MEET OUR HORSE MEAT
LEARN ABOUT THE GREEDY HORSE-KILLING TRADE FOR HUMAN & PET CONSUMPTION & HOW YOU CAN HELP HORSES ESCAPE THIS VICIOUS FATE DONATE
HORSE RACING LOSING SOCIAL LICENCE
CHAMPAGNE. FASCINATORS. GLAMOUR.That’s the image horse racing wants you to buy. But behind the bubbles and the hats is the brutal truth: Thousands of foals bred, most never make it to the track. Horses injured, broken, and killed in front of cheering crowds....
SHANNONSIDE HORSE MEET ABATTOIR
GOVERNMENTS RUSH TO PLACATE PEOPLE BY ANNOUNCING INQUIRIES BUT DO THEY MAKE A DIFFERENCE?In Ireland, the recent RTE documentary exposing horrific cruelty at the Shannonside horse abattoir sparked national outrage. The full documentary that may be found here revealed...
HORSE MEAT FRAUD IN AUSTRALIA
THE HIDDEN DANGERIn Canada, horsemeat has been fraudulently substituted for beef, and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency was NOT surprised. As long as horses are slaughtered within Canada (and within Australia) it is incredibly tempting for unscrupulous producers to...
BLACK CAVIAR 1 YEAR LATER
BLACK CAVIAR - BRED TO DEATHPoor Black Caviar didn’t “die peacefully,” as the headlines claimed. She died in pain, just hours after giving birth to a colt who also didn’t survive. [We first wrote about her story a year ago here.] Black Caviar was a racing legend —...
SPONSORED PETITION STATE OF VICTORIA
PETITION: DRAFT ANIMAL CARE & PROTECTION BILLWe know, we know - you are sick and tired of signing petitions BUT not all petitions are created equal. A Legislative Council petition (like this one) is an official document submitted to Victoria’s upper house of...
SPEAKING OUT SAVES HORSES
EXPOSING HORSE ABUSEHorses are vulnerable, and too often their suffering is hidden. At Meet Our Horse Meat, our mission is simple but vital: to protect horses from abuse, neglect, and slaughter.2 RECENT CASES Recent cases highlight the importance of speaking out....
MOUNT ELIZA MAXINE FRASER NELGECT CASE
THE DARK REALITY BEHIND THE GLAMOUR OF HORSE RACINGPhoto credit Carol AugustinusIf you are looking for information on the horse neglect case in Mount Eliza, Australia involving Maxine Fraser you've come to the right place. We have so much to share we have dedicated a...
COOLMORE
THE DARK REALITY BEHIND THE GLAMOURCoolmore is one of the most powerful breeding operations in the world—owned by billionaire John Magnier, with studs (horse breeding operations) in Ireland, the U.S., and Australia. But behind the prestige lies a darker reality. The...
HORSE MEAT SCANDAL UPDATE
WHAT HAPPENS TO HORSES AFTER THEY LEAVE THE SPOTLIGHTRTÉ INVESTIGATES DOCUMENTARY "Horses Making a Killing" The footage is heartbreaking and difficult to watch — but if we all turn away, the cruelty continues in silence, unchecked and unchallenged. Watch the 1 hour TV...
STATE OF VICTORIA PETITION
PETITION: INTRODUCE THE DRAFT ANIMAL CARE & PROTECTION BILLWe know, we know - you are sick and tired of signing petitions BUT not all petitions are created equal. A Legislative Council petition (like this one) is an official document submitted to Victoria’s upper...
CHARLOTTE DUJARDIN
THREE TIME OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST CAUGHT...In the world of dressage, few names shine brighter than Charlotte Dujardin. A three-time Olympic gold medallist, Dujardin is often hailed as a paragon of harmony, grace, and mastery between horse and rider. But behind the...
DESLEIGH FORSTER
THE INCIDENT - A FLIP? YOU BE THE JUDGE...In February 2023, Group 1-winning trainer Desleigh Forster faced serious scrutiny after she used a prohibited stock whip on a horse named Private Banker at the Eagle Farm racetrack swimming pool. The incident was not merely a...
LIANDRA GRAY CASE
WHIPPED INTO SUBMISSION...In May 2025, something extraordinary happened in an courtroom. For the first time since padded racing whips were introduced in 2009, a court formally recognized what so many of us have known — and said — for years: Whipping a horse hurts. And...
HEATH RYAN WHIPS HORSE
WHIPPED INTO SUBMISSION...We first addressed this incident on June 14, 2025 -- and it like too many other stories, left us heartbroken and outraged. We felt the need to add to the original post - which you can find here - with a few more thoughts below...THE...
THANK YOU NAYSAYERS
TO OUR CRITICS: THANKS FOR THE FREE BOOST!We’d like to take a moment to sincerely thank a special group of people: The naysayers. The scoffers. Every time you take the time to leave a snide, dismissive, or downright angry comment on one of our social media posts—you...
THE BROODMARE LIE
THE HORSE RACING INDUSTRY WOULD LIKE YOU TO BELIEVE...WHAT REALLY HAPPENS TO BROODMARES IN THE AUSTRALIAN RACING INDUSTRY?It’s a comfortable lie racing fans tell themselves — that broodmares, once they’ve finished churning out foals for the industry, are retired to...
OLYMPIC DRESSAGE RIDER SUSPENDED
AUSTRALIAN HEATH RYAN REPEATEDLY WHIPS HORSEBy CNN Published: June 13, 2025 at 2:23PM EDT Australian dressage rider has been provisionally suspended and will be investigated, according to Equestrian Australia (EA), after a video emerged on social media that appears to...
