Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
SAFE NZ’s Will Appelbe says he’s spoken with “a number of people in the industry” who all fear the rapidly declining numbers are not an example of an industry bettering itself for the sake of its dogs, but one willing to do everything it can to save itself – even if that means harming them […]
The showcase night of the Victorian harness racing year ended up as nothing but a demonstration of the utter contempt that the leader of our industry hold for the welfare of our racing animals. It was an orgy of animal cruelty from whoa to go, and David Moran was one of the stars of the […]
This just gets worse. Animal welfare in Victoria is a code word for beat them. The replay that you see below is of the Group 1 Vicbred Super Series 2YO Colts and Geldings Trotters Final, worth $50 000 to the winner. Kerryn Manning is the driver of Plymouth Chubb, the horse one off the fence […]
The Australian Harness Racing industry continues to be at the forefront of equine health and welfare, including the way in which drivers can apply the whip. As society’s expectations of welfare continue to evolve at a rapid rate, particularly with regards to racing animals, what was once considered acceptable practice has been transformed by both […]
Young Victorian driver Jack ‘Breaker’ Laugher (pronounced ‘lore’) finished third on both the State and Metropolitan premiership ladders in the season just gone, which shows that despite his youth he is no amateur when it comes to the driving game. It also shows that he has enough talent and experience to mean that there is […]
Twenty-five years ago a well known Victorian agent the late Bryan Muschialli sold a number of Victorian pacers to breeders in the provincial town of Lipa in the Philippines. “Descendants of those horses race on dirt tricks and paddocks at festival times honouring the patron saint of the towns as well as the patron saint […]
If you are not a vegan you are an animal abuser. Of course you are. You drink milk and eat cheese, you must hate animals. It’s the sort of twisted, fucked up logic that condemned millions of innocent Jewish people to the gas chambers. They were Jews, so they weren’t people, at least in the […]
The Thrill of the Chase is a really brilliant program commissioned by Greyhound Racing Victoria and broadcast on demand on Seven Plus. It’s essentially a greyhound industry program similar to Thoroughbred Weekly or In The Gig, and like those on those shows the presenters know their stuff and are really good at relating it. This […]
Channel 7 is broadcasting Thrill of the Chase again … and advertisers aren’t happy. Ads are being placed during the program without the knowledge of companies. They are filler ads, decided by the TV station not by the advertiser. Once they’re informed, advertisers are quick to distance themselves from this industry spin program and greyhound […]
