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Let’s call it what it is—gambling destroys lives. Families ripped apart, savings drained, mental health shattered.
And horse racing is one of the worst offenders. It’s not a sport, it’s a gambling racket built on addiction and animal cruelty.
The industry preys on human weakness, lures kids into a culture of betting, and discards horses when they’re no longer profitable. In this game, the odds are stacked, the house always wins, and both people and horses pay the price.
HORSE RACING FUELS ADDICTION & SUFFERING
Gambling is often framed as “harmless fun,” but the reality is far darker.
For many individuals and families, gambling creates a spiral of debt, secrecy, and broken trust that can take years—or even lifetimes—to recover from.
When tied to horse racing, gambling doesn’t just harm people—it also fuels an industry that treats horses as disposable commodities, compounding the cruelty.
THE SCALE OF THE PROBLEM
In the UK, a government-commissioned review under the Sunak government revealed that 300,000 people were problem gamblers, with another 1.8 million at heightened risk.
Governments are expected to step in and impose safeguards, yet time and again, profit is placed before public health.
AUSTRALIA FACES THE SAME CRISIS
A federal parliamentary inquiry led by Labor MP Peta Murphy laid bare the destructive impacts of gambling, only for the Albanese government—now in power—to soften its stance and appease the gambling lobby.
Murphy’s tragic passing from cancer left a critical report hanging, and her recommendations are at risk of being buried alongside her legacy.
SHIFTING THE BLAME
The gambling industry has mastered the art of deflection.
Around the world, operators fund “research” that frames gambling harm as an issue of personal responsibility, portraying addiction as an individual failing rather than a predictable outcome of an industry engineered for exploitation.
In Australia, since 2023, gambling ads are legally required to carry blunt taglines such as:
- Chances are you’re about to lose.
- What’s gambling really costing you?
- You win some. You lose more.
While these warnings are a step forward, they are undermined by a flood of advertising that makes betting look glamorous, normal, and even essential to enjoying sport.
TARGETING THE NEXT GENERATION
Horse racing and other sports have become walking billboards for gambling companies.
Stadiums, broadcasts, and even player jerseys are covered in betting logos. Children are targeted online with ‘games’ related to gambling.
Children grow up absorbing the message that sport and gambling are inseparable.
By the time they’re old enough to legally place bets, the behaviour is already normalised.
THE HIDDEN TOLL
The harms caused by gambling are devastating—and not limited to financial loss.
They mirror the social burden of conditions such as depression and alcoholism, and include:
- Strained and broken relationships
- Mental distress, anxiety, and depression
- Job loss and impaired education
- Poor physical health linked to stress
- Increased inequality, hitting vulnerable groups hardest
WHEN GAMBLING MEETS HORSE RACING
Horse racing markets itself as “tradition” and “sport,” but at its core, it is a gambling machine.
The horses have no say in being forced into danger, and gamblers are encouraged to see them not as living beings but as numbers on a betting slip.
The corruption that plagues the racing industry—from race fixing to doping scandals—only deepens the trap for punters, many of whom are already vulnerable to addiction.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
LET’S END THE GAMBLING HORSE RACING MACHINE
Every dollar bet on horse racing not only preys on vulnerable individuals—it fuels a brutal industry that destroys lives and exploits horses. It’s time to stop the cycle.
That’s AUD 1,527 per adult eroded from household budgets.
In Victoria alone, the social cost of gambling reached AUD 14 billion in the 2022–23 financial year—covering financial ruin, emotional suffering, family breakdown, and weakened productivity.
One in three Australian children lives in a home exposed to some level of gambling risk, with nearly 4% of families facing moderate or problem gambling, impacting almost 200,000 children.
The ripple effects are devastating: families fractured, trust shattered, children traumatized—with issues ranging from anxiety and depression to violence and neglect.
This Isn’t Entertainment—It’s Exploitation
Horse racing capitalizes on these vulnerabilities.
Glamorous ads and normalized betting obscure the horror: punters lose money, families fall apart, and horses suffer the consequences of a system built on greed.
ACT NOW FOR PEOPLE AND HORSES
If we truly believe in compassion and justice:
Stop gambling on horse races.
Stop funding animal cruelty.
Demand reforms that prioritize lives over profits.
It’s not just about money—it’s about demanding a humane, fair, and ethical future.
Say NO to betting on horses.
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IT’S TIME TO DRAW THE LINE…
No horse should suffer for convenience, money, or sport.
Join us, help speak out and share the truth – together we can end the slaughter and abuse of horses in Australia – once and for all.
JOIN THE FIGHT TO PROTECT HORSES
1. Tell the Prime Minister and your MP to end the cruel, unnecessary slaughter of horses in Australia.
Additionally, urge them to enforce existing regulations in the horse racing industry and demand better protections for all horses — on and off the track.
2. Join the movement on social media.
Follow us, share the truth, and help expose the dark reality behind the horse slaughter and horse racing industries and the barbaric slaughtering of Brumbies.
The more people who know, the bigger the impact.
3. Donate to end cruelty.
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We need your support.
Every donation, big or small, helps us fight for horses' lives and shine a light on hidden abuse.
Together we can make a difference.
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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.
Horses are not specifically bred for meat and are not subject to the same regulations that animals bred to enter the food chain are.
We need to find a way to protect the native animals at risk, without hunting down Brumbies with helicopters, ground shooting or hauling them to be slaughtered at knackeries.
Join us in demanding humane solutions.
