League statement on the death of Shallwehaveonemore at the Cheltenham Festival
Posted 15th March 2022
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Chris Luffingham, campaigns director at the League Against Cruel Sports comments: “It is extremely upsetting to learn of the death of Shallwehaveonemore following the opening race of the Cheltenham Festival.
“The death toll at Cheltenham is simply unacceptable with a total of 70 horses having lost their lives at Festival since 2000.
“New tighter safety measures need to be introduced to stop this senseless loss of life in the name of ‘sport’. We need an independent regulatory body with horse welfare as its only concern and an end to the use of the whip which forces the horse to go beyond what it is comfortably able to do resulting in death, injuries and stress.”
ENDS
Notes to Editors
The League Against Cruel Sports is Britain's leading charity that works to stop animals being persecuted, abused and killed for sport. The League was instrumental in helping bring about the landmark Hunting Act 2004 and the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Act 2021. We carry out investigations to expose law-breaking and cruelty to animals and campaign for stronger animal protection laws and penalties. We work to change attitudes and behaviour through education and manage sanctuaries to protect wildlife. Find out more about our work at www.league.org.uk. Registered charity in England and Wales (no.1095234) and Scotland (no.SC045533).
