Senator, Liberal MP move to ban export of live horses for human consumption
A senator and Liberal MP are both trying to ban the export of live horses from Canada for human consumption, a niche industry animal rights advocates say is inhumane. But others argue the ban has more to do with people's discomfort with eating horse.
![Senator, Liberal MP move to ban export of live horses for human consumption](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6988557.1696547123!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/meat-horses.jpeg)
![Draft horses, bred for their meat, wait in crate on the tarmac of Winnipeg's airport. Draft horses, bred for their meat, wait in crate on the tarmac of Winnipeg's airport.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6988557.1696547123!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/meat-horses.jpeg)
A senator and Liberal MP are both trying to ban the export of live horses from Canada for human consumption, a niche industry animal rights advocates say is inhumane. But others argue the ban has more to do with people's discomfort with eating horse.