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After years of investigations, on-site inquiries, and international pressure, one of the cruelest places we have ever documented has finally disappeared: Bouvry Exports in Alberta — once the largest horse slaughter plant in Canada — has been shut down.

We have been observing the feedlot of the Bouvry slaughterhouse in Alberta regularly since 2012. Here, horses are fattened for six months before slaughter. At each inspection, we have found serious animal welfare violations. In April 2023, we are again on-site, together with our US partner Animals’ Angels, in order to verify if the situation for…

We have been observing the feedlot of the Bouvry slaughterhouse in Alberta regularly since 2012. Here, horses are fattened for six months before slaughter. At each inspection, we have found serious animal welfare violations. In April 2023, we are again on-site, together with our US partner Animals’ Angels, in order to verify if the situation for…

The Bar S Feedlot in Shelby, Montana, can hold up to 1,800 animals. It serves as a horse assembly centre for the Canadian slaughter company Bouvry. Slaughter horses from all over the United States are gathered here before being transported to Bouvry's slaughterhouse in Calgary (Canada). There, the horses destined for the EU market stay in feedlots…

Together with our North American partners, the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition and Animals’ Angels USA, we have been documenting the horse feedlots at the Bouvry slaughterhouse in Alberta for many years. Here, thousands of horses are fattened with grain feed to their maximum slaughter weight. Our previous investigations have uncovered tremendous…

Our team observes the Bouvry slaughterhouse in Alberta during several investigation days in February 2019. The temperatures measured are as low as -22°C. Despite our numerous complaints in the past, the outdoor holding pens still offer no shelter from the elements. The backs of the horses are covered in snow and frost. The straw-bedded areas as…

Our team inspects the Prime Feedlot of the Bouvry slaughterhouse, where thousands of horses are fattened for six months. We want to see if any improvements have been made since our last investigation in 2015. We find that this is not the case. The horses still have no weather protection. They are kept out in the open, with temperatures as cold as…

When we arrive at the Bouvry slaughter plant at 05:00, the temperature is -5°C. Smaller groups of 20 to 30 horses are kept in the pens close to the plant and the unloading area. The feed is completely covered in frost, and we also see frost on the horses back and in their manes. None of these pens has any protection from the elements. All horses in…

When we arrive at the Bouvry slaughter plant at 05:00, the temperature is -5°C. Smaller groups of 20 to 30 horses are kept in the pens close to the plant and the unloading area. The feed is completely covered in frost, and we also see frost on the horses back and in their manes. None of these pens has any protection from the elements. All horses in…