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ABC AU NEWS | QUEENSLAND » Queensland racing authorities have suspended the licenses of two thoroughbred horse racing participants. It comes after a photo was widely circulated allegedly depicting a jockey holding an object in his hand that looks similar to a jigger at Birdsville race track on Tuesday. Training has been underway in the… Continue reading Two horse racing participants suspended after investigation into photos of possible electronic ‘jigger’ use
AAP | nine.com.au | (23 Jun. 20) — Queensland stewards have charged 15 people, including 13 trainers, with buying unregistered substances after a state wide investigation over the past two months. In a statement on Wednesday morning, the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission said it had informed 13 thoroughbred trainers, one stable hand and one jockey… Continue reading Substance charges laid following Queensland stewards probe
Big Fail in Queensland In an article last October, we were dismayed to learn that a volunteer organization that rehomes Standardbred racehorses was forced to close its doors due to lack of funding, just weeks before footage of Thoroughbreds being sent to slaughter was aired on ABC 7.30. Then we learn that the Queensland greyhound… Continue reading Money goes to the dogs not horses in Oz
ABATTOIR TO BE LAST RESORT Queensland racehorse owners will have to prove they have tried to rehome their animals multiple times before they can apply to send them to slaughter, under recommendations set to be implemented by the State Government. Key points: An independent inquiry made 37 recommendations to reduce horse slaughterA racehorse rehoming scheme… Continue reading Ex-racehorses to be rehomed rather than slaughtered under new Queensland plan
A report following the inquiry into equine welfare in Queensland could be released as early as this week. Former District Court Judge Terry Martin chaired the inquiry which was instigated by the state government after a story by the ABC’s 7.30 Report in October. The story highlighted the issue of managing the retirement of racehorses… Continue reading Queensland Equine Inquiry Report near completion
INTERVIEW WITH A KILL BUYER — HOW RACEHORSES END UP AS MEAT by Chip Legrand Sydney Morning Herald, 21 Oct 2019 "Peter Loffel is the face of horse racing’s unpalatable truth. "He is known as a kill buyer, although he prefers the term horse trader. He buys horses no one wants and trucks them to… Continue reading Aussie racehorse kill buyer speaks out
THE BBC reports: Australian authorities have launched an investigation into suspected animal cruelty after a TV report revealed the alleged mass slaughter of racehorses. Footage of horses allegedly being mistreated at an abattoir in Queensland caused widespread anger when it was aired on broadcaster ABC on Thursday. On Friday, Queensland authorities sent inspectors to one of… Continue reading Australian racehorse slaughter allegations prompt investigation
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