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Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Ban whips being used on racehorses

Closed 45 signatures

What the petition asks

Ban the use of whips on racehorses. The public would not accept seeing a dog beaten with a whip, this is cruel and as a country we must be more humane in our treatment of racehorses.
It is cruel and should not be used to force the horse to run faster to win a horse race when that can be achieved with good horsemanship by the jockey. No other animal is beaten in public for entertainment.

Timeline

6 Nov 2020 Petition opened for signatures
6 May 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 45
Status Closed
Department Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened 6 Nov 2020
Closed 6 May 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.