Wood Mackenzie sees bulk commodity price weakness causing lower profits for miners in 2024, with debt repayment trumping growth-focused investments at many companies.
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.