sport news New rule will protect all GB racehorses after 4,000 thoroughbreds were ...
New rule will protect all British racehorses after shock report revealed 4,000 thoroughbreds have been slaughtered in abattoirs since 2019 All racehorses in Britain will be signed out of the human food chain from 2022 Move follows BBC Panorama programme called The Dark Side Of Horse Racing 4,000 former racehorses had been slaughtered in Britain and Ireland since 2019
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The BHA has amended its rules so that all racehorses entered to run in Britain must be signed out of the human food chain from January.
No entry for any horse will be accepted unless it is declared as not intended for human consumption.
The rule change, which could be extended to all international runners,
