Death Reports, California

One Horse’s Death at Los Alamitos: “pelvic fractures, sacral fractures, lumbar fractures, occipital fractures, massive hemorrhage, acute hypovolemic shock”

Through a FOIA request to the California Horse Racing Board, I have obtained the following details on 2020 kills (previous ones here). (The names were redacted but, paradoxically, the dead had already been identified on the Board’s public database.) Buckstopper…

Read MoreOne Horse’s Death at Los Alamitos: “pelvic fractures, sacral fractures, lumbar fractures, occipital fractures, massive hemorrhage, acute hypovolemic shock”

Multiple Fractures, Multiple Ruptures, Multiple Horses – California Horseracing Kills

Through a FOIA request to the California Horse Racing Board, I have obtained the following details on 2020 kills (previous ones here). (The names were redacted but, paradoxically, the dead had already been identified on the Board’s public database.) Warren,…

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“[Multiple] Severe, Complete Ruptures”; “Catastrophic Skull Fracture” – and Other California Kills

Through a FOIA request to the California Horse Racing Board, I have obtained the following details on 2020 kills. (The Board redacted the names but, paradoxically, those horses have already been identified on the Board’s public database.) Ruby Roundhouse, Jan…

Read More“[Multiple] Severe, Complete Ruptures”; “Catastrophic Skull Fracture” – and Other California Kills

1-Year-Old “Violently Colicky,” Dead; 2-Year-Old “9-Day Diarrhea,” Dead; 3-Year-Old “Severe, Chronic Laminitis,” Dead

Through a FOIA request to the California Horse Racing Board, I have obtained the following information regarding racehorses killed at California tracks in 2019. Due to the volume, I will be posting incrementally. unidentified 2-year-old, Sep 9, Los Alamitos S…

Read More1-Year-Old “Violently Colicky,” Dead; 2-Year-Old “9-Day Diarrhea,” Dead; 3-Year-Old “Severe, Chronic Laminitis,” Dead

“Dropped Dead – Rupture of Stomach Wall”; “Severe Laminitis – Pedal Bone Pushed Through Sole”

Through a FOIA request to the California Horse Racing Board, I have obtained the following information regarding racehorses killed at California tracks in 2019. Due to the volume, I will be posting incrementally. unidentified 2-year-old, Aug 7, Los Alamitos T…

Read More“Dropped Dead – Rupture of Stomach Wall”; “Severe Laminitis – Pedal Bone Pushed Through Sole”