Horses Excluded From Livestock Aid Program
The Pasture Recovery Initiative launched by the provincial and federal governments included beef cattle, bison, elk, deer, llamas, sheep, goats and alpacas and horses that are used for PMU or meat but not other equine breeding stock. Considering that Alberta is home to some of the most respected purebred and commercial horse breeding operations in the world, and that the drought has had a significant impact on horse breeding operations this seems like a major oversight.
The Horse Industry Association of Alberta has written to the Alberta Minister of Agriculture, the Honourable Jack Hayden, to object to the exclusion of the vast majority of equine breeding stock from this vital recovery program. We encourage breeders and breed organizations in the province to do the same, with copies of letters sent to your MLAs.
Write to:
Honourable Jack Hayden
Legislature Office
#423 Legislature Building
10800 97 Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5K 2B6
Saskatchewan producers have also been excluded from this program, other than meat and PMU, and we encourage you to write to your Saskatchewan Minister of Agriculture and local MLAs.
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Taken the fact that they excluded other equine breeding stock (horses) other than for PMU or meat what I would like to know what is the difference between a purebred cattle producer that raises purebred bulls or heifers for breeding purposes to keep or sell or a person raising purebred horses under the similar situation.