Source: SwissInfo.ch An Australian slaughterhouse supplying horse meat to Switzerland was found guilty of animal abuse On Sunday the “Mise au point” programme of Swiss public broadcaster RTS showed footage external linkof horses being beaten, kicked and electrocuted at the Meramist abbatoir near Brisbane. The hidden camera footage taken last year was sent anonymously […]
By STEPHEN GIBBS FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Hundreds of retired thoroughbreds have been sent to abattoirs and knackeries The RSPCA in New South Wales sends broken-down thoroughbreds to knackeries where they can be processed into pet food and the Victorian branch uses abattoirs to euthanise them. Branches of the […]
By STEPHEN GIBBS FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA ABC’s 7.30 program exposed widespread slaughter of racehorses last month Hundreds of retired thoroughbreds have been sent to abattoirs and knackeries RSPCA Australia said the animal welfare body was horrified but not surprised RSPCA NSW has now said it sometimes sends horses […]
Source: Wellston Journal “Animal welfare is everybody‘s responsibility and my government will not stand for cruelty to animals,” Australia opens probe into secret torture & slaughter of hundreds of racehorses for pet & HUMAN food Queensland state authorities are investigating the shocking slaughter of some 500 retired racehorses […]
By Nick Dole, as published on ABC.net.au A Queensland abattoir (slaughterhouse) responsible for the mass slaughter of racehorses will be investigated for alleged animal mistreatment, the Queensland Government has announced. The ABC’s 7.30 program was given hidden-camera video taken at the Meramist Abattoir in Caboolture, which showed former […]
Source: The Dodo “When Chloe heard what was happening to horses during the recent Australian drought, she knew what she had to do. Hundreds upon hundreds of horses have been going to slaughter. Chloe saved the lives of these lucky three, and hopes to inspire people to save […]
Although this report came out in May, 2018, we wanted to focus more attention on burro/donkey issues worldwide, and wanted you to have an opportunity to read this. Source: Humane Society International A new investigative report released today, World Donkey Day, by Humane Society International Australia explores the current state of China’s […]
OpEd by Andrea Jenkins – Donkeys of Australia Over the past few months I have read many articles about donkeys. There was one article I read a couple of weeks ago though that really hit a nerve. The article included a stunning picture of a donkey, gazing out […]
Source: express.co.uk SLAUGHTER: 3,600 wild horses shot down in mass animal cull because they ‘damage nature’ photo: Getty RANGERS have shot down roughly 20 per cent of the wild animals of Kakadu Park, a Unesco world heritage site in the Australian Northern Territory, because the animals could cause […]
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