Horse Racing is a Cruel and Sadistic Industry

Content warning: animal cruelty

Yep. I said it. I do not support the horse racing industry in any way and I think it should be outlawed. Here's just the latest good reason:

Jockey Ric McMahon sentenced over possession of jigger at Birdsville Race Club

Quote:

A Brisbane jockey has been fined $5,000 and had a conviction recorded for possessing a banned electrical device at Birdsville racetrack. Ric McMahon, 34, appeared via telephone in the Mount Isa Magistrates court on Monday afternoon after pleading guilty to one count of possessing a prohibited thing at a licensed venue. Mr McMahon was photographed with an electrical prod, or "jigger", at the Birdsville track on August 30. A jigger is a small taser-like device that can be used to administer an electric shock to a horse to condition it to run faster. The possession or use of jiggers is banned in horse racing.

While it is great that this bloke has been nicked for electrocuting horses, it is a monetary fine only, a slap on the wrist. He should be barred from racing for life. And this is just one issue. There are many, many more.

This gets a little hard to watch at times, but it summarises my position on racing in general, and the Melbourne Cup - the race that stops a nation - in particular.

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