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Horse Racing Welfare -Your view counts! Are the controls enough?

• How effective are the welfare controls within the horseracing Industry, - Could they be improved?” 1.Have you had any experience in the horse racing industry, weather it is working or visiting stables or being at a racecourse? 2)How often do you watch horse racing in the UK on television? Weekly Monthly Yearly Never 3)How often do you go to a racecourse to watch horse racing in the UK? Please tick appropriate Weekly Monthly Yearly Never 4.Are you aware what welfare controls are in place when training and stabling race horses? Yes No 5.What is your perception on how trainers care for their horses, with regards to welfare? please agree with one of the following. They care for horses and make sure all controls are effective and are put in place to maintain high welfare standards They do not care for horses and don’t worry about weather welfare controls are maintained They get their staff to maintain high welfare standards You have no opinion on this instance 6.How much do you know about the rules of horse racing, and steward controls? Please tick appropriate Nothing Very little Fully aware 7.A whip can be used in racing only for safety, correction and encouragement anything else is unacceptable. Do you believe this rule is acceptable? b) in your perception, do you believe stewards are effective at controlling horse welfare rules? Yes No 8.Please agree with ONE section of what you perceive horse racing to be? A race, where horses often fall and injure themselves A race where horses are enjoying their life, and doing what they have learnt with excellent care A race where horses work hard to race, but are treated unfairly and not cared for A race where horses are forced to run and put under great pressure 10.If a horse falls and injures itself, do you believe racecourses learn from their mistakes, and alter the course / fences to prevent future welfare issues? Yes No 11.BHA Equine Science and Welfare keeps a ‘poor movers’ database to monitor those horses that have a poor action, and flags up problems. Do you think that this welfare control system is a good welfare control? Yes No 12.Do you believe the media should replay horse falls and injuries, viewed by the general public? Yes No 13.What do you feel about the racing industries perception and media attention regarding welfare? Negative Positive Little attention Unsure The racing industry regulator has an official charity the deals with retired racehorses, called the ROR. 15.Are you confident that retired racehorses are re-homed and looked after appropriately? Yes No 16.Are you aware of what happens to the majority of racehorses in the UK after they retire? Yes No Thank you for your time with answering my questions.

• Answer:

  I guess your question got deleted Dan, someone on here is reporting genuinely placed questions and Yahoo are deleting them without looking into the details of why they have been reported. It happens all the time on here, no idea what they get out of it, some folk need to get a life. Anyway you have my answer from your deleted question and I wish you success with your quest to make a better life for racehorses within the industry..Jac x