1 Nov 2021

Squid Games help hilight animal abuse at Melbourne Cup

From Lately, 10:35 pm on 1 November 2021

They used to call it the race that stopped two nations - but crowd attendance has been in decline to Flemington for the Melbourne Cup in recent years as Australians wake up to the cruelty of the sport. Across the Tasman, a horse dies on track every two and a half days. The Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses has themed this years activism - dressed head to hoof in Squid Games costumes. The Campaign Director, Elio Celotto joins Karyn Hay to explain what the coalition is hoping to achieve.

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