Increasing calls for horse racing ban as Melbourne Cup takes place

There are increasing calls for the Melbourne Cup and horse racing generally to be stopped across the ditch and here in Aotearoa. The latest "Deathwatch" report from Australia's Coalition for the Protection of Race Horse says 175 thorough bred races horses died as a result of racing between August 2024 and July this year. That's an increase of nearly 14 percent compared to the year before. Here in New Zealand, the Deathwatch data records 15 deaths and 314 injuries for the year ending 31 July. Sandra Kyle from the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses spoke to Lisa Owen.