Farage, Not A Man You Could Trust?
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I didn't realise two horses died in Grand National today.
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That's awful. Does anybody else feel the same?
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Most people regard horse racing as a harmless sport in which the animals are willing participants who thoroughly enjoy the thrill. The truth is that, behind the scenes, lies a story of immense suffering.
Approximat
Approximat
09:34 Sun 10th Apr 2011
The thing is, the organisers seem to expect that so many horses each GN will have to be put down after falling. Its awful to just rate them as a statistic. I felt sad after finding out just as I did when those 2 horses were electrocuted recent
If we enter a race and die of heart attack etc, its unfortunately bad luck but we have a choice whether to race or not but these horses dont. I understand from a recent programme by Martin Clunes that horses are very loyal, and to be let down by mankind is a tragedy
If we enter a race and die of heart attack etc, its unfortunately bad luck but we have a choice whether to race or not but these horses dont. I understand from a recent programme by Martin Clunes that horses are very loyal, and to be let down by mankind is a tragedy
This would suggest not all horses, in the Army at least, are not put down when injured.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3816705.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3816705.stm
No they are not vulcan and there would have been public outrage if the horses able to survive what I think was one of the worst events of the IRA bombing campaign in England had not been given a chance. I believe there are also times when army horses are sold on for hacks but it's really rare - I know because I tried to buy one myself and it was put down anyway. The same happens to a lot of dogs.
Hey, here's an idea - children love running, so why don't we breed some just for that purpose. We can get them to jump over impossibly high fences and if they don't go fast enough we'll give them a 'light tap' on the rear just to spur them on. Then we could all make a fortune by getting people to place bets on whose kid wins!
It's the same argument really - but any sensible person would be appalled at the thought.
It's the same argument really - but any sensible person would be appalled at the thought.
tamborine
"Witness horse pampering here, lots are from race breeding stables and retrained.
http://www.rwhs.co.uk/ "
I don't see any retrained racehorse in this clip??????
"Witness horse pampering here, lots are from race breeding stables and retrained.
http://www.rwhs.co.uk/ "
I don't see any retrained racehorse in this clip??????
I di saee it as positive that people are beginning to think and notice things like the nasty side of racing...apparently greyhound racing as an industry is in decline...and ten years ago, who would have thought that mainstream companies would be taking notice too and doing things like only using free range eggs?
I don't watch it. The whole industry is cruel, not just that race. I once had to write an article about horse racing for a magazine, and I've forgotten more than I remember about the research material. It was full of cruelty and disregard for the horses and any oponents horses. The 2 horses which died on Saturday are the tip of iceberg.
I was also one of the 15 people who ran on to protest in 1993. We thought the campaigns had gathered momentum and the course was made safer, but clearly it remains the same deathtrap as always.
I was also one of the 15 people who ran on to protest in 1993. We thought the campaigns had gathered momentum and the course was made safer, but clearly it remains the same deathtrap as always.
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