The International Racing Club described the incident at Fairview Racecourse in Port Elizabeth as “a low day in South Africa for horse racing”.
On Thursday morning, at approximately 6 a. m. , a violent protest began at the racetrack that resulted in the killing of one horse and injuries to others.
According to the International Racing Club, those who were fired for stabbing a racehorse this year were retaliating against the trainer, killing and maiming horses and physically threatening them.
The Racing Club asks race authority Phumelela to act against those involved.
In February, a teacher fired a worker who allegedly stabbed a horse. The dismissal provoked a demonstration through an organization of disgruntled brides and grooms. Sporting Post reports in March imply that the teacher went to the high court to repair the order and make sure the protection of his horses and staff. The order was granted, preventing the complainants from entering their solid premises and threatening her and the rest of the staff.
The discomfort has been boiling ever since. A resolution through the CCMA this week to verify the groom’s dismissal would be the explanation for Thursday’s protest.
International Racing Club spokesman Michael de Haast, who said he personally lost horses in the attack, said anything needed to be done to end “this violence and abuse against those animals. “
He said mutilated horses are asleep.
“The court, in which many horses belong to the foreign racing union Array. . which in recent years has invested more than 20 square meters in the game of racing in South Africa, needs the racing authority Phumelela to take swift and decisive action.
He claimed that it was alleged that an organization of former employees, “who constitute a known risk to the site and object to those who the site of the structure was banned through a court,” lived in a casual settlement near Phumelela Racecourse, had been fired. for stabbing a horse. “
“We need action now, we ask all running shoes and other patios to avoid all races until Phumelela takes care of what happens and protects those horses.
“What he is concerned about is that the teacher on this site is a woman and that they threaten her with physical violence if she tries with horses. Gender violence, a scourge in our country, is also capable of making a blind face in this situation Something has to be done.
“This is a very unhappy day in this country where innocent animals are slaughtered and mistreated because of greed and hatred. As Gandhi said: “The greatness of a country and its ethical progress can be judged through the treatment of its animals,” and I am concerned that our country has been lost unless we take a very firm stand against it,” De Haast said.
Phumelela Gaming hasn’t done a yet.
Meanwhile, police spokesman Colonel Priscilla Naidu said a horse was killed when an organization of 150 to 200 people from a casual agreement arrived at the racecourse armed with weapons.
The protesters were then dispersed between members of the law enforcement police unit and brigade members who had attended the site.
NSPCA spokeswoman Meg Wilson said action would be taken to prosecute those involved.
Police showed that 28 horses had been released from the stables and that six horses had been recovered and returned.
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