Rejected petition Discontinue the Grand National. Completely ban the Grand National horse races.

The grand national is a horrible sport that sees the unnecessary death of hundreds of horses each year. 201 horses were killed due to minimal injuries in 2018 because of the Grand National.

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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.express.co.uk/sport/horseracing/1109559/Grand-National-2019-aintree-festival-horses-died/amp

https://www.google.com/amp/s/metro.co.uk/2019/04/05/many-horses-died-grand-national-last-year-9121192/amp/

https://www.plantbasednews.org/post/grand-nationals-kill-count-outrage

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/grand-national-boycott-racing-animal-cruelty-a8856866.html

https://secure.peta.org.uk/page/16851/action/1

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/245063

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Date submitted 6 April 2019
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