Last week, I introduced a critical bill to the NSW Upper House: the Racehorse Legislation Amendment (Welfare and Registration) Bill 2020. This bill is crucial to reducing suffering and deaths in the NSW horse racing industry, as it would: ban whips, tongue ties, and...
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The public have made up their mind. The science is clear. The whip needs to be banned. Here’s how you can help.
by Elena Wewer | Nov 24, 2020 | Bills, Horses, News
Did you see Professor Paul McGreevy's fantastic article in The Conversation? McGreevy is a Professor of Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare Science at the University of Sydney, who recently published a landmark scientific paper showing that horses have the capability...
MEDIA RELEASE: “It’s time to ban whips in horse racing and ban sending racehorses to knackeries”: NSW Animal Justice Party MP Mark Pearson to introduce controversial horse racing bill to NSW Parliament
by Elena Wewer | Nov 12, 2020 | Bills, Horses, News
Upper House MP for the Animal Justice Party, Mark Pearson, will introduce a bill to NSW Parliament this month to ban the use of whips, tongue-ties and spurs in horse racing. Mr Pearson is set to introduce his bill to NSW Parliament on Wednesday, November 18. “Whips,...
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