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Every year in Australia 520-620 million animals are killed at abattoirs mostly for meat direct human consumption roughly broken down as follows.
How many horses are slaughtered each year in australia. Racing Australias official data shows about 34 horses every year end up at slaughterhouses - a figure amounting to less than 1 per cent of retiring racehorses. Racing Australia claims less than one per cent of race horses are sent to abattoirs upon retiring about 34 horses. The RSPCA however states about 9000 horses are slaughtered in abattoirs each year in Australia.
There are NO definitive statistics available only these estimates so the numbers could be far greater. There are 2 abattoirs in Australia licensed to kill and export horse meat for human consumption along with 33 licensed knackerys and we have estimated that well over 100000. Over 25000 horses in Australia are killed to provide up to 2000 tonnes of horse meat for consumption in Europe and Japan every year.
Racehorses suffer physically and mentally during training Racehorses are often kept in individual stables for the majority of every. Over 25000 horses per year are killed in this way in Australia. The long distance transport of horses to slaughter for human consumption is not well monitored or regulated.
Travel is usually stressful for horses and research shows that even travel of 6 hours causes suppression of the immune system an indicator of welfare problems. Around 300 racehorses were slaughtered at Meramist Abattoir in less than a month. For the past two years Elio Celotto and the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses have been.
A 2008 study of 340 horses entering one of the two export abattoirs which slaughter equines in Australia found that 40 were identifiable as Thoroughbreds and 13 as Standardbreds. Horses were physically examined for brands to determine their origin and age. 60 were less than 8 years old.
Around 9000 horses are currently slaughtered in abattoirs each year and this study suggests that around half of. 29 Zeilen Year of Horses Slaughtered in US for human consumption of US Horses Sent to. Over 100000 horses are sent to slaughter each year and the vast majority would be rehomed.
Not every horse going to slaughter needs to go to rescue. The USDA documented that 923 percent of horses sent to slaughter are in good condition and are able to live out a productive life. Annually about 8500 horses are retired from racing many of which are slaughtered for an export market in human consumption.
14 Throughout its history horseracing has become part of the Australian culture and has developed a rich and colourful language. According to official data promoted by Racing Australia the national body for thoroughbred racing less than 1 per cent of horses retiring each year end up at an abattoir. This represents around 34 horses per year ending up at slaughterhouses according to the racing industry.
The number of horses being slaughtered in knackeries across Australia is unknown but could be as many as 22-32000 per year 2. Little is known about the age and breed of these horses where they have originated from and the reason that they have ended up there 1. The slaughterhouse workforce in Australia consists of around 25000 employees.
It is a predominantly young workforce with around half of all workers younger than 35. Every year in Australia 520-620 million animals are killed at abattoirs mostly for meat direct human consumption roughly broken down as follows. 5 horses are still listed as active on the Racing Australia website at the time of writing even though some have been dead for almost a year.
The total death toll for the one year period was 116 horses equaling one dead horse every 3 days. Tons per year Mexico 78000 Argentina 57000 Kazakhstan 55000 Mongolia 38000 Kyrgyzstan 25000 United States 25000. Australia 24000 Brazil 21000 Canada 18000 Poland 18000 Italy 16000 Romania 14000 Chile 10000 France 7500 Uruguay 8000 Senegal 9500 Colombia 6000 Spain 5000 Includes donkeys.
According to an estimate by the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses which undertook part of the 730 investigation about 4000 thoroughbreds a year were slaughtered at Meramist alone. The organisation claims that 15000 racehorses are killed in Australia each year. By way of contrast according to Peter McGauran chief executive of the Australian Racing Board 98 per cent of former racehorses live healthy lives in equestrian or recreational riding breeding or on farms after being retired.
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