by Ryan Goldberg as published on Deadspin.com “Ace King was the first of eight horses that day to be prodded down a narrow concrete-and-metal chute to his death. A bolt was fired into his brain before he was hoisted up and his throat was cut…” Two years in […]
by Patrick Battuello as published on Horseracing Wrongs Through a FOIA request to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, I have confirmed the following deaths on that state’s tracks in 2018. The Commission, however, redacted identifying information on the basis of confidentiality (though in some cases I was able […]
By Stephen Whyno as published on NBCMiami.com Sometimes the track itself is a risk, which was believed to be a cause of 19 horse fatalities at Saratoga Race Course in 2017 and played a role at Santa Anita Linda Gaudet can’t watch the replays. Even after 47 years in […]
By Jason Henry as published on Daily News Nearly all of the horses that died at Santa Anita last year were on medication, records show… Half of the three dozen horses that died at Santa Anita Park in the 12 months prior to the current meet were on […]
Open Letter from AWHC, at WHFF we share their dismay. Dear Wild Horse & Burro Advocates, This is a difficult email to write, but our commitment to protecting America’s wild horses and burros requires us to share this update. AWHC has always placed a high priority on working […]
“Read it and weep, unproven fertility control, increased “gathers”, etc.. Circumventing ALL other Wild Horse & Burro advocacy groups these masters of donations have decided to team up with the welfare ranchers and BLM to wipe out the last of the wild ones on their rightful land. These groups are driven by money and donations, EXCLUSIVELY, and have no regard for the future of our wild herds. They have shown their true colors and it is sickening. The propaganda is posted, below.!” ~ R.T.
Source: WKYT “2-year-old horses won’t be able to receive Lasix treatment within 24 hours of a race in 2020…” LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – Major U.S. racing organizations, including Keeneland and Churchill Downs, have committed to phasing out the use of the diuretic Furosemide beginning in 2020. The announcement […]
Source: The Center for Biological Diversity Reports Showed Pesticide Harmed Nearly 1,400 Protected Species WASHINGTON— The inspector general for the Department of the Interior yesterday announced it will open an investigation of Secretary David Bernhardt’s role in blocking the release of a scientific assessment showing the pesticide chlorpyrifos […]
by JIM ROKOSCH as published on The Independent Record “Ryan Zinke may be gone from the Interior Department, but he left plenty of foxes guarding the hen house…” During his two years as secretary, Mr. Zinke never got around to filling several important Interior Department positions, but he […]
Privately owned welfare cattle being herded onto public land and wild horse habitat DURING a BLM roundup at Antelope Complex, NV. ~ photo by Terry Fitch of Wild Horse Freedom FederationGrazing Permit Retirement Needed By George Wuerthner published on The Wildlife News “Across the West, livestock grazing is […]
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