An illegal knackery was processing horse meat for dog food and primarily the greyhound industry.
The inference was that butchering horses is illegal, but of course that's not the case.
You need a proper license to operate a knackery, and horse owners call them doggers because that is what is in the can!
Part of the law is designed to stop people keeping unwell animals, if a horse is unwell or too weak doggers can't take them, this actually encourages owners to act before animals suffer. And licensed doggers know what they are doing.
It is legal to butcher horses for human consumption in Australia but I believe that no licences have been issued (or sought).
My mother used to send me to the Coburg Market to buy horse meat for our dog from the pet shop there back in the 1960s. The meat was dyed blue to indicate that it wasn't for human consumption.
Apparently the claim by NSW MP Abigail Boyd (who just happens to be vegan) and reported by the ABC that “horse meat [was] detected in Australian food" is bogus. The NSW DPIRD has requested that the ABC issue an immediate correction.
An illegal knackery was processing horse meat for dog food and primarily the greyhound industry.
Jacinta Allan was going to fight for her job but saw the writing on the wall and opted for a smooth transition to Ben Carroll. That's when Sonya Kilkenny threw her hat into the ring and managed to create some chaos.
Carroll is the Premier but it seems that there's blood on the floor of the party room. This is a stark contrast to the smooth transition of leadership that has characterised Victorian Labor for decades and must give Jess Wilson some cause for optimism.
Jacinta Allan becomes one of the few Victorian Premiers who never lost an election ... or won one
One of the reasons I rate Cripps so highly is that he's done it in a pretty average side over the journey.
The other greats we talk about, with the possible exception of Judd, had a fair bit of talent around them.
Jezza, Nicholls, Doull, Johnson, Kernahan, Kouta, Williams, the bloke at St Kilda (nah, that's disrespectful...he is a Carlton great- Silvagni) and I've probably missed someone ...all had some pretty good team-mates.
I grew up watching John Nicholls play and his arrival at Carlton coincided with our weakest on-field period to date. Big Nick virtually carried the team single handedly until Ron Barassi arrived and we added some very good players in Walls, Crosswell and Jesaulenko to some stalwarts in Goold, Lofts, Silvagni, Jones and Gallagher.
Hopefully, the back end of Crippa's career is similar to Big Nick's.
Writing on the wall. Labor stood no chance next election with Jacinta in charge. As much a vote against her as for someone else.
I disagree, I think she would have been re-elected. No logic, just my gut feel. For all the huff and puff about labour and the problems in this state, voters wont drop them and change. I dont think Wilson has made up anywhere near the grounds she needed.
Yes, I agree that Jess Wilson hasn't made great inroads and the Liberal Party shenanigans haven't helped. However, Jacinta Allan can't get any traction at all. Every time she tries to announce a good news story, the questions go back to the Big Build and allegations of corruption. Changing leaders may create some clear air for Labor, but it might give Wilson a boost too.
Kemp is a good utility player being asked to perform a role he has performed for approximately less than 15 games at AFL level and is currently doing a pretty good job of it, with some warts on his game.
Give him some time to sort those out. He is a reliable enough kick, its possibly the first time in his career he has a monkey on his back. The fans jumping on him for lack of finishing wont help him, there is no reason he cant be our Jack Gunston.
Yes, Kemp's forward craft is good; he is an excellent mark, he stays in the contest when the pill hits the ground, his running patterns are good, he sticks his tackles and he plays a team first brand of footy that complements the likes of Byrner, Frankie, Wilbur and Gov. The only real flaw is his goal kicking and that is at odds with his field kicking.
I think that you have to give him more time to sort out his set shot routine and action and, hopefully, regain his confidence.
Apparently Kemp was practising his kicking for gaol before the game with the club pastor, Rev Stephen Webster, so divine intervention's not the answer.
Suggesting that his set shot kicking for goal possibly warrants a gaol sentence seems a bit harsh
I couldn't let Thry have all the fun with a typo but, yes, I would prefer to see Kemp goaling rather than gaoled
Kemp does a lot very well and surprises me with endeavour and smarts - just unfortunately not kicking for goal atm. Move him elsewhere to benefit from his strengths.
Love Talor - his endeavour is top notch!
Yes, Kemp's kicking for goal is cause for concern but I think that he does a lot of team first work that goes unnoticed by supporters.
He had his work cut out playing on Collins and Andrew with only McGovern for support ... and occasional cameos by Young, Pitto and Crippa. Collins and Andrew were able to nullify his main strength - marking - but he still contributed with tackles, shepherds and smart ball use; two goal assists and five score involvements is a reasonable return for a key forward who was well held on the day.
It seemed to me that Fraser planned for our small amd medium forwards to be the main offensive threat with Kemp and McGovern focusing on applying pressure and creating opportunities for them - and that worked well. Of course, McGovern made the most of his opportunities but Kemp couldn't nail what should have been a monty.
Apparently Kemp was practising his kicking for goal before the game with the club pastor, Rev Stephen Webster, so divine intervention's not the answer.
The most disappointing thing today was Newey pinging his hammy at the start of the game. That’s not how his 150th game should have panned out.
We really should have smashed Gold Coast but our aggressive ball movement and unerring ability to pinpoint their players by foot kept them in the game.
We had over 100 more disposals and the only stats we lost were hitouts and clangers (we had fewer).
Lewis Young played with a confidence I haven’t really seen before and his ability to play forward, back and in the ruck was invaluable.
It’s probably unfair to single out a couple of players but Billy Wilson has shown that he is just what we needed as a running defender, Byrner and Frankie are enabling us to lock the ball inside 50 and hit the scoreboard, and Harry Dean has met the high expectations that were placed on him.
I’m not sure what to think about Gold Coast. On paper, they are much stronger than how they’re playing; a bit like us earlier this season 🤔
Maddy Guerin will miss the season after rupturing her ACL at training. That's terrible luck for the young lass and a blow to the team's chances.
Let's hope her surgery goes well and her rehab is quick and effective.
In better news, we had a narrow win over Essendon in a pre-season match sim despite not having Poppy Scholz, Sophie McKay, Claudia Whitfort, Amelia Velardo and Guerin.
The "new" joke thread hasn't seen much action ... and there are some barely remembered names; I wonder what happened to Gozza
Anyway, I'm at our local rural store buying a bag of dog food for my dogs. A woman standing behind me in the queue for the cash register asked if I had a dog.
Why else would I be buying dog food?
On impulse, I told her that no, I didn't have a dog, but I was starting the Dog Food Diet again. I said that I probably shouldn't go on it again because last time, although I'd lost 5kg, I woke up in intensive care with tubes coming out of most of my orifices and IVs in both arms.
I told her that it was essentially a perfect diet and all you do is load your pockets with handfuls of dry dog kibble and simply eat one or two every time you feel hungry. The food is nutritionally complete so it works well and I was going to try it again. By this stage, practically everyone in store was listening to my story.
The woman was horrified, and she asked if I ended up in intensive care because the dog food poisoned me. I told her "No, I stepped off the footpath to sniff a cocker spaniel's arse and a Toorak tractor hit me."
I reckon there were three inevitabilities at the World Cup Final; the booing, the malignant narcissist photo bombing Spain's team photo, and Spain editing him out of the photo
