(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 […]
by Leslie Thompson The Argus Observer Congressional letter opposing project sent to U.S. Interior Secretary The future of hundreds of wild horses that were part of a roundup south of Hines last fall is still on hold. The Bureau of Land Management – Burns District gathered 813 horses […]
By Clint Confehr as published on The Tennessee Tribune Congressmen representing Nashville and Memphis agree — there’s no place for animal abuse at Tennessee Walking Horse shows — and Tennessee’s first African American licensed to practice veterinary medicine concurs. The annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration ends Saturday […]
Source: EIN Presswire “The PAST Act moves to the Senate with a clear message—the American people will not stand for animal cruelty in any form.” WASHINGTON, DC, USA, July 30, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ — On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act, […]
by Pat Raia as posted on The Horse The plan would surgically sterilize mares in Oregon’s Warm Springs Herd Management Area A group of U.S. senators has asked Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt to scrap a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plan to surgically sterilize mustang mares […]
Source: KTLA.com Two horses were killed in a freak collision at Del Mar during training on the second day of its season The accident occurred Thursday morning when Charge A Bunch, trained by Carla Gaines, threw rider Geovanni Franco, turned sharply and collided with Carson Valley, who was […]
Source: LA CBS Local This weekend, the 30th horse since December — the start of the season — died at the track. ARCADIA (CBSLA) — Protesters gathered outside Santa Anita Park Sunday on the official last day of the racing season. This weekend, the 30th horse since December […]
By Dianne Feinstein as published on The Orange County Register This is the only sport in our country where we accept – even expect – athletes to die in competition. There’s no question that horse racing is a spectacle. There are few moments as breathtaking as 20 1,000-pound […]
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