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- Calgary Herald
'Slaughtered for raw consumption': Why is Edmonton a horse-meat hub?
Article content Over the past decade, thousands of horses have been placed in crates and shipped out of Edmonton International Airport. Their final destination is Japan, where they are slaughtered. Their meat is mainly used in high-end dishes, the stuff of culinary blogs and Instagram posts. Article content It's an industry that goes along quietly, despite the efforts of animal-rights activists to drag the practice into the light. A federal bill to ban the export-by-air of horses passed through parliament while Justin Trudeau was prime minister, but didn't get past the senate before the 2025 federal election reset the legislative calendar. Article content Article content Article content April 14 was just another day in the horse-export trade. Ninety-nine Belgian Crosses were placed three to a crate and prepped for loading onto Korean Air Flight 9214, a Boeing 747-8 making a routine cargo run from Edmonton International Airport to Kitakyushu, Japan, with a refueling stop in Alaska. Article content Article content But one crate had a problem; one of the horses was down. A Canadian Food Inspection Agency report stated that the horse had water poured on it and was prodded in efforts by handlers to get it to stand up. Workers debated whether or not to use an electric prod, but decided against it. After 50 minutes, they gave up and the crate was pulled. Only 96 horses made the trip. The CFIA stated that the treatment of the horse was 'unacceptable.' Article content Four hours after the Alaska layover, with the plane somewhere over the Pacific, another horse went down and wouldn't get up. Checks were made every half-hour. A hard landing in Japan caused four more horses to topple over. Article content Article content The length of the journey from the Alberta feedlot to Japan's quarantine area was 28.91 hours. Under Canadian regulations, the longest a horse in transit can go without food, water or rest is 28 hours. The CFIA report states that the agency did not receive a transfer-of-care document. Article content Article content The CFIA's red-flag-filled report led Animal Justice, a national animal-welfare advocacy group, to launch a legal complaint and alert the Alberta SPCA. Article content 'When people I talk to find out about this, they are shocked and appalled,' said Schwarz. 'Canadians have a special relationship with horses.'
Toronto Star
22-07-2025
- Toronto Star
Cheese recalled in Ontario over listeria, CFIA says
The recall concerns Natural Pastures Cheese Company Mount Becher Buffalo Medium Cheese with a batch number of 854179, CFIA said. Canadian Food Inspection Agency flag wire: false flag sponsored: false article_type: : sWebsitePrimaryPublication : publications/toronto_star bHasMigratedAvatar : false :
CBC
22-07-2025
- CBC
Invasive Japanese beetles found outside downtown core in Kamloops, B.C.
A Kamloops, B.C., resident has reported invasive Japanese beetles outside the city's downtown core — an area which is considered a containment zone for the foliage-eating species. Also known as Popillia japonica, the invasive pest feeds on the roots of grass and the foliage of more than 300 plant species. The CFIA recognizes the insect's spread as a threat to commercial crops and native plants, and the Invasive Species Council of B.C. says it "poses a severe threat to ecosystems and industries." Late last year, the beetles were detected in the B.C. Interior city of Kamloops, the first time the pests were detected in B.C. outside the Lower Mainland. It prompted the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to set up a containment zone around the city's downtown core to prevent the spread of the beetles and start a survey to assess it. Anyone transporting whole plants, soil and certain plant matter outside the zone has to get a movement certificate signed off by the CFIA — but a Kamloops resident living outside the city's regulated area recently discovered a swarm of the pests in her garden. "Every time I come out, every few hours, I check the plants because I certainly don't want these spreading. And I find more," Laine Martin, who lives on the city's west side near the fire hall, told CBC News on Monday. Martin had just returned from a vacation when she discovered almost 50 beetles on her rose and raspberry bushes. "I think that Kamloops has a problem, and I think we have to be proactive and try to combat this spread," she said. "If that means additional spraying to other areas that were outside the quarantine zone, let's get on top of this." CFIA says no cause for alarm yet Jason Crandall, the CFIA's planning chief for the Japanese beetle eradication response in B.C., said it was only the first year of their Japanese beetle survey in Kamloops. He urged residents to report any Japanese beetles if they find them, and trap and freeze them so inspectors can more accurately map their spread. "It's the first year of the proper survey. So you know, if you're out in your backyard and you're looking at your roses ... and you find beetles, don't panic," he said. "It's important to act. But you shouldn't let that spin into fear." Crandall said the CFIA's response to the invasive Japanese beetle involves spraying plants with pesticide, which he says is incredibly effective at killing the pests, as well as regulating the movement of plant matter to prevent the beetles' spread. "Instead of just guessing or having a broad area of treatment, it's better with pesticides to have a more targeted area," he said. "And the more data we collect, the more targeted we could be." Danielle Sparks, the City of Kamloops's environmental services supervisor, dubbed the Japanese beetles a "hitchhiker species" that don't fly very far. "They do rely on humans for spreading to different areas. So trying to prevent hitchhikers is key," she said.
