From the article you cited, Catherine:
"At this time, equine have no single nationally or provincially recognized form of physical animal identification."
That is the problem. This could not have happened if tags or microchips were compulsory. They would immediately show who the legal "owner" is.
I agree with you that the real horse "owner" should have collected her horses more quickly, rather than leaving it to the last moment. However, the ex-husband of the deceased farm owner had no legal right to send the horses for slaughter.
If you get an update, please let us know what happened. Thank you.
"At this time, equine have no single nationally or provincially recognized form of physical animal identification."
That is the problem. This could not have happened if tags or microchips were compulsory. They would immediately show who the legal "owner" is.
I agree with you that the real horse "owner" should have collected her horses more quickly, rather than leaving it to the last moment. However, the ex-husband of the deceased farm owner had no legal right to send the horses for slaughter.
If you get an update, please let us know what happened. Thank you.
