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jade3000

(238 posts)
6. Excellent NY Times story on this topic
Sun Jun 10, 2012, 11:55 AM
Jun 2012

This came out earlier this year:

Death and Disarray at Americas Racetracks
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/25/us/death-and-disarray-at-americas-racetracks.html?pagewanted=all

They found that 24 horses a week die at America's race tracks.

K&R SunSeeker Jun 2012 #1
Important but sad story about the toll of racing on horses. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2012 #2
Soon, they won't be sending them to Mexico for slaughter anymore. The Midway Rebel Jun 2012 #3
Actually it is good news, MadHound Jun 2012 #4
It's very good news 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #5
You and Mad Hound forgot to mention the 50 jobs this horse slaughter plant creates... The Midway Rebel Jun 2012 #8
While that's obviously a ridiculously low estimate on your part 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #9
No. What is obviously ridiculous is the way you to reject FACTS. The Midway Rebel Jun 2012 #10
So your complaint with horse slaughter is . . . ? 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #11
No complaints here. The Midway Rebel Jun 2012 #12
As someone who does know quite a bit about this industry 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #17
Since you claim to know much about the industry of horse slaughtering, a few questions. The Midway Rebel Jun 2012 #18
. . . 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #19
Excellent NY Times story on this topic jade3000 Jun 2012 #6
It's brutal. The same is true with greyhounds. HopeHoops Jun 2012 #7
We need to protect the "muscle" animals FrodosPet Jun 2012 #13
Stop supporting horse racing, greyhound racing, rodeos and circuses that use animals. Please. Arugula Latte Jun 2012 #14
How else do we keep these animals alive? FrodosPet Jun 2012 #15
I don't think that's an issue for any of these animals. Arugula Latte Jun 2012 #16
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