Mehreen Faruqi (NSW, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I, and also on behalf of Senator Hinch, move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

(i) according to Racing Australia's latest annual report, more than 13 000 thoroughbred foals were born in 2017,

(ii) there is currently no lifetime tracking of horses once they leave the racing industry,

(iii) the community has an expectation that all animals used for racing are rehomed, but race horses are still ending up at knackeries, including being used for pet meat,

(iv) all registered Australian racehorses have a microchip inserted into their necks which would allow them to be tracked throughout their lifetime, and

(v) the RSPCA has called for a national tracing and registration system for all horses, starting with those involved in the racing industry; and

(b) calls on the Australian Government to work with the states and territories to establish a national tracing and registration system for race horses, including a requirement that all slaughterhouses and knackeries scan any horse that enters the premises and those results be sent to the Australian Government and Racing Australia to be published publically.