Slaughter

Racing Executive Admits Multiple Thousands of Thoroughbreds Slaughtered Annually

In a recent USA Today article on horse slaughter, this: “…an estimated 7,500 thoroughbreds a year are slaughtered for human consumption, according to Alex Waldrop, president of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association.” Yes, that’s right, one of the most prominent,…

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Kill-Buyer on the Kinds of Horses He Traffics In: “Most of them are some sort of racehorse.”

In the wake of the ABC’s devastating expose of the slaughter of Australian racehorses, a kill-buyer was profiled in The Sydney Morning Herald. Here are some excerpts: Peter Loffel is the face of horse racing’s unpalatable truth. He is known…

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