What's 'essential' about racing?
Announcement posted by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Australia 25 Mar 2020
The Editor,
Dear Editor,
The COVID-19 pandemic has left us all worried and frightened, but one news story also leaves us gobsmacked – the announcement that horse and greyhound racing will remain in business. While all non-essential services and sports have closed down, it is inexplicable that these two exploitative entertainment businesses are allowed to continue to torment animals.
Several media exposés have proved that animals used for racing are victims of an industry that is rife with cruel treatment, drug abuse, injuries and race fixing, and for many, their careers end in terror at the abattoir.
The Coronavirus should shut down these vile industries immediately. Their history of whipping horses and baiting greyhounds, as well as the vile way animals are killed after they stop making profits, should shut them down forever more.
Desmond Bellamy
Special Projects Coordinator
PETA Australia
PO Box 2352
Byron Bay NSW 2481
0411 577 416
DesmondB@PETA.org.au
Dear Editor,
The COVID-19 pandemic has left us all worried and frightened, but one news story also leaves us gobsmacked – the announcement that horse and greyhound racing will remain in business. While all non-essential services and sports have closed down, it is inexplicable that these two exploitative entertainment businesses are allowed to continue to torment animals.
Several media exposés have proved that animals used for racing are victims of an industry that is rife with cruel treatment, drug abuse, injuries and race fixing, and for many, their careers end in terror at the abattoir.
The Coronavirus should shut down these vile industries immediately. Their history of whipping horses and baiting greyhounds, as well as the vile way animals are killed after they stop making profits, should shut them down forever more.
Desmond Bellamy
Special Projects Coordinator
PETA Australia
PO Box 2352
Byron Bay NSW 2481
0411 577 416
DesmondB@PETA.org.au