DON'T SPONSOR CRUELTY | SAY NUP TO THE CUP

DON'T SPONSOR CRUELTY | SAY NUP TO THE CUP

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The Melbourne Cup is a grotesque festival of animal cruelty, consumerism, alcoholism and gambling. Year after year we see the painful deaths and horrible suffering of horses at the hands of the brutal racing industry. 


We are calling on all major sponsors of the Melbourne Cup to end their sponsorship of this carnival of cruelty. 


On average, a horse is killed on Australian racetracks every 2.5 days from racing related injuries.


But the social license of the racing industry is fading fast. A recent independent opinion poll found that a massive 64% of Australians believe racing animals for gambling ...

The Melbourne Cup is a grotesque festival of animal cruelty, consumerism, alcoholism and gambling. Year after year we see the painful deaths and horrible suffering of horses at the hands of the brutal racing industry. 


We are calling on all major sponsors of the Melbourne Cup to end their sponsorship of this carnival of cruelty. 


On average, a horse is killed on Australian racetracks every 2.5 days from racing related injuries.


But the social license of the racing industry is fading fast. A recent independent opinion poll found that a massive 64% of Australians believe racing animals for gambling and entertainment is cruel. 


Against a backdrop of expensive marketing campaigns that claim the Cup to be universally loved, people are switching off from racing in droves and sponsors can feel the tide of public opinion turning.  


After nearly 40 years, fashion sponsor Myer recently ended their partnership with the Melbourne Cup. Other sponsors should do the same. 


Greens Deputy Leader and Spokesperson for Animal Welfare Senator Faruqi has written to primary Melbourne Cup sponsors, urging them to follow the lead of Myer and drop their sponsorship of the Melbourne Cup Carnival. And you can join this campaign by doing the same.


The horse racing industry is beyond repair. By saying ‘Nup to the Cup’ this year, and encouraging sponsors to do the same, we can ensure that horses are protected and consign the Cup to the dustbin of history.

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We need your help to build public pressure against major Melbourne Cup Carnival sponsors and let them know that there is never an excuse for animal abuse. 

You can send an email, calling on Lexus, Treasury Wine Estates (Penfolds), Kennedy, and Lyon Australia (Furphy) to ditch their sponsorship of the Melbourne Cup.

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