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16-04-2012, 11:28 AM
Originally Posted by Ben Mcfuzzylugs 
Would it be ok for those odds of death for dogs in flyball, agility or showing?
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16-04-2012, 11:38 AM
Originally Posted by smokeybear
No death is "acceptable" to me.
Whehter horses die i the field, during eventing, racing, dressage etc (ad horses have died participating in ALL the above activities and more)
The stats concentrate on the GN but horses die in other races, at other courses on the flat and over the sticks.
the antis only pop up once a year SB.
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16-04-2012, 11:47 AM
Originally Posted by Jet&Copper
That was what I was thinking too - I do tend to accept that there will be deaths in horse-related sports (as a generalisation, the issues with the Grand National aside), yet if the same happened on a regular basis in dog sports I would be appalled, a bit hypocritical.......
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16-04-2012, 12:00 PM
Originally Posted by madmare
Unfortunatly it does happen in dog sports and more frequently in Greyhound racing than in Horse racing.
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16-04-2012, 12:11 PM
Originally Posted by Borderdawn
Yes but its only the grand national that matters!
the antis only pop up once a year SB.
I do not follow horse racing and I do not follow the Grand National. I have only commented on this thread about the Grand National because it is the first, and only thread about horse racing that has occurred since I joined Dogsey.
I am not, therefore, an "anti" who "only pops up once a year" - and you have no idea what I might or might not think or feel about racing or any other horse [or dog] sports.
This thread is about The Grand National. And as such I have posted on this thread.
So please do not assume that it is only the GN and deaths that occur during it that are of concern to me.
ALL deaths are of concern to me.
But yes, what happened at Aintree, this year, last year, every year, absolutely sickens me.
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16-04-2012, 12:17 PM
Over 12 years
= 480 horses
23 fatalities = 4.792%
This is neither me expressing an opinion for or against the race. I'm providing numbers, facts, that's all.
You guys can use them as you see fit.
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16-04-2012, 01:53 PM
Originally Posted by Borderdawn
Yes but its only the grand national that matters!
the antis only pop up once a year SB.
You don't have a clue what people do away from here so don't go making out we only think about one race on one day. Thats far from the truth and I find it very insulting.
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16-04-2012, 01:56 PM
Originally Posted by Malka
As far as I am concerned, all deaths in all sports matter.
I do not follow horse racing and I do not follow the Grand National. I have only commented on this thread about the Grand National because it is the first, and only thread about horse racing that has occurred since I joined Dogsey.
I am not, therefore, an "anti" who "only pops up once a year" - and you have no idea what I might or might not think or feel about racing or any other horse [or dog] sports.
This thread is about The Grand National. And as such I have posted on this thread.
So please do not assume that it is only the GN and deaths that occur during it that are of concern to me.
ALL deaths are of concern to me.
But yes, what happened at Aintree, this year, last year, every year, absolutely sickens me.
Originally Posted by madmare
Wrong Dawn, I spend time away from this site supporting campaigns and spreading the word about the deaths that occur in the greyhound and horse racing world all year long.
You don't have a clue what people do away from here so don't go making out we only think about one race on one day. Thats far from the truth and I find it very insulting.
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16-04-2012, 02:01 PM
Originally Posted by tazer
A total of 40 horses in the national
Over 12 years
= 480 horses
23 fatalities = 4.792%
This is neither me expressing an opinion for or against the race. I'm providing numbers, facts, that's all.
You guys can use them as you see fit.
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16-04-2012, 02:15 PM
Originally Posted by Borderdawn
Perhaps both of you should shout a little louder and publisize your feelings more often than on one race per year then. Just a suggestion.
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