nevada facing cutbacks to State Veterinarian position
- Inspection of Horse Meat in South Dakota
- Horse Industry Collaborates to Support Alberta Stables
- Trailering & Equine Travel Safety
- The Unwanted Horse in the US - international implications
- EquiRab Rabies Vaccine Effective in Study
- Screening reveals more piroplasmosis cases in US
- UOH Supports BLM Wild Horse Gathers
- Survey of the State of the US Horse Industry
- World Equestrian Games rules and protocols
- International Spread of Disease Reviewed for World Equine Vets
- This is what happens
- The Future of Animal Agriculture
- National Equine Welfare Code of Practice Endorsed
- Horse Market Collapses
- Horses: Wintering well
- Government to Study Unwanted Horse Issues
- Import of Equine Meat Products from Canada
- Slaughter horse petition handed to European Commission
- Horse slaughterhouse debated
- Equine Health Record
- AVMA response to HSUS (Pacelle) blog as delivered by Dr. Ron DeHaven, Executive Vice President and CEO, AVMA
- Equine Working Group
- Horse Welfare Alliance accepted on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Equine Working Group
- AQHA Animal Welfare Working Group Moving Forward with Objectives
- New EU rules may end slaughter of American Horses
- Animal Welfare: Allow science, not emotion, to tell us whether farm practices are humane
- Where Big Government ROAMs and the wild horses are put out to pasture
- Survey finds issue of unwanted horses growing
- Survey of Animal Control Centers Show Lack of County Facilities
- H.O.R.S.E. Act
- New group supports humane horse slaughter
- New equine industry group to hold first planning meeting
- Colorado Vets Polled on Unwanted Horse, Euthanasia Issues
- Horse facility bill lapses into law
- AQHA's new DVD & Greener Pastures Program Address Unwanted Horse Issue
- Oppose Criminalizing Horse Meat
- Slaughter bans are not the answer
- US fears horse harvest ban a step to veganism
- Montana Senate Passes Horse Slaughter Bill
- Animal Health Act and three regulations in effect Jan 1, 2009
- Unwanted horses in the United States
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Statement of Purpose
The communication of accurate information related to the Canadian horse industry to horse owners and the general public.
Objectives
The Horse Welfare Alliance of Canada will:
- support the existing education programs of each of its partners
- promote humane handling of horses throughout all of their life stages.
- inform its constituents and partners of matters and issues related to the welfare of the horse population.
- enhance public awareness of matters and issues relating to the welfare of the horse and the horse industry.
- strive to network with other organizations who assist the Alliance in the achievement of its purpose and objectives.
Questions and comments may be directed to the Chair Bill desBarres 403.526.1070