When Is This Slaughter Going To Be Banned ?

[Canary42]

Yet another horse killed on the Aintree Course.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/horse-racing/22032810

The course has allegedly been made safer, and "Jockeys who rode in Thursday's race had reported positively about the redesigned fences. "

Nobody got the horses' views.

The Sport of Kings, like kings themselves, should be abolished.

[Canary42]

The usual soft excuses/justifications from the apologists.

[rsvp]

sorry - please explain

[Zacs-Master]

And how many people have died in road accidents in the last week. Should we ban cars?

[ELVIS68]

What do you suggest then Canary42, ban jump racing?

What about show jumping, ban that as well?

Yes it's tragic that a horse dies or gets seriously injured but why do all the anti racing brigade only pipe up during Aintree?

Every year the same old posts appear about bookies owners trainers and punters only doing it for the money, do you honestly think that when a horse dies or gets injured they all just shrug their shoulders and think "never mind there's always another one"?

[douglas9401]

No need for excuses or justification from where I sit. Mind you it's a humble house not a castle in the air

[rsvp]

I'm really not trying to be provocative but racehorses (steeple chasers and flat racers) are bred for a specific purpose. They do their job and must take their chances - as do many other animals we choose to use - unfortunately accidents happen, in which case they are dispatched with the minimum of distress which is more than live animal exports can expect. I'm slightly at a loss as to why the OP is targeting this particular event. I agree that what happens to some race horses after their useful life is often another matter but clearly not one being addressed here. Having said that - horses that go round the Grand National course are usually very much loved and treasured animals who have a home for life. Sheepdogs, chickens, pigs and farm animals have a far worse existence.

[Zacs-Master]

Oh, my sheepdog doesn't! And he prefers to be referred to as a Border Collie, if its all the same. Ta.

[Maydup]

Well said rsvp, saved me a whole load of typing.

I enjoy horse racing and while i'm the i see how well the horses are treated. Unlike farm animals and many pets. No i don't eat animals of any kind, neither do i keep them indoors.

[bibblebub]

do anthropomorphists realise that they are anthropomorphic? i suspect not

[Answerprancer]

Canary, I totally agree with you, it's obscene IMO.

I'm going to copy/paste something I wrote in response to a post by Fredpuli43 recently...

"I was talked into going to some horse event in Sussex a few years ago.
I went with an open mind but was astonished to see what a grotesque pantomime it actually was. Loads of oiky pseudo-toffs coughing up wads of money while these elegant beasts where whacked and cajoled over the massive brush like hedges. One fell and a hospital style screen was drawn around it. The crowd fell silent and we all anticipated the crack of the vet's gun. Happily, the horse eventually leapt to its feet and was allowed to live.
Quite revolting - I'll never go again".

[rsvp]

Zac master -am sure your woofie enjoys a life of sybaritic luxury and far be it from me to lump him/her into the 'sheepdog' category. -my BC was nudged out occasionally to do a bit and managed to survive on this regime to almost 19 years.

[chaptazbru]

I wonder how many will be dead YET AGAIN after the Grand National tomorrow ?!

[craft1948]

It's not just horses is it, wasn't a jockey left paralysed last week?

[emmie]

no it shouldn't.

[chaptazbru]

Don't know. Jockeys have a choice, horses don't and it's wrong that they have to die for a sport !

[emmie]

JT McNamara, the Irish jockey paralysed after a fall at Cheltenham, was planning to retire from racing this summer, the BBC has learned.

[emmie]

chapta, confess it's a sport i love, i loved going to the races, the punt, the craic, and indeed the occasional win.

[craft1948]

I see another horse has died today :-(

[chaptazbru]

I don't mind it em as long as the poor horses don't die .....

[chaptazbru]

Actually I do mind it, don't know why I said that !

Another wasted life.