Caboolture abattoir ’Cruel’ racehorse slaughterers learn their fate
A trio who were caught on hidden-camera footage beating, giving electric shocks to and screaming at horses before slaughtering them at a Queensland abattoir have been issued fines totalling lest than $7000 between them.
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Three people have been fined for animal cruelty related to the slaughter of racehorses at a Caboolture abattoir.
The trio were linked to racehorses being beaten, shocked and screamed at before they were slaughtered at Meramist Abattoir.
The abattoir was at the centre of national news following the release of hidden-camera footage by the ABC that revealed the distressing scenes.
A Biosecurity Queensland spokesman said the department proceeded with seven charges after the ABC highlighted the animal welfare issues in a broadcast on October 17 last year.
“Three defendants pleaded guilty in the Caboolture Magistrates Court to charges under the Animal Care and Protection Act 2001 and Animal Care and Protection Regulation 2012,” the Biosecurity Queensland spokesman said.
A former abattoir employee charged with three counts of animal cruelty was fined $3750 and ordered to pay court costs of $97.95.
A livestock transport operator charged with one count of animal cruelty was fined $1750 and ordered to pay court costs of $97.95.
Another livestock transport operator was fined $1200 and ordered to pay court costs of $97.95 on two charges of failing to comply with the code of practice for the movement of livestock and one charge of failing to comply with a requirement to produce a document.
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