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I agree with you. I’ve grown up watching horse racing, going to Pto P as a kid, obsessed with Red Rum and the GN( I’m that old) anyway...

Brilliant idea and wouldn’t be that hard surely? Horse garmins. They don’t just gallop happily one minute then drop dead. Surely there...

Possibly another thread, and i know there are things being implemented/research done but I'm thinking about F1 and how even if there are...

The two alternatives you're positing are not the only ways to exist (or not) with horses, even if they are the only options you can imagine.

we could stop producing so many so there will be less to shoot or dispose of when they are past their usefulness. (that does for all...

It’s legalised abuse to an extent. The horse has no say and pays potentially with his life. Neglect is completely different and although...

But they *would* be prosecuted if they could be identified, that's the point. Neglect is unlawful, whereas exposing a horse to a...

are they well looked after, perhaps in terms of what humans think horses should have but in horse terms and for their whole lives,? they...

The owners of the latter can be prosecuted. The owners of the former are sympathised with. They both made decisions that killed their...

So sorry. It really is the worst part of our lovely dogs. They should live 30 years minimum I’ve always thought. Sending love.

Exactly. I know I was being a bit provocative but in all honesty is it sporting?

I would suggest it's very different. Assumedly in a dog fight, the ultimate aim is for one of those dogs to die. But I feel the...

4 horses dying for the sake of a few days' entertainment does seem extraordinary, viewed from outside the bubble.

I am so squeamish about all these deaths. It really does make me question whether it’s ethical. Dog fighting kills animals as a by...

@Crazy_cat_lady i completely agree. He won the other week and I said then, I hope he can retire now. The poor boy owed them nothing. I’m...