04-14-2011, 01:16 PM
After two more horses died during the Grand National on Saturday animal welfare groups are calling for the annual race to be banned or at least modified to be safer for horses.
What do you think?, the fences (especially the notorious Bechers brook and The Chair) are fucking huge and the horses are at full stretch and beyond trying to clear them safely. Horses die in the race every year so I think something has to be done, I don't like animals dying for peoples entertainment or to put money into the pockets of bookmakers. The winner Ballabriggs had to hosed down with cold water and given oxygen otherwise it might have collapsed and died because it was pushed to its limits.
The length of the course (over 4 miles), the large field of houses (over 30) and the huge fences are the main bones of contention.
Some people claim the horses "like it" but if they really like it why do they need an Irish midget on their backs with a whip?
What do you think?, the fences (especially the notorious Bechers brook and The Chair) are fucking huge and the horses are at full stretch and beyond trying to clear them safely. Horses die in the race every year so I think something has to be done, I don't like animals dying for peoples entertainment or to put money into the pockets of bookmakers. The winner Ballabriggs had to hosed down with cold water and given oxygen otherwise it might have collapsed and died because it was pushed to its limits.
The length of the course (over 4 miles), the large field of houses (over 30) and the huge fences are the main bones of contention.
Some people claim the horses "like it" but if they really like it why do they need an Irish midget on their backs with a whip?
We need to punish the French, ignore the Germans and forgive the Russians - Condoleezza Rice.