GB News presenter Nigel Farage found himself embroiled in a vicious row with an animal rights campaigner who shared their plans to 'ruin' the broadcaster's day at the Grand National.
Nathan McGovern from Animal Rising confirmed the group’s plans to sabotage the race at Aintree which is set to take place this Saturday.
Nigel, 50, will be in attendance at the annual race and ahead of the exciting day, the GB News presenter said that his day would be utterly 'ruined' if the group’s plans turn out to be successful.
Animal Rising have called upon animal lovers to join them as they attempt to interrupt the Grand National which is predicted to be watched by millions worldwide.
Speaking to Animal Rising spokesperson Nathan, broadcaster Nigel claimed that the horses are subject to the best possible treatment throughout their lives as he backed the annual race.
Despite standing up for the much-loved Grand National, Nigel did however share his opinion that the horses can sometimes be disposed of in an 'unpleasant' manner.
However, he was quickly shut down by animal rights campaigner who argued that the whole premise of the race is cruel.
McGovern argued: “I think that it’s sad that a lot of people can’t imagine these animals existing apart from our use for them.
“If you look at our food industry, people can’t imagine pigs or cows or sheep in natural habitats apart from our use of them for food.
“What we need to do is reevaluate why that is. I’ve never seen a wild horse, I know there’s a few in Dartmoor or Exmoor way, it will be fantastic if we had wild horses if we could enjoy that and we don’t have to see them die on race tracks.”
He didn't stop there though, as he went on to grill the GB News presenter over whether he watched the event in 2019, which saw a horse sustain a fatal injury after falling at the first fence.
“You saw how it felt and it broke its neck. You saw it writhing in pain on the floor. I can see in your eyes right now that you hated seeing that," the animal rights campaigner pressed.
Nigel wasn't backing down on his side though as he went on to argue that although he 'didn’t like' to see it happen to the horse, the incident comes as part of the 'risks' of the sport.
“That goes for the jockeys as well, many of whom get seriously hurt. But here’s the point, I want to go for a good day, your mob want to come along and disrupt the day.
“You don’t even want me to have a bacon sandwich when I arrive at the track. You’re a modern day Cromwellian Puritan.
“What gives you the right to impose the way you think the world should be on me? What moral authority do you have to do this?” he raged.
Standing his ground after the brutal insult from Nigel, animal rights campaigner McGovern clapped back: "There’s plenty of fun ways to spend your Saturday and not watch horses dying on a race course.
“You can go for a picnic, go for a walk, and you might see a few animals in nature who wouldn’t be ridden to death on a track.”
McGovern went onto admit that before he turned vegan, he went to the races himself, but now sees a different side to it and now rejects the event due to ethical reasons.
Farage questioned: “What went wrong with your life!?”
McGovern stated: “What happened was, I saw these beautiful animals on the track, and then I went away and looked at the stats.
“A horse dies every other day in racing. We can have a world where we appreciate and love these animals without them dying on the track.”
