Confined in wooden crates, 99 horses were loaded into an airplane’s cargo hold at the Edmonton International Airport last month. Like thousands of others before them, the animals were bound for Japan where their meat, served raw, is considered a delicacy. Horse welfare advocates are hoping the shipment will be one of the last. “When horses for slaughter are shipped, they are crammed into these crates,” said Sinikka Crosland, president of the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition. “It’s a horrific journey.” Live exports are banned in the United States and Britain, and horse advocates who condemn the slaughter have long called on Canada to follow suit. As Ottawa mulls a proposed a ban on live exp
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