TasRacing – Horse Deaths
The table here talks about the number of horses that were euthanased and the number of horses that were deceased and how many were rehomed.
The table here talks about the number of horses that were euthanased and the number of horses that were deceased and how many were rehomed.
Harness racer, Gavin Kelly, who refused to carry a whip was, in fact, changed for refusing to carry a whip.
Another Melbourne Cup day, another opportunity for Tasmanians to understand the cruelty at the heart of the racing industry.
The Greens strongly support the RSPCA and PETA in their call for the Gutwein Government to ban horse whips on the race track.
Are you able to provide any information on the chain of custody arrangements for horses in the racing industry in Tasmania?
I want to talk to you about harness racer, Gavin Kelly, who was fined by the stewards for refusing to use a whip.
On Saturday night a harness racer won race 7 in the Tasmania Cup after whipping his horse heavily for the duration and using a cruel practice called hocking.
Local harness racer, Gavin Kelly, has been slapped with a $1000 fine for refusing to use a whip on his horses during races.
If the Gutwein Government actually cared about the welfare of animals, they would ban the use of whips in horse racing.
Putting aside the ongoing court case, the report of the autopsy report from the trainer, is that the horses suffocated.