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The Whip
Whipping horses repeatedly inflicts physical and psychological pain and increases the likelihood of injury.
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Wastage
When horses are no longer financially viable a significant number are sent to the knackery to be killed.
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Racehorse Retirement Plan
Read our proposal to Racing Australia calling for 1% of all betting turnover to establish a retirement plan.
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Two-year-old Racing
Horses are not skeletally mature until five years of age. Subsequently, a significant number sustain injuries in their first year of racing and do not return.
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