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Originally Posted by Boo Radley  "Cut required to remove cruel and dangerous horse falls (horses being tripped and falling forwards) in accordance with BBFC policy" |
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Originally Posted by Boo Radley But it's fine and dandy to watch them trip and fall, breaking legs and landing on jockeys in The Grand National and every other jump race live on TV.....?? The ever consistently unfathomable BBFCensors strikes again. |
The BBFC are following the law: the Cinematograph Films (Animals) Act 1937. They can't do anything about the broadcasting of horseracing because that is not within their remit and is classed as sport, not a film. The two are not at all linked.
I am not saying this makes it right and that animals dying in the name of sport is okay (in my opinion it is not and should be banned), but that is the legal situation.