Over 1,100 race horses have died in the last 2,600 days in Great Britain.
horsedeathwatch.com supplies the details.
It isn't any better in America.
The movie industry gets in trouble if even ONE horse dies during a filming accident. Horse racing seems immune to criticism.
I'm not a huge animal rights advocate, but when this many animals die on a regular basis just to supply us with entertainment, I can't help but at least take notice.
Thousands of horses every year, worldwide, just so we have something to gamble on.
And Michael Vick is a criminal?
I just don't understand it.
In related news, California Chrome won the Kentucky Derby yesterday.
It's their lifestyle with all the pain killers, rec drugs and roids...
ReplyDeleteAlso, the one thing you don't want to hear at a race track is, "Break a leg" before the race. They are all very quick to accommodate.
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