I didn't realise two horses died in Grand National today.

ladybirder | 23:00 Sat 09th Apr 2011 | Animals & Nature

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That's awful. Does anybody else feel the same?

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Most people regard horse racing as a harmless sport in which the animals are willing participants who thoroughly enjoy the thrill. The truth is that, behind the scenes, lies a story of immense suffering.

Approximately 18,000 foals are born into the closely-related British and Irish racing industries each year, yet only around 40% go on to become...

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steg

a wee tap on the butt is nothing to a horse, they wont jump what they don't like

ladybirder

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Thanks for the link Elvis, interesting. I just plucked his name of the top of my head as I was writing. Perhaps not him then. I'm disappointed in him; after seeing the stuff he's made for TV on animals I thought he would have been ideal. I'd like to hear his views on Saturday's GN. Please don't anybody put a link up showing Bill Oddie killing baby blue tits or Chris Packham badger baiting cos I don't think I can stand it.

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The owners are probably insured against the loss. I went to my first ever race 18 months ago. It was a flat race and there were still deaths. There is too much money in racing for it ever to be banned. Even without the money, racing will still continue. In the Middle East they love their racing but no money changes hands (officially) because that is against muslim principles. Racing flourishes there regardless.

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steg

ridiculous? you obviously know nothing about horses