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Drought to culminate in mass horse euthanisation

The devastating drought will lead to excess horses being euthanised after today's equine action in Echuca...

Adele Severs

Published 6 Dec 2019

The biggest horse saleyard in Australia is anticipating more than 200 horses of all breeds to be up for sale today

By Damien Ractliffe

The devastating drought and backlash from an ABC 7.30 report will lead to excess horses being euthanised after today’s equine auction in Echuca.

The biggest horse saleyard in Australia is anticipating more than 200 horses of all breeds to be up for sale on Friday, with truckloads arriving from Queensland and NSW due to the drought and horses having no water to live off.

Less than 10 per cent of the horses for sale are expected to be thoroughbreds, with the majority quarter horses, paint horses and clydesdales.

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Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
 

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