westiemum Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 (edited) While not a dog story, its another example of illegal dumping - this time of dead horses being investigated. Allegedly some horses have racing marks and appear to have been shot. Link here Edited April 21, 2015 by westiemum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbedWire Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 I thought slow racehorses became pet food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westiemum Posted April 21, 2015 Author Share Posted April 21, 2015 (edited) So did I sars... it appears that illegal dumping is not confined to the greyhounds... Edited April 21, 2015 by westiemum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmolo Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 (edited) As far as i know in AUS, horses are not permitted in dog food. Would have to double check. Was wrong- although i'm not sure how credible this source is http://www.australianhorserescue.com/news/resources/horse-slaughter-in-australia-horse-meat-abattoirs-knackeries-wastage-and-related-issues/ Edited April 21, 2015 by Cosmolo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westiemum Posted April 21, 2015 Author Share Posted April 21, 2015 There's a horse abattoir at Peterborough north of Adelaide I believe... so given we don't eat the meat I assumed it was pet food? But I could be wrong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddy Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 As far as i know in AUS, horses are not permitted in dog food. Would have to double check. Was wrong- although i'm not sure how credible this source is http://www.australianhorserescue.com/news/resources/horse-slaughter-in-australia-horse-meat-abattoirs-knackeries-wastage-and-related-issues/ Horses get dogged for pet meat down here, it's common and perfectly legal. Personally, I wouldn't feed it to my dogs but I know plenty of people who do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivory & Beau Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Horse meat is sold in a Perth pet food store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westiemum Posted April 21, 2015 Author Share Posted April 21, 2015 (edited) Yeah I was wrong - the horses at Peterborough are slaughtered for EU human consumption - the abattoir at Peterborough and one in Queensland are the only two in the country licensed to slaughter horses for human consumption and export. I'm surprised that people would shoot and dump horses like this... Edited April 21, 2015 by westiemum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountryGirl Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 I rescue the occasional horse destined for slaughter...not allowed to be for human consumption, they're pet food only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheena Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Apart from pet food, I always thought that horse meat was used in some continental meats, salamis etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountryGirl Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Apart from pet food, I always thought that horse meat was used in some continental meats, salamis etc Horses slaughtered in Australia for human consumption must be sent overseas. The consumption of horse meat by humans is illegal here. That's not to say it doesn't happen as I know it does (I've seen "home slaughter" buyers at public horse auctions)...but it's not supposed to happen. I bought a pony at a sale bidding against a person known to be a home slaughterman who butchers horses to give to family and friends. It's horrific...and even though it's illegal, it goes on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pjrt Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I would have thought a few horses were sent to the lions, so to speak. I know I have seen horse parts in the big cat enclosures at the zoos here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Crazy Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 How sad :( Such gorgeous animals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flame ryder Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 A few years ago in a place we used to live we'd often go walking in the bush. There was this one place that often had fresh dead horse bodies and lots of old ones, skulls, ect. As a horse lover I was horrified. We asked around about it and found out it was the local greyhound trainer. He fed them to his dogs and dumped the rest of the carcass in the bush. He didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with it and had been doing it for years. This case is probably similar, but on a bigger scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pjrt Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 A few years ago in a place we used to live we'd often go walking in the bush. There was this one place that often had fresh dead horse bodies and lots of old ones, skulls, ect. As a horse lover I was horrified. We asked around about it and found out it was the local greyhound trainer. He fed them to his dogs and dumped the rest of the carcass in the bush. He didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with it and had been doing it for years. This case is probably similar, but on a bigger scale Yes. On more than one occasion I have been told of greyhound dogs slaughtered and fed back to the rest of the kennel too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I think it's the illegal dumping of the bodies that is the problem here. I know lots of farmers dump the bodies of cattle and horses etc down in a gully on their own farms, but dumping them on public land, State forest or National parks is the issue. I hate to think of horses being slaughtered, but it's not illegal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 I think it's the illegal dumping of the bodies that is the problem here. I know lots of farmers dump the bodies of cattle and horses etc down in a gully on their own farms, but dumping them on public land, State forest or National parks is the issue. I hate to think of horses being slaughtered, but it's not illegal. Yep, kill whatever you like, but don't litter. :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepe001 Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 I believe Australia used to be one of the biggest exporters of horse meat to Europe behind Canada and the USA. But with changing US legislation apparently US horses are trucked to Canada and Mexico now, so I guess Mexico is now one of the largest producer of horse meat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda K Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 from a horse site, it appears that these horses had been dumped there over many years, not a mass killing all of a sudden, but possibly one by one as they either were too old or whatever. Appears might be a racehorse trainer, potentially, and charge could be $150,000 fine. Certainly far heftier than had he done it properly. Very sad end either way for the horses, and less dignified than they deserved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disintegratus Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 As far as i know in AUS, horses are not permitted in dog food. Would have to double check. Was wrong- although i'm not sure how credible this source is http://www.australianhorserescue.com/news/resources/horse-slaughter-in-australia-horse-meat-abattoirs-knackeries-wastage-and-related-issues/ Horses get dogged for pet meat down here, it's common and perfectly legal. Personally, I wouldn't feed it to my dogs but I know plenty of people who do. Just curiously, why wouldn't you feed horse to your dogs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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