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In a new low even for the plankton at Animal Aid, they have used the tragedy of Wigmore Hall’s death for their latest assault on horse racing.
Published by the Daily Mail and Daily Mirror today, their article includes graphic pictures of the poor animal standing with his leg broken behind the green screens, along with pictures of his body after being shot.
Those images alone are incredibly disrespectful to the horse and his connections, but the usual barrage of inaccuracies and sensationalism in the article is especially hard to take. They claim that Wigmore Hall was exploited and ‘raced to death’ because he:
– Was ‘crated-up’ and raced in different countries around the world, not stopping to mention the care that goes into horses on these journeys and the horse’s obvious wellbeing in running so well overseas.
– Raced 3 times in the last 4 weeks with ‘minimal recovery time’. Get a grip.
– Won over £1m for connections
– Was ‘whipped to the maximum’ with our air-cushioned whips and our tight whip rules.
– He raced on different surfaces in variable temperatures and humidities.
The insufferably flippant Dene Stanstall closes by saying "[Wigmore Hall]’s death is yet more evidence that commercial horse racing is a pitiless so-call [sic] sport that deserves not a shred of public support.’
Substitute ‘horse racing’ for ‘Animal Aid’ and ‘sport’ for ‘charity’ and you have a more accurate statement. It’s appalling that this slimy greaseball of an organisation has access to British racecourses. Even more upsetting is the fact that newspapers blindly give them the chance to influence the public with their tosh.
Their online headline starts ‘Shot in the head:Tragic death of £1.3m horse racing champion sparks fresh debate’.
Their are short pieces from Dr Peter Webbon, Andrew Tyler and Dave Yates. Webbon focuses on welfare record of racing, Tyler on the ‘1 in 42 die in a season’ stat and Yates on the fact that anyone having a bet needs to reconcile themselves with the obvious risks to animals that are involved.
They have an accompanying poll. I voted Yates but he’s bottom, Tyler is top with 49%, Webbon on 31% and Yates 21%. I’m sick of voting on losing side this week…
Poor, sensationalist and lazy reporting and editorial from the Mirror. No surprise.
Infuriating nonsense. Any horse that reaches the standard of wig more hall is looked after better than most humans are on the Nhs and would get the best of everything. Horses can break legs at any time as happened with furners green after finishing an unlucky third in the French 2000 guineas. It happens to horses in the wild of course but there is nobody there to give them medical treatment or to put them out of their pain. Articles like this I don’t think help their cause and they should concentrate where there are cases of animal cruelty.
It makes you think about the sport and the entire life again.
We have to admit that horses deserve at least an injection and not that barbaric shot in the head. Are we on the same step with ISIS?
Three total strangers in front of him in the dying stages of his life. No way, he deserved that. Where was his trainer or owner or groom at that point?Doncaster though had a great record this year: roughly 1,500 runners and one fatality. This is nothing compared to the accidents that can occur while horses are turned out in a field.
It`s great to see such numbers and that courses have done a lot to improve racing and ground conditions.However, it still makes mesad to see the horse being left alone. Adam Kirby just walked away. Guess now we know what kind of people some jockeys might be. Very sad
Are we on the same step with ISIS?
We are yes. Humanely euthanising an animal compares directly with video beheadings, castrating children, burying people alive, crucifying people in public, raping women and selling girls into slavery.
It’s basically the same thing if you think about it.
Mike
Three total strangers in front of him in the dying stages of his life. No way, he deserved that. Where was his trainer or owner or groom at that point?
Apart from this being anthropomorphic garbage of the highest order, his trainer and/or owner may not have been at the track.
If the horse was suffering, why would you want to wait until any connections are rounded up anyway? Pretty inhumane.
Mike
We have to admit that horses deserve at least an injection and not that barbaric shot in the head.
The latter puts a horse down instantly. Why is that ‘barbaric’ compared to an injection?
Mike
Humanely euthanising would mean a lethal injection andwith someone familiar surrounding the horse in its final moments.A bullet in the head is not really human.
I think castrating a horse is also a bit of a bad habit. We love to rule nature, so why don*t we perform it on humans? If it`s that good?Plus a shot in the head is a lot cheaper than a lethal injection. Guess it`s a matter of business
Animal Aid have form with this sort of disrespect for a horse’s dignity.
I remember them taking pictures of a horse being PTS at Newton Abbot a couple of years ago. They revealed that the man with the firearm took several attempts to kill the horse. I disagree with RubyLight and think shooting is the quickest method, but the vet in charge needs to be
VERY
capable and extremely well-trained with the gun. They need to kill the horse in one shot every time – no excuses.
Animal Aid also snapped Midyan Blue at Musselburgh, when he broke down fatally in June 2000. Anyone caught taking pictures of injured horses on behalf of Animal Aid needs to be banned from all British racecourses.
There is a problem giving the injection to a horse that has a lot of adrenaline in its system post race. It takes a long time to work and the horse can become very distressed and to see it struggling is very distressing for the people with it too.
I know of people who used the injection for their horses thinking it would be more humane having horrible experiences and using the gun for future euthanasia.Humanely euthanising would mean a lethal injection andwith someone familiar surrounding the horse in its final moments.A bullet in the head is not really human.
I think castrating a horse is also a bit of a bad habit. We love to rule nature, so why don*t we perform it on humans? If it`s that good?Now your starting to make some sense.
I’m all for castration of convicted rapists and a bullet in the head for murderers. The rest of us would endure less suffering and the world would be a better place.
....and you've got to look a long way back for anything else.
I have complained to the IPSO regarding the Daily Mirror article and urge others to follow suit.
Plus a shot in the head is a lot cheaper than a lethal injection. Guess it`s a matter of business
Rubylight, i know you mean well but people who mean well are often open to manipulation.
The RSPCA have waded in.
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/s … CMP=twt_gu
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