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The DA Investigation Was a Farce From the Start – Killing Racehorses Has Always Been Perfectly Legal

“After a thorough investigation and review of the evidence, the District Attorney’s Task Force did not find evidence of criminal animal cruelty or unlawful conduct relating to the equine fatalities at Santa Anita Park.” – LA County DA Jackie Lacey’s…

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Racing Writer Renounces Industry, and Says This on His Way Out: “A Great Number of Industry People Favor Slaughter”

In a column in HorseRace Insider Tuesday, (racing) journalist and lifelong handicapper Mark Berner renounced his beloved “sport” – yes, renounced, as in he’s done. And here are some of his reasons why: “The horseracing industry runs on a pack…

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Teresa Genaro (and all the other otherwise thoughtful apologists): Follow Your Heart; Renounce Horseracing

In a recent The Racing Biz article, pro-racing (obviously) writer Teresa Genaro perfectly relays the moral qualms an ever-increasing number of lifelong racing fans are experiencing these days. She explains that in the “dreadful” Aqueduct winter of 2012, “the one…

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Thank You, Governor Newsom – Now Please Take This to Its Logical, Compassionate Conclusion

Governor Gavin Newsom of California, in Monday’s New York Times: “What happened last year was unacceptable, and all of the excuses be damned. We own that going into the next season, and we’re going to have to do something about…

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