Australian Racehorses Slaughtered
The Final Race
ABC 7.30 just gave us another reason to not support the horse racing industry.
“The Final Race” brought the darkest side of the horse racing industry to light. A two-year undercover investigation showed damning evidence that Australian racehorses are being slaughtered when they are no longer “useful”.
A kill buyer for Meramist abattoir, says he buys most of his gallopers direct from trainers – the licensed participants in an industry which has spent the past four days claiming it has no idea so many thoroughbreds are sent to abattoirs.
The investigation found that any horse can end up in an abattoir or knackery, from favourites, like War Ends, to 2 year old thoroughbreds who have never even entered a race – no horse is safe. Peter V’landy’s, Australian horse racing administrator, acknowldged that there is no way for the industry to know if a horse is alive or dead, despite saying they have a traceability program – “we don’t have the resources to check on every horse in NSW to see if it’s alive or if they have passed away.”
Watch the ABC Exposé here
Thoroughbreds identified at Meramist
Sunny Fame
Only Money
Rapid Feet
Bumbunga
Valtari
Moonline Dancer
Take A Chance
Vortuka
Absolutely Win
Thoroughbreds identified at Luddenham Pet Meat
Courtney’s Luv
Unbuckled
Startreusse
Rebel Prince
Perfectly Spun
Thoroughbreds identified at Burns Pet Foods
Legal Waves
Hard Reign
Reliable Kingdom
Explore The World
Grand Icon
Cloverdale
Next Of Kin
Halo’s Image
Tahitian Black