It would appear that 5 horses had to be put down at the above race, after legs of the horses were broken or hairline fractures were found. Cannot these broken limbs be healed?. You don’t put a dog down if it has a broken leg. Is it all about the cost of having the animal treated?.
H.B.O. In the U.S.A. who were making a seiries relating to a horse called “LUCK”, and starring Dustin Hoffman, has been cancelled, after 3 horses had to be put down,due to breaking their legs.during filming.
What do members think regarding these race courses which seem to me to be death leaps for these lovely animals?.And do they HAVE to be shot on the spot?.
Jim.
Lincoln .7
By: Lincoln 7 - 16th March 2012 at 13:00
[QUOTE=paul178;1868739]Jim your last post said it all really. Nation of animal lovers I wonder whoever thought that up?
One of my sayings is animals don’t hurt you,people do!
(Don’t go patting a alligator though):)
Paul 67 today.
Paul, are you saying it’s your birthday today, your not on the list as such, but just in case, Happy Birthday.
I cannot stand any form of cruelty to animals. I agree, it’s people that hurt you the most.
Jim.
Lincoln .7
By: Creaking Door - 16th March 2012 at 09:34
Interesting article on Wikipedia about an attempt to save a racehorse with a broken leg:
By: Arthur Pewtey - 16th March 2012 at 07:30
I think I remember reading that racehorses are unable to support their weight on three legs meaning it would be difficult if not impossible to allow a broken leg to heal.
By: paul178 - 16th March 2012 at 02:05
Jim your last post said it all really. Nation of animal lovers I wonder whoever thought that up?
One of my sayings is animals don’t hurt you,people do!
(Don’t go patting a alligator though):)
Paul 67 today and awake because my cat wanted food and then curl up on my head that brought all my aches back.If I did not love it it would be trying a jet assisted take off on the end of my foot!:D
By: Lincoln 7 - 15th March 2012 at 13:12
C.D. Warren. I think your llast paragraph says it all, They are past being able to (Probably) earn their owners many thousands of pounds in winnings and too costly to treat and made well again, and put them out to pasture.
And we are called a Nation of animal lovers:rolleyes:
Jim.
Lincoln .7
By: Creaking Door - 15th March 2012 at 11:52
Because I have absolutely no interest whatsoever in horseracing my ‘kneejerk’ reaction would be to ban these events.
However, every time there are ‘unnecessary’ deaths to animals (or people) at some event and it is reported in the media there are calls to ban, or dramatically change, that event. The wider picture is that horseracing supports a large number of horses that, on the whole, probably lead very good lives and these animals wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for the events that they race in.
It is possible that something could be done to reduce the chances of injury to the horses, such as lowering the fences (as was done at the Grand National a few years ago), and that should be looked into. However I think that some UK race courses have considered converting their track to ‘cinders’ (as in the US) which is actually more likely to cause injury to the horses than turf; the benefit being that the track is less likely to be unusable due to being waterlogged.
As for destroying the horses, I hope that they are not simply destroyed because their racing career is effectively over and the expense of returning them to (relative) health is uneconomic.
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