The Great Big Lie
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 […]
Jack ‘Breaker’ Laugher Bashes Four Horse in a Week – Try to Tell Me This isn’t Animal Cruelty
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 […]
The Magic Millions Consign Old Pacers to the Plates of Rich, Weird, Wackos in the Phillipines Who Believe That Eating Them Will Ensure They Live Forever
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 […]
This is the Type of Lunatic That Wants to Shut Greyhound Racing Down – Why the Hell Does Anyone Listen to Them?
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 […]
Why the Animal Activists Should Be Shunned, But Not Ignored
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 […]
The Great Delusions of the Vegans Who Want to Shut Greyhound Racing Down – Part 1 – The Vegetable Killers
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 […]
The Great Delusions of the Vegans Who Want to Shut Greyhound Racing Down – Part 2 – Uncle George
Uncle George and Aunty Dawn on their wedding day. Maureen Garrard (Angus’s Grandma), her sister Aunty Karen Shea and my Dad were in the bridal party. The 15 people Australia wide involved in the vegan activist group Coalition For the Protection of Greyhounds (CPG) are earnest, but not very bright. What you see above […]
The Cold Hard Truth About the Bash and ID21 (Pacing)
I want you to watch this video above three times. It only takes ten seconds, so it’s not long. The first time I want to watch the driver of the leader’s use of the whip. The second time I want you to watch the same thing of the driver of the second horse. And last, […]
Five Year Statutory Review of the Harness Racing Act – NSW Parliament – Animal Cruelty
Overview Persons and organisations with a close interest in the horse racing industry have previously expressed strong concerns about animal welfare issues, including the alleged mistreatment of horses either during or after their racing careers. The oversight of animal welfare generally in NSW falls within the scope of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act […]