The Meramist Abattoir was recently featured in ABC’s 7:30 program over barbaric treatment of ex-racehorses, and the Queensland Government has confirmed that it was previously warned over a breach of its Environmental Authority conditions.
Footage has appeared to show staff kicking, beating, shocking and verbally abusing former racehorses at the facility in Caboolture.
While the slaughtering of racehorses is legal in Australia, neighbours have been making noise complaints since mid-2017, describing the sounds of distressed animals and the "chaotic" unloading of horses.
In the wake of the footage on the 7:30 program, the Queensland Government announced biosecurity officers would investigate allegations of animal mistreatment.
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