Melbourne cup day tip

[marwi_3023]

Give the money to the RSPCA instead

[enigmabear]

75 million every night?

I smell either bs or a typo on their part

[lyhargr_0]

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@enigmabear wrote:

75 million every night?

I smell either bs or a typo on their part

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I wondered that as well   ..... 'n yes! the destruction of native wildlife does distress me   .... but who first introduced all these animals to Au? Yep, it was humans, we as a race have a lot to answer for where animals are concerned

[go-tazz]

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@lyhargr_0 wrote:

If you like/condone horse/dog racing that's up to you, I dont

Many, many greyhounds are pts each yr, cause they didnt make the grade,

No they are not as the industry wont let them,(everything changed and a greyhound is not allowed to be

euthanized unless it's by vet and industry approval).

It's even changed at some tracks that a dog can't be euthanized until the vet gets permission to do so

from the  racing industry,(the dog might be suffering from a broken leg or worse but the law now says the

dog suffers until they approve it).

same goes for race horses. Only a small percentage are re homed, thus if you "think" they are all now living a life of luxury, you are very mistaken.

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It's actually only a small percentage is sent to the abattoirs,(most are kept for breeding and around 30%  are

rehomed).

One of the biggest problems the RSPCA has is how some people look after horses,(95% plus of those are not

ex racehorses so how many of those die at the hands of humans).

[go-tazz]

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@enigmabear wrote:

75 million every night?

I smell either bs or a typo on their part

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A cat will kill more than 5 native animals each night,foxes add to that number,(there is an estimated 12 million

feral cats in Australia).

Then you have for killing birds only:

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/oct/04/cats-kill-1-million-australian-birds-a-day-stud...

Pet cats kill 61 million birds annually. More than 99% are native.

So again the humans fault for not locking their pet up,(but then it's deprived of it's "natural" habitat and animal

lovers don't want that so they must prefer the 61 million dead birds),

[imastawka]

My cat kills ZERO birds - she's never killed any - ever

Say Nup to the Cup -

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/australians-boycott-the-race-that-stops-the-nation/ar-BBPo5...

[lyhargr_0]

Not a great fan of cats but I do believe they need to be confined, especially at night

[kopenhagen5]

I'm not a fan of horse racing but I will put a bet on in the hope of clawing some funds out of the racing fraternity to put to better use.

[chameleon54]

Was there a horse race on today ? ..................Didnt hear about it out at the farm today........

[kopenhagen5]

Ah, you live the blissful life chame. 

[rose*petals]

For anyone who may be interested, there is a cat bib you can buy at selected pet shops.  It is like a long triangle that velcros over the cat's collar.  Our cat is always inside at night but because he caught a bird we thought we'd try one and it works.  He cannot jump the fences to get out of the yard and he has not caught any more birds.