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Using a whip in a horserace is not cruel but racing must explain why. The British Horseracing Authority's chief vet highlights why the sport needs to win its case on the burning issue of the moment. Racing's leaders have to convince the general public that using the whip is not cruel.
âThe scenes of fighting and horseplay among the Montagues and Capulets compelled the story forward, with swords clashing in time to the music.â ââThe actions are not simple fun and horseplay and can only lead to suffering and perhaps the death of someone in your own community,â he said.â âThere are exceptions to this rule, and even violence intentionally inflicted will not be a criminal offence if it occurs in the course of a lawful activity, such as contact sports, surgical operations, rough horseplay or tattooing.â