A racehorse, which was saved from slaughter after an animal rescuer volunteered to rehome it, turned out to have been sired by ‘racing royalty’.
Co Clare woman Aisling Rice, who runs a small rescue farm, says it is just another example of how animals in this country are discarded when they have outlived their usefulness.
She is among a group of activists campaigning for a greater emphasis on animal welfare — in particular among the country’s horse industry.
Nicky Coady, now an 18-year-old gelding, was destined to be put to sleep by the syndicate which owned him after a leg injury ended his racing career.
“He was going to be slaughtered because he was not making money, but…