Despite it existing so many years now, I do really hope it would be abolished together with other gambling activities and practices that hurts and put the welfare of the animals at risk. The technology and innovation is quickly advancing and we can do so many alternatives for it. Wishing they'll divert to those instead.
Ever since men stepped on this planet he is destroying the natives of this land be it animals on lands or fishes in ocean. There are many species who cease to exists just because human kill them for fun. I dont think there are many who are interested in horse racing but in gambling. Let these animals live there life just like we are living.
At some point in the near future I hope humans will realise that everything they do has a consequence for their own selves. You pollute the air? Good luck trying to keep breathing. Pollute the water? Your next sushi meal might give you cancer.
People need to finally wake up and realise that we are sitting on a rock with limited resources and life is in a very delicate balance. If we keep upsetting this balance, life will become impossible to sustain and the planet will lose its ability to regenerate the damage that we do.
In fact, we are already doing permanent damage. We need to stop NOW.
Can we? This kind of gambling or hobby have been the subject of criticism for so long. Has it been abolished? No. It has been proven a number of times that the animals are made to go through trainings, diets, and overall condition that they don’t really enjoy. But why are they still allowed to operate? It is because the people who should create laws of animal welfare and implement them are the ones guilty of it.
Dog racing and fighting are still done until today. Horse racing and fighting are still done until today. Shows showcasing animals like lions, elephants, tigers, dolphins, sea lions, etc are still done and enjoyed by a lot of people despite the violence until today.