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Tue Mar 21, 2006 12:51 pm
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 the cheltenham steeplechase
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i think this type of racing should be banned.
7 horses had to be put down in 5 days due to injuries.
some lovely horses have died because of mans greed.
i would never support any racing of animals, even dogs are used to make man money, alot of them are disgaurded after their use, some even shot.
this is not a nice thread, but i feel if more people know what goes on, they may not support these races.
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Tue Mar 21, 2006 1:32 pm
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I totally agree ...I have heard of these problems it is almost obsolete in Australia ..I dont think we follow it anymore ....But I do remember some bad accidents ...And yes the other side is the treatment of greyhounds..maybe we should do some threads on them as well...
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Tue Mar 21, 2006 2:33 pm
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yes.
we had a campaign about a year ago in the uk, we had to get our mp's to sign an EDM (early day motion)
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Sun Mar 26, 2006 10:33 pm
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Sadly Steeplechase racing seems to have originated in England ..many of the well to do follow it as a tradition ...It may be hard to stop completely...
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Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:27 am
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yes this battle is so far down my list unfortunately.
seals
whales
dancing bears
moon bears
foxes
badgers
any endangered species
i can go on and on and on
also i campaign for children, i hate cruelty to any living being.
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Mon Mar 27, 2006 9:21 am
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js you are person after my own heart ..I too wish this world was a safer place for all things vunerable ..yet we humans are the biggest danger to ALL of them...
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Sat Apr 01, 2006 2:46 pm
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although i am angry at horse racing, i also realize that while these horses have life, they are looked after well, fed groomed and excercised.
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Sat Apr 08, 2006 12:12 pm
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tomorrow is the Grand National, horses often have to be destroyed after this race.
i hope they will be ok this year.
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Mon Apr 10, 2006 12:31 am
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One good thing people are more aware of Horses needs these days and even these guyz are a little less demanding of their animals
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watching the news and i caught a glimps of the grand national (another steeple chase) i saw at least 4 horses fall,3 got to their feet.
my heart was in my mouth, so to speak. and i dint like the way they were being struck with the whip, i dont expect it would hurt the horse but then again how would i know and some really do look like they are beating it.
i didnt hear that any had to be put down. i hope that was the case.
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