How many horses are slaughtered each year and where are these abbatoirs?
The official figures quoted say 40,000 horses in Australia each year. You will find other figures that say 90,000 to 100,000. There is a difference between a ‘knackery’ (of which there are several in Australia, and these horses go into pet food) and a ‘slaughterhouse’, which is licensed to export horse meat for human consumption. There are two slaughterhouses, Peterborough in South Australia and Caboolture in Queensland. It is illegal to consume horsemeat in Australia. We recommend this site for more of these types of details.
