Today, April, 15th. is Grand National Day, a day of pomp, ceremony, tradition and lots of MONEY. The grand spectacle, of fun and entertainment, at a price. Every year hundreds of racing horse die because of the money that can be made form pushing them beyond their limit. However this is covered up so as not to spoil the flow of big money to the gambling corporations and the large breeding stables. 2021 was a year of record horse deaths, Racecourses were responsible for taking the lives of 220 horses in 2021, there is no defence for this pointless slaughter. You will not find this information on the news our in the press, it is hushed up to keep the public ignorant of this perpetual slaughter in the name of greed.
It is just another example in this society of exploitation of anything that can generate money for the rich and powerful, another branch of "bread and circuses" for the poor, to fill the coffers of the rich parasite class. They will dress any form of slaughter as entertainment, necessary, or just hide it from public view, to keep the necessary flow of wealth streaming in the direction of their grubby money grabbing hands. If we want justice for all, that must include all animal life on this planet. After you place you hard earned cash on a bet and watch these animals being pushed beyond their limit to enrich a few, think, how many will not be alive next week.
The following from Animal Aid.
Racecourses took the lives of 220 horses in 2021 – for which there is no defence.
Despite this shocking statistic there is a public silence from racing’s rulers, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) and its Horse Welfare Board. Its flagship welfare strategy document titled, ‘A life well-lived’ is, after just two years, in a chaotic free-fall.
The Welfare Board’s incoherent policy has, in racing terms, ‘fallen at every hurdle’. Whether that is race horses being sent for slaughter because of unregulated breeding, mirrored by a lack of post-racing aftercare; violent behaviour towards horses with the use of the whip; or deaths on racecourses.
But the BHA’s Horse Welfare Board is not alone in its failure. The ongoing killing of horses requires associated support structures. Horse welfare organisations and vets are tight lipped too, from either ignorance or apathy.
With uncontrolled power, racing’s big players, comprising, racecourses, multi-national betting operators, and massive breeding and racing operations, all seem content with the current situation of equine exploitation and maltreatment. Whilst polarised political views from Westminster weakens positive horse welfare change.
