An Australian court awarded $71,000 in damages after a Sydney area family’s Thoroughbred mare died and three other show horses were permanently retired due to heart conditions resulting from contaminated feed, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.


The mare had a heart aneurism after eating feed purchased from George Weston Foods. The other three horses were admitted to the University of Sydney’s veterinary hospital, where veterinarians discovered heart dysfunction, and advised that they not be ridden, said the Herald. 


The Sydney Morning Herald’s coverage of the decision can be read here

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