This year's jumps racing season has barely started and five horses are already dead 
They're heading into week 6 now and the odds are stacked against the horses. Those racing in jumps races are at up to 20 time great risk of injury or death than horses in flat races.
The Warrnambool Racing Carnival started today. This 'spectacle' features a steeplechase that covers 5500 metres and includes 33 jumps. Can you imagine running that far with a person on your back and having to clear jumps at the same time? It's a tough ask, and tired, exhausted horses often fall suffering terrible injuries. No wonder there's already been one death today. Sadly, it wouldn't be a surprise to see the 'green screen' come out again in the next few days.
You can help stop this carnage! Here's a few simple ways how:
- Click here to share this video on Facebook so the industry can't hide the body count.
- Tell the Victorian and South Australian governments to catch up with the rest of Australia and ban this so-called 'sport'.
- Sign up with the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses to find out about actions (if you live in VIC or SA).
RIP Casa Boy
RIP Hammerblow
RIP Squire Rex
RIP Java Star
RIP Shine the Armour
[Update 20/05/11: Another 2 horses have since died, bringing the total deaths to seven horses in seven weeks.]
Let's hope they end this cruelty before this list gets any longer!
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i hope all the horses who have died during this sport is in a peaceful place now and are resting in peace.
hopefully no more horses have to die before something is done about this so called sport.
DId it twice i think lol
i've done it twice..
help me! :3
We recently updated the way actions can show up in the list, so that we could include ones like these that we post in blogs and give the list a little variation, but that means that temporarily there's no way for these types of actions to get crossed off the list - even after you've done them.
We are working on it though - I know how good it feels to cross things off lists! Sorry about the hassle.
Whether their excuse for doing this is to respect the dignity of the horse or to not upset people...screw it, take the barriers down and let the audience see the poor thing be euthanised...
Take the 'privacy' barriers down and show the audience what kind of industry they are supporting!
don't support an industry that thrives on cruelty and exploitation.