Urge These Companies to Stop Sponsoring the Grand National

The Grand National is a national disgrace. Will you urge these companies to withdraw their support of this shameful spectacle in which horses are forced to participate?

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The Randox Grand National Festival is one of the UK's most dangerous horse racing events. Over 30 skittish horses are forced to run up to 4 miles at breakneck speed while tackling 30 obstacles, including drops, ditches, and high fences. The courses are designed to be demanding and extreme, making them treacherous and often deadly.

How Dangerous Is the Grand National?

According to Animal Aid, sixty-seven horses have died as a result of racing at the Grand National since 2000, and countless others have been injured. At Becher’s Brook, aptly nicknamed the “killer fence,” horses have slammed face-first into the ground and collided with each other, breaking necks, backs, and legs.

Horses who can’t run fast enough are often discarded like used betting slips. RTÉ’s documentary Horses: Making a Killing revealed that equines were hit with pipes until they collapsed at Ireland’s major horse slaughterhouse. Of those killed, 71% were thoroughbreds from the racing industry, many of whom had been raced in the UK. Some were killed just days after their last race; then, their body parts were sold to the meat trade in Europe. PETA has documented how some individuals endure a terrifying journey to South Korea to be violently killed and sold for meat.

Take Action to Stop Racing Horses to Death

Take action by calling on the Randox Grand National Festival’s sponsors to cut ties with this cruel event.

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Philip

Whitehead

Molson Coors

Michael

Mellon

Huyton Asphalt

Dear {contact_data~title} {contact_data~lastName}:

I was horrified to learn that you currently sponsor the Randox Grand National Festival.

The Grand National is one of the UK's most dangerous horse racing events. The courses are designed to be demanding and extreme, so it’s often deadly for the horses forced to participate.

Sixty-seven horses have died as a result of racing at the Grand National since 2000, and countless others have been injured. At Becher’s Brook, aptly nicknamed the “killer fence,” horses have slammed face-first into the ground and collided with each other, breaking necks, backs, and legs. Horses who survive are whipped and end the race sweating, exhausted, and often injured.

Why are you endorsing this national disgrace?

Nearly 3,000 horses have died in UK horse racing events since 2007 – and that’s just on the course. Horses who can’t run fast enough are often discarded like used betting slips. RTÉ’s documentary ‘Horses: Making a Killing’ revealed that equines were hit with pipes until they collapsed at Ireland’s major horse slaughterhouse. Of those killed, 71% were thoroughbreds from the racing industry, many of whom had been raced in the UK.

I urge you to cut ties with the Grand National and end your support for this lethal event.

Sincerely,

{user_data~First Name} {user_data~Last Name}
{user_data~Email Address}

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