PETA protests at whipping of horses - Melbourne, 1 August 2009

PETA - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals - staged a striking protest at Melbourne's Federation Square on 1 August, the day that new, "more humane", rules were due to take effect in the Australian racing industry ...

Vinyl-clad "dominatrices" with whips and signs reading "Some People like Whips, Horses Don't" picketed the Australian Racing Museum at Federation Square this morning in a protest timed to coincide with the introduction of new horse-whipping rules on 1 August. These rules will 'allow the use of "padded" whips and permit jockeys to whip horses five times before the final stretch, after which horses can be whipped an additional three times...' - From a PETA news release.

'Why does horseracing have PETA's lovely dominatraces whipped into a frenzy? During races, horses are painfuly whipped as they run frantically in front of hundreds of screaming "punters". Because horses begin training and racing when their skeletal systems are still developing, many sustain serious muscle and joint injuries, fractures, internal bleeding, musculoskeletal trauma and ruptured ligaments. Whipping horses can force them to run faster and exacerbate existing injuries, leading to catastrophic breakdowns.

'By age three - when they are still physically immature - most horses have seen their last race. When horses become injured or suffer from chronic diseases, many are sent to slaughter. An undercover investigation at a slaughterhouse in Melbourne revealed that weak, emaciated horses were shot in the head with a rifle - often in full view of other horses.

'"It's one thing for consenting adults to use whips in the privacy of their own homes", says "dominatrix" Anita Frank. "But beating horses into running faster is nothing short of animal abuse."'
For details of the new rules see:

http://www.australianracingboard.com.au/press/whiprules.pdf

'From the 1st August 2009 only padded whips are to be used in races and
official trials.'

'The best scientific advice available to us says that padded whips do not inflict pain or
injury, and that is the outcome we want.'

See also:

http://www.petaasiapacific.com/

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[PorridgeStall]

0:24 You call that whipping?! Give it here! I'll show you whipping! >;D

[scr1bbl3r909]

omg PETA, shut up.  Nobody cares,

[greatbigbubby]

good job ladies!! upon autopsy the horse's show numerous hematomas under the hide from the whips. keep up the good work.

[dubblecheeze]

PETA kills animals.

[4horsescrzy]

you know what im tired of people saying whips are horrible sometimes a whip is good barrel horse are there to run fast and some horses need encouragement to run there fastest speed

[QuarterHorseGirl798]

we dont whip horses for no reason & ya some people abuse animals but some people whip horses either to get them to listen! just like a lil kid wen they misbehave or wen you are competing and your runnin for home u give them a few smacks & then praise them for the good job they did so we dont whip them for no reason. i love my horses and praise them when they are good i dont whip them for no reason & i dont do it hard to hurt them either

[IRaceBarrels]

I want to come clean. I have to get this off my chest. I have whipped dozens of horses. yeah im a horrid person i know. but its just so effective when theyre being lazy or i need them to run faster. sorry horsies but thanks for the great barrle runs:)

[futurejockey8]

@LifeIsDeceiving no shit they feel it but with new and improved whips (which are completely padded and 100% REQUIRED to be used by all jockeys) they feel the PRESSURE. It doesn't hurt a bit. Horse skin is obviously tougher than human skin and I've tested the whip on myself (my bare legs). No pain at all, just leaves some red marks that go away within a matter of seconds.

[HotGeneration100]

@NJburbsSeeker lol ... oh thats gold my meat eating friend.

[NJburbsSeeker]

@HotGeneration100 Your place or mine...lol