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Source: CBS News …during a brief Sunday evening press conference that track officials were “deeply saddened by the events today.” Two racing horses were killed after sustaining injuries on the track during races at Del Mar Racetrack in California on Sunday, the racing club confirmed, and a third […]
Source: baltimore.cbslocal.com There are 75 wild horses on Assateague Island, according to the most recent population census by the Maryland Park Service. According to officials, there are 22 stallions and 53 mares in the herd on Assateague Island National Seashore. A 5-month-old filly named Chantilly Lace was the […]
By Mark Price as published on The News & Observer One of the oldest wild horses roaming North Carolina’s Outer Banks had to be euthanized, according to the Corolla Wild Horse Fund The horse, known as Captain, was suffering from “emaciation” due to a series of health problems […]
Source: Animal Welfare Institute Seventy-seven percent of Americans are opposed to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) proposed surgical sterilization experiments on wild horses, according to a newly released survey. The survey of more than 2,000 adults was conducted online by The Harris Poll on behalf of the […]
(Cam Cottrill/for The Washington Post) by Patrick Battuello Patrick Battuello is the founder and president of the nonprofit organization Horseracing Wrongs. In recent months, much media attention has been focused on the deaths of racehorses at the famed Santa Anita track in Arcadia, Calif. On Sept. 28, a […]
Source: CBSLA Another horse has died at Santa Anita Park, increasing the number of racing or training deaths going back to the 2018 season to 69, and 33 since December. A 5-year-old gelding named Kentucky Colonel collapsed and died from an apparent heart attack after jogging around the […]
By Brie Stimson | Fox News A horse was euthanized Saturday after breaking both front legs during a race at Southern California’s Santa Anita racetrack, becoming the 32nd to die at the track since December. Emtech, a 3-year-old colt, fell to the ground during the 8th race on the […]
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