by Sandra Kyle | May 1, 2021 | Animals in Entertainment
In the last seven years of the Melbourne Cup, seven horses have died. All have been international racers. Following pressure by Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses and other anti-racing advocates Racing Victoria has now mandated a lengthy list of new...
by Sandra Kyle | Apr 26, 2021 | Animals in Entertainment
The third Enquiry into greyhound racing this decade has just been announced by the New Zealand government. The Industry states that contrary to continuing claims, the welfare of the dogs is now well managed and previous problems have largely been overcome. The...
by Sandra Kyle | Mar 4, 2021 | Animals in Entertainment
A bizarre (for some heartbreaking) photo and video of two separate incidents surfaced this week, delivering a grievous blow to the horseracing industry. The photo was of top Irish trainer Gordon Elliot sitting down on a newly dead horse while talking on the phone and...
by Sandra Kyle | Feb 24, 2021 | Animals in Entertainment, Slaughterhouse
It is a heartbreaking picture, snapped with a cellphone. A young horse, not yet two years old, has just arrived at a slaughterhouse in South Korea. The position of his ears show a heightened state of alertness, and blood trickles from his left nostril. He looks as...
by Sandra Kyle | Feb 20, 2021 | Activism, Animals in Entertainment
On 19 February End Animal Slaughter’s Sandra Kyle (Whanganui Animal Save) was joined in front of Hatrick Stadium by several others to protest greyhound racing. Here is her report. Seven people turned up at our greyhound racing protest today, the...
by Sandra Kyle | Feb 9, 2021 | animals in captivity, Animals in Entertainment, Animals in Research, factory farming, fur farming, wildlife
In a powerful new book co-edited by Jo-Anne McArthur, “Hidden: Animals in the Anthropocene”, 30 award-winning photojournalists shine a light through their photography on the ‘invisible’ animals in our lives – the ones we eat, wear, use...
