Kankool Pet Food

Tuesday 29 Jun 2021 by Greta Stonehouse (The Canberra Times)

Surveillance laws in NSW have been used to "hinder the exposure of systemic, commercialised animal cruelty," animal rights activists have said as they launch a High Court case against the state. Read more >

Tuesday 29 Jun 2021 by Christopher Knaus (The Guardian)

Exclusive: Animal rights activists say laws stopping them filming in slaughterhouses breach their right to freedom of political communication Read more >

Friday 30 Oct 2020 by Angelo Risso (AAP) (Canberra Times)

Ex-racehorses in NSW have been sent to knackeries for slaughter in potential contravention of the state's racing rules, footage released by an animal protection group shows. Read more >

Thursday 29 Oct 2020 by Christopher Knaus and Calla Wahlquist (The Guardian)

Billionaire Gerry Harvey has apologised after one of his studs sent ex-racehorses to pet food factories for slaughter, a practise banned in New South Wales, vowing “it will never happen again”. Read more >

Thursday 29 Oct 2020 by Farm Transparency Project (FTP) (editorial)

An investigation into two additional NSW knackeries revealed the ongoing slaughter of ex-racehorses despite the industry's assurances, with numerous breeders including billionaire Gerry Harvey implicated. Read more >

Thursday 29 Oct 2020 by Rob Harris, Latika Bourke (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Hours of footage obtained by animal activists revealed up to a dozen identified former racehorses or recently retired breeding mares were killed at one knackery this year. Read more >