Animal Rights Activists Send Threatening Tweets To 14yo Who Sang At Sandown Cup

[Webster]

Fox Sports Australia: Robbie Laing’s daughter Grace receives threatening messages after singing national anthem at race meeting

ANIMAL rights protesters have sent graphic messages to the 14-year-old daughter of horse trainer Robbie Laing. Grace Laing, a finalist on The Voice Kids, was “shocked and saddened” to receive the tweet of a dead horse after she sang the national anthem to a crowd of thousands at the weekend’s Sandown Cup.

The tweet showed a billboard picture of dead racehorse Pride Of Westbury, which Laing trained, with the message “wonder if she’s seen this? Everyone else has”.

Her mother Rachael Laing said the message ruined what was an exciting day for the young singer. “She was just shocked, shocked and put back,” Mrs Laing said. “She’s just turned 14, she’s a child, she shouldn’t be subjected to seeing a dead horse on the ground and have to defend the racing industry.”

Mrs Laing said her husband was often sent graphic messages, but “when it’s your children it’s completely different”. “I know we can’t protect our children from everything but those anti-racing people should not be targeting children, it’s just not right.”

Debra Tranter, a volunteer with the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses, sent the tweet in reply to the Melbourne Racing Club and said she didn’t realise Grace was just 14. “I was just following Racing Victoria and doing a tweet storm to get the billboard out there,” she said.

“I sincerely apologise for any distress I’ve caused Grace, I didn’t realise her age. I apologise if Grace is upset by it but I’m an animal activist and I take every opportunity to raise awareness and educate.”

Ms Tranter, the founder of animal advocacy group Oscar’s Law, stood down as public face of the group over the past week partly she said because of online trolling she had been subjected to. “I do not condone any bullying of any form, I saw my tweet more of posing a question."

The Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses has used the billboard picturing Pride of Westbury’s body through out the racing season with the message “Is the party really worth it?” The owners of the horse, which broke his neck while racing in the Galleywood Hurdle in 2009, are considering action against the group for using the image without their permission.

....do those animal-rights idiots have any decency anymore? Thoughts?

 

[DrLeftover]

To answer your question: No, most of them do not.