Wild horse propaganda

Propaganda (def.) — information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view. The use of propaganda is a consistent tool to destroy wild horses, and sadly not just in the United States. The Australian government appears to be just as ruthless and deadly.…

Racing NSW boss Peter V’landys loses defamation case over ABC animal cruelty story

“The Final Race: The Dark Side of the Horse Racing Industry by Melissa McGrath on 2 Jul 2021. Exerpted below. In the Federal Court decision of V’landys v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (No 3) [2021] FCA 500, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of Racing NSW, Mr Peter V’landys AM (Mr V’landys), was unsuccessful in his defamation action…

Leading Wagga trainer Trevor Sutherland banned for three years over retired racehorses being destroyed

NEW SOUTH WALES (Australia) — A NSW racehorse trainer has been banned for three years after two retired thoroughbreds, he says he thought he was re-homing for equine purposes, were slaughtered, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. Leading Wagga trainer Trevor Sutherland was handed the penalty at a stewards inquiry on Tuesday. He has already…

Massacre trapping of 4,000 Brumbies for slaughter in Kosciusko Natl Park

UPDATE VIA TWITTER. Today’s NSW Land and Environment Court hearing regarding the planned trapping of feral horses in the north of Kosciuszko National Park post-fires has been adjourned to next Friday July 17. We’ll keep you updated! Public outrage is mounting to a climax at the National Parks Department in New South Wales, under the…

Kim Hollingsworth denies any wrongdoing as horses in her care are seized (AU)

STEPHANIE GARDNER reporting for the Sydney Herald writes: "From the Golden Mile and the thin blue line to the green paddocks of Sydney's south-west, controversy continues to follow Kim Hollingsworth. "The former Kings Cross sex worker and student police officer, whose story was featured in Channel Nine's Underbelly: The Golden Mile, made headlines last year…