Ban the Whip!
The use of the whip in Racing is archaic and barbaric. It sends out the message that it is okay to hit horses. They are sentient beings and suffer from pain mentally as well as physically. Abuse and... continue reading »
"I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT THE USE OF THE WHIP IN RACING. "
"I so hope this works. It is bad enough that we raise the fences so high such as the Grand National but to force any animal on through abuse is just unacceptable. well done for starting this petition "
"Whip the jokey see if he runs faster "
"Whipping NOT NECESSARY - let us see real skill on part of jockeys and ability of horses (appreciate whip can be used as an aid ex to prevent crowding in - but waving it not beating) you would get more of 'general public' taking interest..."
"'Animal Aid' has managed to persudae one race course in Britain to 'ban the whip'. Its a great achievement and hopefully more will follow."
"would like to see jocky's being whipped by a horse! Unfortunately jocky's belong to the human race and apart from a small minority, are seriously sick and their small brains hinder them from any form of deep thought."
"My wife and I used to work in the racing industry and witnessed many abuses of Horses. We left the industry due to these abuses and feel that banning the whip would be a step in the right direction. Nothing is worse than caring deeply for your horses men"
"I'm sorry to see so few signatures here after so much time. We all need to keep working on this until this barbaric practice is stopped."
"Cant believe this still happens in this day and age. let me whip the jockeys and see how they like it"
"Violence should never be condoned wheither it be on humans or animals."
"should the jockeys be whipped to make them try harder?"
"where the knowledge ends the violence takes over, Whips = cruelty!"
"ban the whip "
"Too many people deal with horses by whipping them. It is SO wrong. If you need a whip, you are training them in the wrong way."
"I think using the whip in racing to que the horse to speed up is a good idea.(showing it to them, light tap) But no need to wack the crap out of them. I think changing the rules of whip using is a great idea."
"I am very much against a race horse being whipped. I always thought that if I trained a race horse, I would pat or rub his shoulder when I was asking for more speed from him. There has to be way to stop the whip. It is not right."
"Ban the whips. If a horse isn't going to run by leg pressure then his training hasn't been done well."
