Preparations for ‘Spring Racing’ are in full swing; hats are being purchased, champagne is being ordered, bets are being planned … and hidden from the public eye, horses are being slaughtered.
A few years have passed since the dark side of the horse racing industry was exposed on ABC 7.30, and five-year-old Anthony Van Dyck broke down mid-race and was killed at the Melbourne Cup – yet the industry continues to operate, and young, healthy horses continue to pay with their lives.
The 7.30 Report was the culmination of a gruelling two-year-long investigation collating damning evidence of the mass slaughter of racehorses who are deemed no longer ‘useful’.