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Horse Kills at U.S. Tracks
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Death of a 2-Year-Old Racehorse: "complete, displaced fractures ribs 9-18; extensive laceration of the aorta; tearing of the spinal cord; laceration of the right lung; severe muscle maceration and hemorrhage."
Through a FOIA request to the Arizona Dept. of Gaming, I have confirmed the following kills at Turf Paradise thus far this year. (Turf is the only currently running track in Arizona. Because of the amount of detail, I am posting in installments.) Broadway Kitten, Jan 20, Turf T (euth Feb 14) “Pulled up sore…
More Expert Testimony on the Cruelty of Confinement
For me, the worst we humans do to animals is take away their autonomy, their freedom. Stick them in a cage, a crate, a tank, or, in the case of racehorses, a tiny 12×12 stall for the vast majority of their day(s). It is cruelty defined, all the more so for being done to social…
Miscellaneous Cruelty
From the stewards at Delaware Park… Jul 18: “Exercise Rider Julio Hernandez failed a random drug test for methamphetamine, suspended 30 days, fined $250.” An exercise rider and meth – a fine combination. Same day: “Ready and Able bled [pulmonary hemorrhage] pulling up.” The Equibase chart said nothing of this. One race later that same…
4-Year-Old Killed at Fonner: "Distress, Collapsed, Bled Out"
In a FOIA request to the Nebraska Racing Commission, I have confirmed the following kills at that state’s tracks thus far this year. Tap the Blues, Feb 10, Fonner S “Anaphylactic reaction.” Tap was three. Millie O Nayer, Feb 21, Fonner R “Breakdown – multiple fractures.” Millie was two. Virtually, Feb 26, Fonner T “Fractured…
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