"I think the program last night said the activists had been taking vision for a number of years. Why wouldn't they have blown the whistle earlier to stop this inhumane treatment?", uncovered alleged acts of animal cruelty on a mass scale, with allegations hundreds of Australian racehorses were being sent to the slaughterhouse.
Racing NSW chief executive Peter V'landys said on 2GB on Friday morning that his office had been receiving "hate mail" after the program aired and was being told to "get cancer and die". Mr V'landys said the issues laid with the Queensland jurisdiction and that he was "proud" of his state's efforts of rehoming racehorses."Out of 10,000 horses, we rehomed almost every one of them...
The report cited official data from Racing Australia claiming less than one per cent of retired horses end up in an abattoir, which translates to 34 horses every year. Elio Celotto, from the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses, said her group had been watching and recording the daily activities of the Meramist Abattorior, located north of Brisbane, for the past two years. Ms Celotto toldreport also investigated a number of NSW facilities.
ABC's 7.30 program revealed alleged acts of animal cruelty as racehorses are sent to slaughterhouses."This is not happening in NSW...to be portrayed so unfairly, it was really disturbing," he said.
sarah_keoghan What a joke,disgraceful
sarah_keoghan Ban all animal racing for human enjoyment forever.
sarah_keoghan Never going to a race meeting...horse or dog for the rest of my life...never been so sickened by the greed and cruelty of this country Australia.
sarah_keoghan Does it really surprise anyone? An industry that solely revolves around gambling clearly has no moral compass. Why would animal cruelty be below them! smh
sarah_keoghan How many administrators in Australia are simply appalling.
sarah_keoghan that`s why Morrison Coalition gov, anti-ABC,exposing Gov,Authorities agencies,regulators,rip off taxpayers,Coalitions Gov,only legislating to scrapping workers/Unions basic rights,I`m waiting,maybe never happened media exposing what does real is WorkSafe very secret dodgy culture
sarah_keoghan Animals being bred for sport betting industry and then discarded. Spot the flaw in this business model?
sarah_keoghan Always interesting where these grubby little politicians pop up.
sarah_keoghan The completely phony look of shock and disbelief from the leader of an industry that slaughters 1000,s of horses every year. The racing industry is all about animal cruelty from breeding, training to race day. Whips, twitches, tongue ties and the rest
sarah_keoghan Good work Barry O’Farrell nothing like shooting the messenger to show how seriously the racing Industry takes the welfare of horses
sarah_keoghan just appalling they would be sold on to the abbotoirs.. if they owned and made money from these horses they should have the best care till their dying days.. but even family horses or wild horses should not get this treatment
u_hardy sarah_keoghan None of your weasel words!! Shut Meramist abattoir down & charge the workers who tortured the horses. NupToTheCup
sarah_keoghan Some little blokes will take the fall whilst Messara and co are the perps. Breed for greed.
sarah_keoghan How can Racing Australia say they're 'appalled' when it's part of their business model? Anyone who's been involved with horses knows that the industry over-breeds looking for that one freak winner (like Makybe Diva & Black Caviar) so they have scores of slow ones they don't want.
sarah_keoghan As if they didnt know .........
sarah_keoghan O'Farrell: it's State Govt responsibility V'Landys: if it is happening, we don't know about it, & what about the dogs & cats? NSW Govt: How much will this impact our bottom line tax revenue? Oh, look, an infrastructure announcement!
sarah_keoghan Yeah right !!! Biggest joke statement as this will be covered up in many ways, “deals done” - it has a long way to run !!
sarah_keoghan Yeah right.Nothing, nothing...
sarah_keoghan The Queensland government has announced that the Queensland abattoir named in the program will be investigated for alleged animal mistreatment
sarah_keoghan Appalled at the wastage and slaughter of ex race horses, or more likely, appalled because Australia now knows about it. abc730
sarah_keoghan Racing animals for profit IS STRAIGHT UP CRUELTY NOT SPORT
sarah_keoghan ...they had no idea this was going on?
sarah_keoghan Nothing to do though with Racing Australia says Barry O’Farrell, furiously doing his Pontius Pilate shtick. It’s all down to State Governments he says. Having done nothing when he was NSW Premier. Nil. Zilch. Hang your head in shame Barry ....
sarah_keoghan Two issues, the cruelty at the slaughter point, that needs immediate attention & legal action. Second point is the racing industry needs to be honest with the public about retired horses. They set the idea of 'them out on pasture for life'. This is a lie.
sarah_keoghan Bullshit. They know all about it.
sarah_keoghan For years as a kid we always heard our father comment of a horse was no good it’s off to the glue factory. How the hell can racing Australia Day they are appalled ! This has been happening for years
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sarah_keoghan barryofarrell Instead of horse numbers for TABTheEverest being flashed onto the Sydney Harbour Bridge pylons ...they should flash horses numbers and the pictures they know of the horses who have been badly mistreated. abc730 racingNSW .
sarah_keoghan Does Barry still prefer his ‘reds’ or will he accept a few bottles of my favourite Hunter Chardys.....
sarah_keoghan barryofarrell bullshit. this is not just an issue of abbatoirs and animal cruelty. Your industry is responsible for these horses being bred, abused, exploited and discarded to this fate.
sarah_keoghan It is absolutely sickening an ex premier who resigned in disgrace is now head of the horse racing lobby. Like mike Baird going straight to work at NAB. Nsw politics is a cesspool
sarah_keoghan They know. It's the business model. Start with the breeding industry. That's where all the money is & where the very powerful that have govts (esp. the NSW govt) in its pockets operate. How many horses are bred each season? How many make it to a race track? Then follow the money.
sarah_keoghan Racing Australia condemns Racing Australia
sarah_keoghan What a cop out scumsuckingracingindustry
sarah_keoghan And surprised, apparently
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