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April 16, 2013
European Commission Tests on Horsemeat Safety Are Incomplete
Read HSI's statement following the European Commission’s report on horse meat safety.
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March 8, 2013
HSI/Canada et la Canadian Horse Defence Coalition appellent à une interdiction de l’abattage de chevaux alors que de la phénylbutazone est détectée dans de la viande chevaline canadienne
HSI/Canada et la Canadian Horse Defence Coalition renouvellent leur appel pour une interdiction fédérale immédiate de l'abattage, de la vente, du transport et de l'exportation de chevaux destinés à la consommation humaine. Récemment, de la phénylbutazone a été décelée dans de la viande chevaline canadienne exportée vers la Suisse.
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March 8, 2013
HSI/Canada and the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition Call for a Ban on Horse Slaughter as Phenylbutazone is Detected in Canadian Horsemeat
HSI/Canada and the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition are renewing calls for an immediate federal prohibition on the slaughter, sale, transport and live export of horses for human consumption, after traces of phenylbutazone were recently found in Canadian horsemeat exported to Switzerland.
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February 28, 2013
HSI/Canada demande une interdiction de l’abattage de chevaux alors que surgissent des accusations de cruauté animale dans des établissements canadiens
En réponse au récent reportage qui dénonce de graves manquements au bien-être animal dans les parcs canadiens d'engraissement de chevaux, HSI/Canada demande une interdiction fédérale de l'abattage, de la vente, du transport et de l'exportation de chevaux pour la consommation humaine.
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February 28, 2013
HSI/Canada Calls for a Prohibition on Horse Slaughter after Cruelty in Canadian Facilities Exposed
Following an exposé showing numerous animal welfare violations on Canadian horse feedlots, HSI/Canada called for a federal prohibition on the slaughter, sale, transport and export of horses for human consumption.
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February 21, 2013
Humane Society International and The Humane Society of the United States Deliver EU Consumers’ Petition to Stop Sale of North American Horsemeat
HSI and the HSUS call on EU delivered a petition calling on European Health and Consumer Policy Commissioner Tonio Borg to implement a moratorium on the sale of horsemeat that does not meet EU food safety standards.
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February 20, 2013
The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International Call for a Moratorium on the Sale of Horse Meat from North America
The HSUS and HSI call on EU leaders to take a holistic approach to reforming the horse meat import and distribution industry.
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February 9, 2013
Humane Society International Calls for EU Sales Ban on Horsemeat from North America
HSI calls on European Union officials to protect consumer health and immediately ban the sale of horsemeat coming from North America, following news reports that up to 100 percent horsemeat has been found in Findus beef products marketed in France, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
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January 17, 2013
Humane Society International: Horsemeat Scandal Raises Ethical Questions about Slaughtering Horses
Humane Society International affirms that there is widespread confusion about the origin of horsemeat in the European food chain as well as an aversion to eating horses. HSI also raises concerns about inadequate labelling and potential health risks.
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December 6, 2012
HSI: Horsemeat Isn’t Just a Cruel Trade; It Could Be Bad For Your Health
A survey conducted by Ipsos MORI on behalf of Humane Society International showed that most European consumers want a ban on imports of horsemeat from countries whose food safety regulations do not meet European Union standards.
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December 4, 2012
Horse Slaughter: Importing Cruelty
In addition to the 200,000 horses that are annually slaughtered for food in the European Union, huge quantities of horsemeat are also routinely imported to the EU from the other side of the globe. Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Uruguay are the main exporters of horsemeat to Europe.
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December 4, 2012
Horse Slaughter and the Horsemeat Trade in Europe
The European Union lies at the very heart of the global horsemeat trade. Each year 200,000 horses are killed for their meat in Europe, with many tens of thousands of those horses suffering long-distance transportation to industrialised slaughter plants. Horsemeat is also imported to the EU from countries such as Canada and Mexico.
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December 4, 2012
Horsemeat: Consumer Safety & Drug Residues
In addition to the cruelty associated with horsemeat imported to the European Union, serious concerns have been raised about human health risks, particularly meat derived from horses of United States origin.
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December 4, 2012
Horse Transport and Slaughter
The European horsemeat industry centres around Italy, where nearly half of all European horses slaughtered for meat are killed. Each year many tens of thousands of equines are transported to the country from elsewhere in Europe to be butchered.
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December 4, 2012
Horsemeat Consumption in Europe
While there is a lucrative trade in horsemeat in Europe, it is not necessarily consumed in all EU countries to an equal degree, if at all. Horsemeat is, for example, commonly eaten in (parts of) Italy, Belgium, France and Luxembourg, while, in the United Kingdom and Ireland, there has historically been a strong cultural aversion to eating it.
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November 23, 2012
Horse Slaughter and the Horsemeat Trade in Japan
Although horsemeat consumption has seen a decline this decade, Japan remains one of the leading importers of both horsemeat and live horses for consumption.
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August 9, 2012
HSI/Canada Renews Calls for Prohibition on Horse Slaughter as Banned Substances Found in Canadian Horse Meat
Following confirmation of prohibited substances in Canadian horse meat, HSI/Canada renewed calls for a federal prohibition on the slaughter, sale, transport and export of horses for human consumption.
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August 9, 2012
HSI/Canada renouvelle son appel pour une interdiction de l’abattage de chevaux alors que des substances interdites sont décelées dans de la viande chevaline canadienne
Suivant la confirmation que des substances interdites ont été découvertes dans de la viande chevaline originaire du Canada, HSI/Canada renouvelle son appel pour une interdiction fédérale de l’abattage, de la vente, du transport et de l’exportation de chevaux à des fins de consommation humaine.
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May 3, 2012
The HSUS and HSI Release Report on Human Health Risks from Consumption of American Horse Meat
The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International issued a report detailing the food safety risks associated with consuming meat that originates in American horses.
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May 3, 2012
HSUS y HSI Publican un Informe Detallando los Riesgos a la Salud Humana Asociados al Consumo de Carne de Caballo Proveniente de EE.UU.
Humane Society International, junto con su organización matriz The Humane Society of the United States, publicaron un informe que detalla los riesgos a la seguridad alimentaria relacionados con el consumo de carne de caballo de origen estadounidense.
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