News & Media: Hundreds of racehorses sent to slaughterhouses in contravention of racing rules
Hundreds of racehorses sent to slaughterhouses in contravention of racing rules
According to official data promoted by Racing Australia, the national body for thoroughbred racing, less than 1 per cent of horses retiring each year end up at an abattoir.
This represents around 34 horses per year ending up at slaughterhouses, according to the racing industry.
But the ABC has obtained information revealing that, based on a two-year investigation, the number far exceeds this.
Elio Celotto, from the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses, has told the ABC that many more than 34 horses have been killed in just one week at a single abattoir.
"It equates to about 4,000 racehorses (a year) killed in this one abattoir alone," Mr Celotto calculated...
