Animal Welfare

'Both lacked the experience to jump round the Grand National course.'
Every dog in the UK now has to have a microchip.
42 horses have died at the Grand National meeting since 2000.
The charity denied a request for the family's children to see him one last time.
Charities fear what the move will mean for animal welfare standards.
'A snapshot of the horrific level of cruelty we have seen in the last year'
'The beating of horses is deemed a lesser evil than jockeys supposedly not trying hard enough in a race'