Discontinue the Grand National. Completely ban the Grand National horse races.

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

The grand national is a horrible sport that sees the unnecessary death of hundreds of horses each year. 201 horses were killed due to minimal injuries in 2018 because of the Grand National.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.express.co.uk/sport/horseracing/1109559/Grand-National-2019-aintree-festival-horses-died/amp

https://www.google.com/amp/s/metro.co.uk/2019/04/05/many-horses-died-grand-national-last-year-9121192/amp/

https://www.plantbasednews.org/post/grand-nationals-kill-count-outrage

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/grand-national-boycott-racing-animal-cruelty-a8856866.html

https://secure.peta.org.uk/page/16851/action/1

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Ban horse racing

Timeline

6 Apr 2019	Petition opened for signatures
24 Apr 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20

Status Rejected

Rejected 24 Apr 2019

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