- In the last 12 months, 125 horses have been killed on Australian race tracks. The Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses estimate 18,000 ex-racers are killed every year. - Animals Australia say that racehorses are fed a high concentrate diet (grains) during training, rather than extended grazing, which often leads to horses getting gastric ulcers. A study of racehorses at Randwick found that 89% had stomach ulcers, and many of the horses had deep, bleeding ulcers within 8 weeks of the commencement of their training. - The exertion of the races leads a large proportion of horses to bleed into their lungs and windpipe – Animals Australia say it’s called Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Haemorrhage. A study carried out by the University of Melbourne found that 50% of race horses had blood in the windpipe, and 90% had blood deeper in the lungs. - 33 knackeries across Australia slaughter between 22-32,000 horses every year. 40 per cent of those horses are racehorses.
Posted on: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 11:54:48 +0000
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