One horse dies every three days on Australian race tracks.
After years of exposés on the cruelty of horse racing and growing public support, it is beyond time to shut down horse racing.
To shut down commercial horse racing in Australia, the Greens have a clear Horse Racing Transition Plan.
Industrial transitions need careful planning. As part of the Horse Racing Transition Plan, we will establish:
- A Horse Racing Transition Taskforce to coordinate and manage the shut down of the horse racing industry
- A Horse Betting Levy of 1% of betting turnover related to commercial horse racing to finance transition activities
How would it work?
The Horse Racing Transition Taskforce would design and plan all key aspects of the industry shutdown, including:
- A national ban on horse racing
- Tansitioning racing facilities to open green spaces
- Planning for workers currently employed
- Assisting in rehabilitation and rehoming of horses
- Implementing the betting levy.
The Horse Betting Levy of 1% of betting turnover is projected to raise $494 million over its first two years. This money would fund activities decided by the taskforce, including: retraining programs for workers, rehoming schemes for animals, and redeveloping racecourses.
We know that the horse racing industry cannot be fixed - it must be shut down.