Aussie Farms has released secret camera footage from Burns Pet Food and Luddenham Pet Meats on Monday afternoon, despite that action being prohibited by the NSW Surveillance Devices Act (2007).
Aussie Farms' executive director Chris Delforce said that this was not why that surveillance law existed, and that it was being exploited by those trying to silence animal cruelty whistleblowers.
A worker holds a gun to the head of a horse, which Aussie Farms says occurred at Luddenham Pet Meats."We're hoping this goes somewhere - this is a good campaign to challenge that law on," he told the"Previously when it was about pig farms, it was something that the public was less on board with - but most people don't want to see horses being shot in the head."
"It definitely helps to have an animal such as the horse, which most people love, to help make that connection that animals are sentient beings and are capable of feeling pain and suffering. "Every time footage comes out in NSW, no one wants to touch it because of this law," Mr Delforce said.A horse, which animal rights group Aussie Farms says was former racehorse Rebel Prince at Luddenham Pet Meats after it was slaughtered."We know publishing this footage means we're probably going to end up in court, and maybe even face jail time, but that's a battle we're willing to fight.
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