Two further deaths at the Grand National are a stark reminder that cruel horse races must end
Each April, more than 150,000 people attend an event that celebrates horse deaths. Of course, the promoters don’t frame the Grand National Festival this way, but let’s call it what it is: just another event where horses are exploited for profit. Inevitably, this year was no different. Two horses suffered fatal — and completely avoidable — injuries. Yet again, blood is on the hands of everyone involved in the event’s organisation or who attended the three-day meeting at Aintree, and yet again, we’re reminded that horse racing needs to end. The Grand National meeting is one of the deadliest in t...