The Game Meats Company of Australia Pty Ltd
An export-accreduted, multi-species slaughterhouse in Eurobin, north-eastern Victoria. Hidden camera footage captured by Farm Transparency Project in early 2024 reveals the brutal stunning and slaughter of hundreds of goats. Animals in the footage are seen jumping free of the restraint used to immobilise them before stunning and escaping into the kill room, where other goats are having their throats slit. Several goats show clear signs of consciousness, including blinking, lifting their heads and crying out, even while their throats are being slit and their heads and hooves removed.
Also captured is the slaughter of newborn goats, who are painfully electrocuted after being left in a plastic bucket for hours. One baby goat is captured crying out in pain for over two hours after an unsuccessful stunning attempt left them partially paralysed.
The slaughterhouse also sporadically kills deer, and has in the past killed emus and ostriches.
UPDATE 17/5/2024: The footage of animal cruelty captured at the Game Meats Company abattoir in Eurobin, Victoria, has been temporarily removed to comply with an order by the Federal Court of Australia. The slaughterhouse has been granted a temporary injunction by the court to block the publication of the damning footage.
ABN Lookup
| ABN | 84 095 440 823 (open lookup) |
| Entity name | THE GAME MEATS COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA PTY LTD |
| ABN status | Active from 20 March 2001 |
| Entity type | Australian Private Company |
| Goods & Services Tax (GST) | Registered from 01 April 2001 |
| Main business location |
VIC 3739 from 01 November 2007 VIC 3738 from 20 March 2001 to 01 November 2007 |
| ABN last updated | 03 November 2007 |
| Extracted from ABR | 27 May 2026 |
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High Court to decide if copyright law can silence whistleblowers
Thursday 14 May 2026 by
The Human Rights Law Centre and Alliance for Journalists' Freedom have become involved in a High Court case over undercover footage filmed inside a Victorian slaughterhouse. Read more >
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The copyright fight that could chill investigative reporting
Monday 11 May 2026 by
A landmark High Court case is testing whether the subject of covertly filmed footage can claim copyright and use it to block publication. The decision could reshape public interest journalism, writes Professor Peter Greste. Read more >
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Animal activists' court battle and its implications for press freedom
Saturday 9 May 2026 by
Minutes after midnight one day in early January 2024, three people crept into an abattoir in Eurobin, midway between Myrtleford and Bright in regional Victoria. The trio, associated with animal rights group Farm Transparency Project, installed covert video recorders to capture footage of goats being slaughtered for export. Obviously enough, they did so without the knowledge or permission of the abattoir owners, the Game Meats Company (GMC). Read more >
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2700 animal welfare breaches lost in red tape
Wednesday 6 May 2026 by
Export abattoirs have generated 2700 animal welfare incident reports in four years, but bureaucratic confusion between state and federal authorities has left investigation outcomes unclear. Read more >
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Goat slaughter footage could hold key to press freedom | The Canberra Times | Canberra, ACT
Tuesday 5 May 2026 by
The ownership of footage of slaughtered goats may affect future press freedom in Australia, whistleblower advocates say, as the case heads to the High Court. The odd set of events has come about due to a novel legal strategy employed by a Victorian abattoir, accused of mistreating animals. In 2024, animal welfare activists Farm Transparency trespassed onto Game Meats Company property to take footage of what they alleged were cruel practices. Read more >
