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Grand National: A cruel way to treat horses

11:30am Wednesday 13th April 2011 in Letters By Reader's letter

ONCE again, two horses lose their lives in the Grand National.

Why? So man can make money out of them.

It is a cruel race and should be stopped.

Why do we abuse all animals so man can profit from them?

Will these poor horses be remembered by next week?

I don’t think so. They will be replaced by more horses – so it goes on and on.

Maybe it would be more fun just to race the jockeys with no horses and see if they can jump over the fences.

I would go and watch that.

Angela Summers, Leeds Road, Selby.

Comments(8)

Corran says...
12:52pm Wed 13 Apr 11

Naive Angela, why ban just the Grand National? There were at least 3 horses that had to be destroyed throughout the Aintree weekend. You should be asking to ban the whole thing?

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rlburde says...
4:48pm Wed 13 Apr 11

I agree, it is cruel.
This is what many think:
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Maquis says...
5:40pm Wed 13 Apr 11

Most years someone dies at the London Marathon. Should they ban that too?

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Mentos says...
11:45pm Wed 13 Apr 11

Maquis wrote:
Most years someone dies at the London Marathon. Should they ban that too?
Are you serious? Runners make their own mind up and run the risk, horses do not have that choice. Doh !
Oh not most years at the marathon. Check your facts

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Corran says...
12:45pm Thu 14 Apr 11

Mentos wrote:
Maquis wrote: Most years someone dies at the London Marathon. Should they ban that too?
Are you serious? Runners make their own mind up and run the risk, horses do not have that choice. Doh ! Oh not most years at the marathon. Check your facts
Do you think a horse would run if it didn't want to? Of course not. There have been many times when a horse has not started a race.

Mentos, did you check your facts? Did you ask each horse whether they were happy to run?

Does the london marathon application form state that you might die if you run it? I'd like to know (and if they can prove it as well).

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Prob says...
12:49pm Thu 14 Apr 11

If the horses don't like it, why do they continue to run round after they've fallen/unseated the jockey?

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alfie says...
1:52pm Thu 14 Apr 11

Prob wrote:
If the horses don't like it, why do they continue to run round after they've fallen/unseated the jockey?
To Prob, says...

Because they have been trained to run.

It should be banned.

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Biggles Breaks his Silence says...
8:11pm Thu 14 Apr 11

I don't like horse racing I much prefer Hunting, shooting and fishing

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