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Drought-ravaged Canberra kills horses
10 Jan 2007
In the drought-stricken Canberra region at least 100 horses a month are going to the knackery because of the increasing cost of feed. The price of lucerne hay has risen to $24, four times as much as it was before the drought. The Inglis sales at Camden, which used to average yardings of 120 horses a fortnight now has yardings of 200. Knackeries are over-stocked, and in Queensland and South Australia knackeries closed over Christmas which added to the surplus of stock. Geoff Jones, a horse dealer from Yass said, "This will surprise you a little bit, the horses end up overseas for human consumption. If you go to Japan and have a look at the menu and see cheval there which is French for horse, that's what they're eating.” Jones said that the Australian Livestock Buyers exports horses to Japan.
Canberra Times, 09/01/2007
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