Australian races under the microscope

Animal protection rights organisations in Australia have called for a ban on horse racing following the death of four horses in just a matter of days. The event in question took place in Melbourne, Australia, and Lawrence Pope, president of the Victorian Advocates for Animals, has asked the local government to rule these races illegal after underlining that one horse that had to be put down, Hanging Rock, died after a fund raising exhibition where many small children were also present and watching. The season has another 60 races scheduled of which the Warrnambool May Racing Carnival that includes the race with most jumps in the world, the Dominant Grand Annual Steeplechase, with 33 jumps over 5500 meters.