Hundreds of Dead Horses Found at NSW Property

Published on April 17, 2024

More than 500 horses have been found dead at a property in the NSW Riverina region. Wagga Wagga City Council, supported by the police, investigated reports horses had been butchered at the property and their carcasses left in a dry creek bed. The council inspected the property and said it became clear the slaughtering of the horses had been occurring for a long period of time. Various dumps of carcasses were found throughout the property, totalling more than 500 dead horses. Some carcasses were no more than skeletal remains while others were killed recently. “A lot of agencies came together to co-operate on ensuring that people who do an extraordinarily wrong thing have been identified and held to account,” Wagga City Council general manager Peter Thompson told reporters on April 17....