Horse Blood on my Hands! (not in the literal sense)

Apr 09, 2008 13:36


I am not really a fan of sports that involve animals like horse racing or dog racing etc and tend to not watch them or bet on them. I am not a really moralistic person but am quite ethical in my beliefs. But BBC's The One Show has been following a horse called 'McKelvey ' in the run up to one of the most important horse races of the year, The Grand ( Read more... )

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isolani April 9 2008, 13:09:50 UTC
I can understand why you're feeling a bit unpleasant about all of this. Horseracing is a very British thing - I've never really gathered what made it even remotely interesting.
I think any sport which depends on inflicting harm on animals is a bit iffy (that being said - being a country boy I've never opposed hunting. I know that Foxes Aren`t Fun And Cute Even If They Seem As Such')
Try not to feel too bad about being 'complicit' - if a £2 bet is the utmost of your complicity in something Not Very Good - well - you ain`t doing so bad! :-)

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