• RSPCA praises BHA and is ‘happy to keep working with them’
Racing’s ruling body has clashed with Tim Farron, the former Liberal Democrats leader, on the eve of a parliamentary debate about racehorse welfare. The debate, to take place in Westminster Hall on Monday afternoon, is the result of an e-petition which gathered more than 100,000 signatures, calling on the government to set up a new regulator for equine welfare, independent of the British Horseracing Authority.
The creation of such a body is now Lib Dem policy, following the passing of a motion at the party’s conference last month – the aim being “to prevent abuse of racehorses and reduce avoidable deaths”. Farron, who is the party’s spokesman on rural affairs and farming, hopes to attend the debate.
Written by Chris Cook
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/oct/14/bha-tim-farron-equine-welfare under the title “BHA clashes with Tim Farron over equine welfare before Westminster debate”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
