Laverton Knackery And Rspca

[Steve]

http://www.heraldsun...7-1226626054410

A LAVERTON knackery recently under investigation for animal cruelty by the RSPCA claimed last week it had been slaughtering horses for the RSPCA for the past 40 years.

But RSPCA spokeswoman Emma Watts denied the RSPCA had any relationship with Laverton Pet Supplies.

"Nothing comes up in our database under either Laverton knackery or pet supplies," she said.

But Anthony Sword, founder of We Were Champions, which rescued retired racehorses from knackeries, said he also believed the company destroyed horses for the RSPCA.

Mr Sword and other animal rights activists outbid knackers, including Laverton Pet Supplies, to save the lives of 15 horses at an auction in Echuca last week.

Horse buyer for the Laverton knackery George Marsh said last week he attended the auction but did not buy any horses.

When asked about the RSPCA investigation of allegations of ill treatment of horses at the knackery, he said:

"We're working with them at the moment.

"Any horses they have got, skinny horses and that, we have been doing it for 40 years."

The RSPCA investigated the knackery last year after animal rights group Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses filmed knackery workers ill-treating horses while killing them.

The RSPCA decided no charges would be laid but the company had been issued with a warning and changed some practices.

Mr Sword said the RSPCA should not be associated with the knackery.

Edited April 23, 2013 by Steve

[Sheridan]

If they've been destroying horses for the RSPCA for 40 years surely there would be invoices?

[juice]

Perhaps they are put down under a different name, or even sold to a third party who does it for them so not to ne traced back?

[Are You Serious Jo]

I hope someone finds a way to show evidence because they have been sending horses to the abattoir in different states for years. They probably do it through a third party though as juice said.

[mantis]

That corrupt organisation wouldn't leave a paper trail, they don't want people to find out they aren't for "all creatures great & small".

[Sheridan]

There's always a paper trail.

[Dame Aussie]

I hope someone finds a way to show evidence because they have been sending horses to the abattoir in different states for years. They probably do it through a third party though as juice said.

Yep, agree.

[WoofnHoof]

Tracking for horses is woefully inadequate in this country, a similar statement was made by Inglis recently claiming they don't have any doggers/knackeries/meat buyers on their sales books when everyone knows they do, they are just under the names of private buyers who also happen to be working for or related to someone working for the meat industry.

[Linda K]

would not be a huge no though going to the inglis sales - they do tend to go for way more than meat money at the sales

[inez]

would not be a huge no though going to the inglis sales - they do tend to go for way more than meat money at the sales

I bought three broodmares at an Inglis sale and the underbidder in each instance was a dogger. I doubt he was there because he liked the shade of the fig trees.

Edited April 25, 2013 by inez

[Jed]

Same as the rumour about the blood and bone fertilizer. Hard to prove. Worker at Laverton unlikely to be wrong, but will now deny! :)

[WoofnHoof]

would not be a huge no though going to the inglis sales - they do tend to go for way more than meat money at the sales

I bought three broodmares at an Inglis sale and the underbidder in each instance was a dogger. I doubt he was there because he liked the shade of the fig trees.

Yeah the tried horse sales and old broodies is where the meat buyers and dealers go, Inglis doesn't just sell the yearlings and big money spinners.

[Linda K]

no they don;t but the majority of the sales they run are not in that category. We live near Inglis sales at Oaklands, so quite familiar with them. In any case, the point is not about what horses go through the sale yards, but whether the RSPCA uses LPS to dispose of horses.

[WoofnHoof]

Actually my point was that RSPCA aren't the only ones denying that they send horses to slaughter.