Year after year we see the needless painful deaths of horses, including five in the last seven Melbourne Cups. This cruelty must stop.
Will you join the growing movement of people taking the #NupToTheCup pledge?
A horse is killed every three days on Australian race tracks. Thousands more die off-track each year, including many slaughtered for not turning their owners a profit.
Cruel practices like whipping and tongue tying happen every day in the horse racing industry, all for the sake of a bet. We even see horses subjected to electric shocks to get them to run faster.
Every year more and more people recognise animals never win when gambling profits are at stake.
In 2021, it’s clear that the public’s tolerance of this carnival of cruelty is wearing thin. A recent independent opinion poll found that a clear majority of Australians (55%) agree that racing animals like horses for gambling and entertainment is cruel.
The Australian Greens want an end to commercial horse racing and the elimination of intensive breeding of animals for gambling, competition or racing.
Say ‘Nup’ to the Cup this year to oppose the gambling-fuelled horse racing industry. Together, we can show people that carnivals of cruelty like the Melbourne Cup must end.
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Read recent research on donations to major political parties from gambling companies
Join the ‘Nup’ to the Cup online rally on the day of the Melbourne Cup, Tuesday 2nd November at 2:45pm AEDT.