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Students ban promotion of horse racing – are they right?

Students at University College Cork (UCC) have voted to ban the promotion of student race days and to no longer condone or endorse events involving horse racing or betting on animals. The motion was passed as a result of a petition by the UCC Vegan Society which argued that the horse racing industry “knowingly and willingly partakes in the mistreatment and abuse of animals” Are the students right?

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11.50 6 Apr 2023


Students ban promotion of horse racing – are they right?


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Students at University College Cork (UCC) have voted to ban the promotion of student race days and to no longer condone or endorse events involving horse racing or betting on animals.

The motion was passed as a result of a petition by the UCC Vegan Society which argued that the horse racing industry “knowingly and willingly partakes in the mistreatment and abuse of animals”

Are the students right?


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