Use of whip against horse “utterly barbaric”
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International charity World Horse Welfare has added its vocalism of condemnation to the handling of an Arabian Equus caballus that raced against blade runner Oscar Pistorious inwards Doha in conclusion week.
The South African easily crunch the horse, named Maserati, inwards the race to promote disabled sportspeople in addition to create produce discrimination against those amongst disabilities, only non earlier the Equus caballus had a whip used on it repeatedly past times his jockey.
World Horse Weflare deputy main executive Tony Tyler said: “World Horse Welfare is appalled at the means the jockey used the whip which was non alone completely unnecessary only utterly barbaric.
“Excessive whip utilisation similar this is a disgrace to racing equally a sport.
“We applaud the achievements of Oscar Pictorious in addition to his race could accept been a swell spectacle, only instead it was marred past times the flagrant abuse of this horse.
“We commented on the race beforehand to say nosotros didn’t come across whatsoever immediate welfare concerns providing the Equus caballus was treated well. Clearly it wasn’t,” Tyler said.
The race also drew burn from South Africa’s Cape of Good Hope SPCA, which said it had been inundated amongst complaints regarding the vogue inwards which the Equus caballus was ridden.
The SPCA said it could empathise why the full general South African populace was in addition to then outraged in addition to disappointed amongst the participation of 1 of country’s local heroes inwards this event.
The horse, it would appear, was excessively, unnecessarily in addition to cruelly whipped from start to finish, the SPCA said.
SPCA main executive Allan Perrins said: “In our opinion, this incident has defeated the purpose of Oscar’s message in addition to tarnished his otherwise wholesome ikon in addition to I am close certain that when he examines the footage he, too, volition last horrified past times the rider’s apparent indifference in addition to would desire to disassociate himself from the rider’s misbehaviour.
“If this incident were to accept happened inwards South Africa, the rider, organizers in addition to all participants, including Oscar, would accept been charged amongst cruelty to animals in addition to if institute guilty accept faced or in addition to then real serious consequences – non to the lowest degree of all reputational damage.”
The SPCA confirmed it had presented the role of Pistorious amongst an official animate beingness welfare complaint.
Pistorious promptly replied: “I participated inwards the race inwards expert organized faith equally it was to promote abilities across sport in addition to I was totally unaware of whatsoever alleged excessive forcefulness beingness used on the horse.
“I don’t condone whatsoever ill-treatment of animals in addition to would ever promise that a Equus caballus would last ridden inwards the right way. Those who know me good are real aware of my well-publicised attention in addition to dear of animals.”
Pistorious, who runs on carbon-fibre blades, became the get-go disabled runner to compete inwards the Olympics, when he ran inwards the 400 metres in addition to made the semifinals.
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