Canadians don't want horses killed for food
Poll
Susan Lazaruk
The Province
May 30, 2004
Two-thirds of Canadians don't believe horses in Canada should be killed for food, according to a new Ipsos-Reid poll conducted on behalf of a B.C. animal rights-agency.

The Responsible Animal Care Society commissioned the survey, which asked Canadians if they "believe in the slaughter of Canadian horses for human consumption."

They were also told "government statistics show that in 2003 more than 61,000 horses were slaughtered in Canada for human consumption or shipped out of the country for the same purpose."

"This is an issue that Canadians need to be aware of," said Sinikka Crosland of the society, which is based in West Bank near Kelowna. "They deserve to know what happens to horses." slazaruk@png.canwest.com
© The Vancouver Province 2004