Label if Horses are used in Pet Food

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We are calling on the pet food industry in Australia to label if they are using horse meat in their pet foods. Currently there is no requirement that the ingredients of pet food list if horses are used (simply being listed as "animal by-products"). Horses in Australia are subjected to horrendous conditions in the lead-up to being slaughtered. It is not the case that just the sick and old horses end up being pet food, horses in their prime and even young foals are being killed and canned. We wish to be able to make the choice ourselves whether we buy a product that has horse meat in it for our animals. We would call on those companies who have made an ethical decision to not use horses in their products to state so on their labels that they are "HORSE SAFE". And if a company does decide that it is acceptable to use horse meat in their products they should have the courage to say they do in their ingredients.

322 Signatures

  • Alwyn Blayse
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    • If you care about what your animal eats, and don't want to be a party to the inhumane treatment and slaughter of horses, please sign this petition and pass on to as many people as you can!
  • Joanne Schoenwald
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    • We want to know who to support in pet food. Which companies will guarantee there is no horse meat? Show us a 'horse safe' label.
  • anne hawkins
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    • NO USING HORSEMEAT FOR PET FOOD OR FOR ANY OTHER CONSUMPTION
  • Kylie Both
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  • Emma Hayes
  • Samantha Mignano
  • Ward Young
  • Tracy
  • Amanda Vella
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    • We want to know what our pets are eating!
  • Bianca
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    • NO HORSE MEAT!
  • Lisa Fussell
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    • It just makes sense. I would want to know.
  • Sam King
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    • I will not buy pet food made with horse products & I think people do have the right to know I tell people around me that it happens & they can't believe it so would be a good thing
  • Jessica Wilde
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    • Well done, lets all get behind this imperative campaign
  • Tegan Dorrell
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    • Please label all pet food so we know what we are feeding our pets. I for one would NEVER feed my dog food containing horse meat.
  • Dianne Smith
  • Belinda Birtles
  • Tracey Hartwell
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    • The public should have a right to know, if the pet food contains horse.
  • Lorri Roden
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    • All food has to have its contents listed. I choose NOT to give my dogs Horse or Kangaroo
  • reanne kennedy
  • Lana Smith
  • tina brennan
  • Amy Keep
  • Deb Bryant
    • Comments
    • Pleast make this happen, I don't want to feed my animals horse meat!!!
  • Kai French
  • Hayley.F
  • Amelia Farrington
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    • All ingredients should be labelled.
  • Kate Bishop
  • debbie noble
  • teigan Howl
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    • hopefully this will cut down on the amount of slaughter of healthy horses
  • sharon paul
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    • had no idea that would be going on these days and its definely not on!
  • Samantha Jackson
  • Susie Croft
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    • outlaw killing horses for human and animal consumption, it is a disgrace to our country.
  • Jemma
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    • Its should stop, horses are not ours to kill
  • Natalie Taylor
  • Christina bongiorno
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    • Any cruelty to any animal is not to be tolerated EVER! We are their advocates and protectors.
  • Diana Green
  • Cj DiNardo
  • Monique
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    • horses are such beautiful creatures, who in their right mind could kill them
  • christine ryan
  • kelly wear
  • Rory Shanks
  • Carly Williams
    • Comments
    • Label it!
  • casey preston
  • judith wear
  • Michaela James
  • Bonnie-Jean Annan
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    • pet food should contain a list of whats in them, dogs and cats can have allergies too.
  • Melanie de Brueys
  • Krystal Mackenzie
  • Hannah McGee
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    • Would like labelling to also be inclusive of grading of life that animal has had. Ie: caged, free roaming etc.
  • K Mackenzie