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• For reasons outlined by the RSPCA...including whips, spurs, tongue ties and the fate of thousands of "wastage" horses per year, including some going to knackeries for pet food. [Image credit: RSPCA. Image title: Take Action Horse Racing.] https://www.rspca.org.au/key-issues/horse-racing
• 151 horses died on Australian racetracks this year [Source: Deathwatch by The Coalition for the Protection of Horses.] https://horseracingkills.com/issues/deathwatch
• How many times can a jockey whip a horse in a race?
• Germany: 3
• France: 4
• UK: 6 (7 in a jump race)
• Ireland: 8
• Australia: 5 in non-consecutive strides...then unlimited in the home stretch.