43 More Kills in PA
Through a FOIA request to the PA Dept. of Agriculture, I have confirmed the following kills there last year (this is part 2; part 1 here). As always, necropsies were denied, so detail is lacking. (I have supplemented with chart…
Death Reports, Pennsylvania
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No Fewer Than Eight “Sudden Deaths” in PA This Year
Through a FOIA request to the Pennsylvania Dept. of Agriculture, I have confirmed the following 35 kills at that state’s tracks thus far this year. Consistent with recent requests in PA, necropsies were denied, so detail is lacking. Shining Colors,…
The 92 – 92 – Dead Horses at Taxpayer-Subsidized Pennsylvania Tracks
Through a FOIA request to the Pennsylvania Dept. of Agriculture, I have confirmed the following kills at that state’s tracks in 2021 (I previously filed a half-year report but have combined the two for maximum effect). Please note, however, that…
Pennsylvania’s Half-Year Horseracing Carnage
Through a FOIA request to the Pennsylvania Dept. of Agriculture, I have confirmed the following kills at that state’s tracks thus far this year. Please note, however, that there was zero detail provided: each horse given but a one- (or…
42 More Dead Racehorses From Pennsylvania
Through a FOIA request to the Pennsylvania Dept. of Agriculture, I have confirmed the following kills at that state’s tracks in 2020 (this is part 2, part 1 here). Please note, however, that for the vast majority, immediate causes of…
How Many More, Pennsylvania? How Many More, America?
Through a FOIA request to the Pennsylvania Dept. of Agriculture, I have confirmed the following kills at that state’s tracks through June 30. In the wake of Governor Tom Wolf’s proposal to strip (and redirect to education) the corporate welfare…
Pennsylvania: 115 (Dead) Reasons to End Horseracing Subsidies
Through a FOIA request to the Pennsylvania Dept. of Agriculture, I have confirmed the following kills at that state’s tracks in 2019. In the wake of Governor Tom Wolf’s proposal to strip (and redirect to education) the corporate welfare currently…
18 Kills at Parx, Penn
Through a FOIA request to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, I have confirmed the following kills at that state’s tracks through March 30: She’s a Monster, Jan 7, Parx R (euthanized Apr 1) – “knee/carpus” Londie Lou, Jan 7, Parx…
“Found Dead in Barn After Race”; “Open Fracture With Large Piece Found on the Ground”; “Ruptured Tendon and Ligament” – Pennsylvania’s Very Long Kill-List, 2018
Through a FOIA request to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, I have confirmed the following kills on that state’s tracks in 2018. Lust for Money, January 2, Parx R no description given, just “euthanized” Papa’s Missile, January 10, Penn T…
103 Dead Racehorses, Pennsylvania, 2017
Through a FOIA request to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, I have confirmed the following kills on that state’s tracks in 2017. Unless otherwise noted, immediate cause of death was limb break of one kind or another – underlying cause,…