CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
An example of difficulty in establishing cruelty to an animal without accurate information is given by Mr H. J. Hammett, the inspector of the Canterbury branch of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, in the society’s newsletter. At a recent race meeting Mr Hammett saw one horse in a race on which the whip seemed to be used excessively It turned out that the animal had not in fact been touched by the whip. The jockey had used it against his own riding boot.
The newsletter says that the society’s policy on the subject remains unchanged since it is felt that the whip might be used on a horse in other cases to constitute cruelty. The council considers that if the whip was banned, horses would still be competing on an equal basis, and therefore the continued use of the whip is unjustified.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31775, 4 September 1968, Page 12
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