The brother of the Australian racing legend Winx is one of thousands of exported thoroughbreds killed for meat in Korea under conditions the RSPCA has called “very distressing”. The Greens and animal welfare group have called on Australian racing authorities to halt exports until conditions in the slaughterhouse meet Australian standards. Bareul Jeong was exported to South Korea in 2008, three years before Winx was born. Facebook Twitter Pinterest The Australian racehorse Dynamic Tank in a trailer at Nonghyup slaughterhouse in South Korea waiting to be loaded into the killing shute. South Korea is the ninth biggest importer of Australian thoroughbreds in the past 10 years.

Source: The Guardian June 05, 2019 18:00 UTC