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Online bookmakers have taken the opportunity today to put a positive spin on the recent allegations of animal cruelty and mistreatment in the horse racing industry.

With the ABC revealing the horrific practices occurring within the industry last week, racing insiders have moved to assure the public they had no idea the practices were occurring despite being told about them, and have promised to fix the whole thing up.

However, with Spring Carnival taking place and the race that stops the nation just around the corner, the commercial interests of the industry dictate that this whole ugly issue needs to be put on the back burner for a few weeks, until they can properly sweep it under the carpet.

So, in some good news for the industry and punters, the online bookmakers have started offering an incredible special – Bonus Bets back if the horse you back loses, but ends up in an abattoir or knackery within a week.*

“Any horse, any abattoir, any knackery,” said an excited representative for an online bookmaker who profits of the misery of problem gamblers.

“The special won’t apply if the horse dies on the track.”

“I mean technically everyone in the industry is completely unaware of this practice that occurs because we breed thousands of animals that inevitably won’t be up to the task of winning the big races,”

“But we are sorting out our punters because we look after them!”

“CASSSSSH BACKKKKKKKKKKK!”

*Bonus bets must be turned over 15 times at greater than $2 odds and are subject to numerous other terms and conditions. Anyone deemed to not be losing using the special will have their account cancelled.