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The good, the bad and the ugly on the  horse industry

Auction day at Echuca, where horse racing's also-rans await their fate

10/15/2018

 
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Some will end up in good homes, others as pet meat. Others bypass the sales altogether

Many of us wonder what these doggers get out of sending fit young horses to slaughter.

8/9/2018

 
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Darling was promised a new home. Instead, she went to the doggers

5/29/2018

 
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Regina's beloved mare Darling.CREDIT:REGINA PANDUROVIC

Racing NSW plan to stop thoroughbreds going to the knackers challenges secretive industry

8/3/2017

 
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PHOTO A plan by Racing NSW ensures horses have a dignified future after retirement. SUPPLIED: RACING NSW

From prizewinners to pet meat: the harsh realities of horse breeding

11/17/2016

 
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They are bred for speed and grace, but when they don’t perform, the knackery looms. Photo: Gigja Einarsdottir

They shoot horses, don't they?

9/28/2013

 
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Eye opener … "There is no dignity for horses who have made people money."CREDIT:

The story of Nature's Child - Hidden horror at Laverton Knackery

12/13/2012

 
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