Moves are underway to improve welfare standards for racehorses in Western Australia, including creating a “passport” for each animal to track them after retirement, and subjecting knackeries and abattoirs to random inspections.
The state government announced on Thursday a new ‘rule of racing’ whereby the industry must aim to rehome all healthy and behaviourally sound thoroughbreds and standardbreds.
Racing and Gaming Minister Paul Papalia said the federal government would be pressured to implement and oversee a National Traceability Register, which was essential to restore confidence in the industry in the wake of the recent scandal surrounding the Meramist Abattoir in Queensland.
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