The Rex’s are back in the city! Canberra’s first T-Rex novelty races return to Glebe Park on Tuesday 1st November 2022. With the goal of providing a cruelty-free, fun alternative to watching or supporting horse racing, the Compassionate Stakes demonstrates that you don’t need to exploit animals to have a great time. Races are open to the public – contestants Read more...
Hosted by the Vegan Grocery Store in Glebe, Sydney, this event is for people who don’t want to support the cruelty of horse racing but still want to get dressed up and have fun with like-minded people. Tickets are $10 each and all proceeds will be donated to the Coalition For The Protection of Racehorses. We’ll provide vegan champagne, canapes, Read more...
NUP TO THE CUP! OFFICIAL MELBOURNE CUP PICNIC STYLE PROTEST! Opposite Flemington racecourse on Cup Day – Newmarket Reserve. Are you against the senseless torture of animals? Do you tolerate certain kinds of sport? Do you have a penchant for fashion? And vehemently hate the Melbourne Cup? If you answered yes to any of the above, then do we have Read more...
Select from any of our five pre-recorded races to screen at your own venue or work place on Melbourne Cup Day and download the applicable sweeps template – all available on the Canine Cup website from 20th October 2022 https://www.caninecup.org/home We encourage you to raise funds for our charity partner Freedom Hill Sanctuary who are dedicated to rescuing ex-racehorses and Read more...
Join us again for our annual Nup to the Cup picnic at Free Spirits Farm Sanctuary, Glenrowan! This is a fun event to celebrate Cup Day without the cruelty to animals. Bring a vegan dish to share and enjoy a picnic amongst the rescue farm animals. We will have hilarious human races, cruelty free fashions on the field, music and Read more...
Fundraising event for Coalition For The Protection of Racehorses. Food and drink specials – cocktails and mocktails, and vegan bake sale. Bookings can be made at www.redsparrowpizza.com Read more...
Please join us at Little Beans Gourmet for a lovely lunch to say NUP to the CUP. All money raised will be donated to the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses. $55 will buy you two entrees and the choice of one main (all options are fully vegan and gluten free is also available): Entree: Satay Sticks AND “Prawn” Fritters Read more...
Join Animal Liberation South Australia as they gather outside Melbourne Cup Day races and celebrations at Morphettville Racecourse in South Australia. This will be a silent vigil in honour of all the victims of horse racing, including Mikki Mouse, killed at the Morphettville track last Melbourne Cup Day. No one reported her death. It was her first ever race. Read more...
Ascot Racecourse was named Australia’s most deadly track in CPR’s 2022 Deathwatch Report with eight horses carted away dead from the track. Plenty more were floated off injured and never heard from again. Efforts were made by CPR and supported by members of the public to have Ascot Racecourse closed during this spate of deaths so an inquiry could be Read more...
CPR, Coast to Coast Animal Friends, Animal Liberation QLD and Brisbane Animal Save join forces outside Eagle Farm Racecourse this Melbourne Cup day. It’s known as the ‘race that stops a nation’, but it should be known as the industry that shames a nation. Every year, thousands of horses are discarded by the horse racing industry, often ending up at Read more...
