Located in South Australia, one of only 2 abattoirs in Australia accredited for export of horse meat. Peterborough also processes camels.
Other Names
- Samex abattoir1
Current Operation
- Is currently operating in 2014
- Establishment #7502
- Export registered2
Location
Hema Maps – Australia Truckies atlas.
Owner
Operation
- Peterborough and Caboolture (QLD) are Australia’s only licensed horse abattoirs able to export horse meat to European Union (EU) Countries.1
- Processes Camels.2
- Under Islamic rites and religious requirements2
History
2012
- Samex acquire Peterborough
- Australian horse meat export industry standards strengthened and approved by the EU1
2013
- Caboolture (QLD) and Peterborough are currently processing 10,000 – 15,000 camels per year.3
- Bond Springs (NT) is processing 20 camels per week.3
- Feral Camel population is estimated to be 250,000-300,000 in the NT3
- National cull occuring to reduce numbers.3
- Up to June 2013 about 64,000 camels been culled3
- with estimates of further 25-30,000 to be culled.3
- Significant challenges with the supply chain and high transport cost to supply feral camels to abattoirs.3
- National cull occuring to reduce numbers.3
2014
- June. Investigation launched by Department of Agriculture in to complaints that horse meat exported from Australian abattoirs for human consumption fails to meet strict EU standards.1
- Complaint specifically relates to horses bought at Echuca (Victoria) saleyards, some which were sent to Peterborough abattoir
- All horses processed came with Horse Vendor declarations1
- Confirms treatment of the horses in previous 6 months1
- All horses processed came with Horse Vendor declarations1
- Horse meat industry valued at $10M a year in the past decade1
- Only 117 tonnes ($830,000 in value) exported to EU in past 12 months.1
Sources
- ‘Australian horse meat exports in doubt following standards complaint’ ABC News 21.06.2014
- Samex website
- Alice Springs Rural Review. December 2012.