MEET OUR HORSE MEAT
LEARN ABOUT THE GREEDY HORSE-KILLING TRADE FOR HUMAN & PET CONSUMPTION & HOW YOU CAN HELP HORSES ESCAPE THIS VICIOUS FATE DONATEWHY THE NAME “MEET OUR HORSE MEAT”?
Yes, the name Meet Our Horse Meat is confronting.
That’s the point.
We’re not here to promote horse meat.
We’re here to expose it — and the industries that profit from it.
Meet Our Horse Meat began with a clear goal: to end the slaughter of horses in Australia, in all its forms — whether for human consumption, pet food, or the greyhound racing industry.
But as we dug deeper, we uncovered something even more disturbing: the tight, often hidden link between horse slaughter and the horse racing industry itself.
As we continued to dig we realised horse racing is not a sport but rather a spectacle of abuse.
What started as a fight against the export of horse meat has become a broader mission to confront the systemic cruelty that leads so many horses — into the slaughter pipeline.
These aren’t horses bred for meat. Horses slaughtered in Australia include: racehorses the industry cruelly refers to as “wastage”, show horses, former pets, riding school horses, and Brumbies — discarded when no longer considered profitable or useful.
Until recently, thousands of pounds of toxic horse meat were exported from Australia every year, landing on plates overseas — often in the European Union — without consumers knowing the truth. While that export has paused, the killing hasn’t.
The cruel and barbaric slaughtering of horses is still legal in Australia.
Across Australia, over 30 knackeries are still actively slaughtering horses for pet food — often to feed greyhounds in yet another exploitative industry — and don’t get us started on the recent government sanctioned inhumane massacre of Brumbies in the KNP.
SLAUGHTERING HORSES FOR MEAT IS LEGAL IN AUSTRALIA
We exist to shine a light on this cruelty, expose the cover-ups, and fight for every horse whose life is treated as disposable – domestic equine or Brumby.
No horse deserves to die for profit, convenience, or sport.
Join us. Speak out. Share the truth.
Together, we can end horse slaughter in Australia — for good — and hold the racing industry and government accountable for inhumane practices.
The commercial slaughter of horses is problematic for several reasons.
First, like cattle, horses are large animals with thick skulls that require a very powerful tool for stunning.
The penetrative captive bolt gun seen being used at Meramist in the ABC’s 7.30 report ‘The Final Race’ was ineffective at reliably rendering the horses unconscious…
Meaning they are still alive when strung up, by a hoof and their throats slit.
THE INHUMANE JOURNEY OF HORSES TO SLAUGHTER
We have seen horses hauled for 30 hours without a break, without being fed or offered water.
We’ve seen horses hauled on the hottest of days, with the sun beating down on the trailers.
Again, without food or water for 30 or more hours.
They’re about to be killed. Isn’t that bad enough? Can’t they be given a bit of dignity?
– ABCNEWS.AU.NET
SEE FOR YOURSELF…
Undercover investigations in Australia have shown the horrendous animal welfare conditions in the EU-approved Meramist slaughterhouse. We know this 2-minute video is hard to watch but we’re hoping that not everyone will turn away.
ABC NEWS 7:30: THE DARK SIDE OF THE RACING INDUSTRY
THE RESULTS OF A 2 YEAR INVESTIGATION
I think they [the Australian racing industry] are purposely hiding this from the general public because if they were to know I don't think we would be getting 100,000 people going to the Melbourne Cup.
We're talking about destroying [slaughtering] horses on an industrial level.
This is the sort of material that will shake the [Australian horse racing] industry to the core.
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BOYCOTT HORSE RACING
7 horses died in 8 Melbourne Cups. Do we need to say anymore? You can learn more about the horrors of the racing industry at: https://meetourhorsemeat.com/horse-racing-wastage/Join us on social media and become a keyboard warrior.
The majority of these horses had positive interactions with people and developed an understanding of humans as caregivers and providers.
The majority sought help from fear and pain from humans, and now at their demise, they realise that these humans do not care about them and are about to kill them. Try as they might, there is no escape.
We need to see this brutality come to an end!
OUR MISSION
- End horse slaughter in Australia for human consumption or any purpose
- Inform horse lovers and the general public about horse slaughter
- Inform European consumers about the cruelty and health risks of Australian horse meat
- Promote discussion about the cruelty of using horse slaughter as an end-of-life option
- Encourage people to take action to bring about change in the horse racing industry
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MOHM BRUMBY SPECIFIC WEBSITE
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BRUMBY PETITIONS
DEMAND A NON-LETHAL ALTERNATIVE TO BRUMBY MASSACRE 534 wild horses, including foals, have been CHASED and then SHOT from helicopters in Kosciuszko National Park, NSW, Australia in just 15 DAYS. And yes, even babies are being massacred from helicopters. DEATHS ARE...
DOGGERS
AN OPEN LETTER TO THOSE DEFENDING DOGGERSThis is directed at those who defend "doggers". But first, there may be those who don't know what a dogger is. In Australia, a person who collects, buys or is given horses and takes them to slaughter is known as a dogger....
WHY NOT EAT HORSEMEAT?
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CONTACT THE PM
Use the button above and fill out the form to let the Prime Minister of Australia, The Hon Anthony Albanese MP, know exactly how you feel about horses being slaughtered in Australia. Your note can be as simple as "I oppose the slaughter of horses in Australia, for...
Whistleblowers are invited to contact MOHM regarding violations occurring during horse slaughter or transport to slaughter. Are you an ex-slaughterhouse employee, a transport driver or a feedlot operator with knowledge of animal abuse, or other violations? Are you a track veterinarian who has evidence of horses “run” on phenylbutazone or other drugs, and then being shipped to slaughter? Do you have pictures/video of horses in transit to slaughter?
Anonymity guaranteed!
