Backlash swift after Victoria carriage horse company calls for help

NINA GROSSMAN reporting for Victoria News reports writes: Tally-Ho Carriage Tours, running carriage rides in Victoria for 117 years, suspended operations March 19 after closed borders and travel restrictions effectively shut down the city’s tourism industry. On a GoFundMe page, the business says it’s facing the “harsh reality” that it will experience 12 months with…

Money goes to the dogs not horses in Oz

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…

AU Racing: Peter Moody proposes industry ‘knackery’ for unwanted horses

VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA — Victoria's former top trainer Peter Moody believes the racing industry should consider operating its own facility to humanely manage the end of life process for retired racehorses that cannot be rehomed. Why not have a industry knackery he tweeted . . . https://twitter.com/moodyracingpgm/status/1211552289334255616 Before we decide what we think about the 'Moody…