peach0000 Posted 6 April 2019 Posted 6 April 2019 On the day that a horse died in the grand national I wanted to know does anyone have any legitimate reasons why this barbaric excuse for a sport should be allowed? It's just a disgusting abuse of animals in my opinion.
Guest MattP Posted 6 April 2019 Posted 6 April 2019 No. Incredible sport which has an incredible place in the history of our nation.
LinekersLugs Posted 6 April 2019 Posted 6 April 2019 And what do you think woujd happen to the 50,000 racehorses accross Europe ? They would all be slaughtered and fed to Dogs , really where do you people actually come from please go back to hugging a tree
fuchsntf Posted 6 April 2019 Posted 6 April 2019 3 hours ago, peach0000 said: On the day that a horse died in the grand national I wanted to know does anyone have any legitimate reasons why this barbaric excuse for a sport should be allowed? It's just a disgusting abuse of animals in my opinion. Not going to stick up for it, nor lambasted it ....Easy reasons for me...no horse racing..no horses!!! we murder each other every four seconds,and we still multiply!!! A murdering moran every 20 seconds.. Horses get a fair crack..we are not umpires of nature,we are not protectors and defenders of all others species of nature,we are just part of it...Good and bad..!!! History,present and future will show that....No matter how the planet gets fked,it's only our natural instinct...!!! Whether or if we turn at the edge of the precipice of not.... Sorry for the horse,in this extraordinary accident...Would I prefer to ride horses ,through the nature without,the on the seat competition probably....but,if horse has a species,need to be carried through life,then on the back of horse-racing... First let's solve our human problems...Sorry..
spacemunky Posted 6 April 2019 Posted 6 April 2019 I doubt the horses would be willing to give up all that prize money.
Guest Col city fan Posted 6 April 2019 Posted 6 April 2019 Surely reducing the fence heights is a start
The Syrup Posted 6 April 2019 Posted 6 April 2019 Racehorses have some of the best veterinary care going... lets ban marathons because a runner has a heart attack.
urban.spaceman Posted 6 April 2019 Posted 6 April 2019 1 hour ago, peach0000 said: On the day that a horse died in the grand national I wanted to know does anyone have any legitimate reasons why this barbaric excuse for a sport should be allowed? It's just a disgusting abuse of animals in my opinion. 31 minutes ago, LinekersLugs said: And what do you think woujd happen to the 50,000 racehorses accross Europe ? They would all be slaughtered and fed to Dogs , really where do you people actually come from please go back to hugging a tree I’ve decided that I’m somewhere in between these two points of view. Yes, there are elements of cruelty to the sport, particular on days like to day, but on the whole the horses appear to be trained and treated well. Like LinekerLugs says though - OK, brilliant let’s stop it completely. But then you’ll just end up with 50,000 racehorses on your hands that would create further issues. Instead of killing them all for dog food just give them to the poor (Personally I'd like a horse instead of an expensive and non eco friendly car. It would be brilliant, I’d call him Patsy and go on quests). For me though this is a minor issue, and one of the reasons I utterly loathe PETA. The REAL environmental issue is the fact that rhinos are getting slaughtered to extinction, elephants are still being poached for their ivory (10 million down to 500k in last century, the cheetah population has decreased NINETY THREE PERCENT in the last 100 years, our cousins the orangutans are losing their habitat and being killed for palm oil, our rainforests are being deforested at a rate of knots; and our governments don’t give a shit. That to me is more concerning than most of the petty human wars going on right now.
Bobby Hundreds Posted 6 April 2019 Posted 6 April 2019 SHOULD CARS BE BANNED. Get a grip. 1 death since 2012.
Guest Col city fan Posted 6 April 2019 Posted 6 April 2019 20 minutes ago, The Syrup said: Racehorses have some of the best veterinary care going... lets ban marathons because a runner has a heart attack. You don’t generally see this kind of thing in a marathon do you though? Try to think before you write ffs..
deejdeej Posted 6 April 2019 Posted 6 April 2019 No but is there really any need to make the jumps hard and high for entertainment purposes...? Actually what's wrong with just flat racing?
Bobby Hundreds Posted 6 April 2019 Posted 6 April 2019 Just now, deejdeej said: No but is there really any need to make the jumps hard and high for entertainment purposes...? Actually what's wrong with just flat racing? They’ve reduced and softened them considerably. They used to be stone walls.
The Syrup Posted 6 April 2019 Posted 6 April 2019 5 minutes ago, Col city fan said: You don’t generally see this kind of thing in a marathon do you though? No... heart attacks are normally less graphic. Without horse racing these horses would feature a much poorer life
Guest Col city fan Posted 6 April 2019 Posted 6 April 2019 2 minutes ago, The Syrup said: No... heart attacks are normally less graphic. Without horse racing these horses would feature a much poorer life Why not make all races on the flat or reduce the fence sizes? What idiotic point are you trying to make? Horses can have a great life under stables and running races without having to fall so hard they snap their necks in two. Again, think before you blurt ffs..
peach0000 Posted 6 April 2019 Author Posted 6 April 2019 The ‘what would happen to all the horses’ argument is definitely one that worries me but I’m sure they could be sold off to owners who would give them a great life if there’s legislation put in place to stop them being destroyed. I’m not normally one for animal rights activism but horse racing to me just seems particularly unnecessary.
jammie82uk Posted 6 April 2019 Posted 6 April 2019 2 hours ago, peach0000 said: On the day that a horse died in the grand national I wanted to know does anyone have any legitimate reasons why this barbaric excuse for a sport should be allowed? It's just a disgusting abuse of animals in my opinion. There has been 1 death (today) since 2012 in the grand national
The Syrup Posted 6 April 2019 Posted 6 April 2019 4 minutes ago, Col city fan said: Why not make all races on the flat or reduce the fence sizes? What idiotic point are you trying to make? Horses can have a great life under stables and running races without having to fall so hard they snap their necks in two. Again, think before you blurt ffs.. Like it or not, horse racing is in industry. Jumps racing is a major part of it. No one wants to see a horse snap its neck jumping a fence. Without horse racing an awful lot of horses will be heading to the knackers yards
Guest Kopfkino Posted 6 April 2019 Posted 6 April 2019 Just now, peach0000 said: The ‘what would happen to all the horses’ argument is definitely one that worries me but I’m sure they could be sold off to owners who would give them a great life if there’s legislation put in place to stop them being destroyed. I’m not normally one for animal rights activism but horse racing to me just seems particularly unnecessary. Oh yeah, great life they'll have just stood in a field to be ridden twice by some 10 year old girl before they realise sticking any old randomer on a racehorse is stupid cos it's a ****ing racehorse. If you think a horse can have a better life outside of racing then you're mad
SouthStandUpperTier Posted 6 April 2019 Posted 6 April 2019 3 minutes ago, jammie82uk said: There has been 1 death (today) since 2012 in the grand national
deejdeej Posted 6 April 2019 Posted 6 April 2019 13 minutes ago, Kopfkino said: Oh yeah, great life they'll have just stood in a field to be ridden twice by some 10 year old girl before they realise sticking any old randomer on a racehorse is stupid cos it's a ****ing racehorse. If you think a horse can have a better life outside of racing then you're mad What makes you think a horse in a field would be miserable **** sake
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