Cypress, CA – The announcement that three more racehorses have died prompted protests outside Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress. Officials with the California Horse Racing Board announced two racehorse deaths at Santa Anita, and one at Los Alamitos.
The tragic announcement prompted animal rights activists to stage a protest on Tuesday. One protester told ABC 7 News that the key to ending the deadly sport is to outlaw gambling. Heather Wilson said gambling is the “lifeblood of this disgusting, outdated bloodsport.”
There are an alarming number of racehorses dying on tracks across the nation. According to an eye-opening article in Salon, the reason is human greed. Horses are forced to run too young, bred to have lightweight bones, and doped up to push them beyond their limits.
The results are devastating. Horses suffer catastrophic injuries on the track and they are killed rather than rehabbed.
The recent deaths include a six-year-old mare named Twentyseventrouts, a four-year-old filly named Classic Coyne, and a two-year-old filly named Animae.
Race track officials have stated that the tracks have been inspected and they are safe, but the problem seems to be the people breeding and training the horses…racehorses who give their all to a sport that is focused solely on the money.
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Kill the horse killers!!!
They should be imprisoned for life for animal abuse.
Close and shut down all the damn barbaric horse tracks! They’re nothing but horse abusers and killers! Throw those scumbags in jail, it’s a felony.
When will people put a stop to horse racing bullfights etc???? Do you not see what torture these animals go thru to make people rich? Damn those sadistic people!!!
They aren’t people, they are monsters who have no heart, no compassion and horse killers!
Maybe the possible money to win has become greater than the life of a horse. People need to put at least as much time into safety as they put into trying to beat the system. Big fines for breeders and/or trainers who knowingly race a horse that is not up to par. Perhaps an anonymous tip line of some sort; someone always knows what’s going on. For an animal that can live 20-30 years to die at 2, 3, 4, 5 because of greed is shameful.
People ruin everything for money; each other, the earth, animals, nature. We should do better for ALL life.
BAN HORSE RACING. EVIL BLOOD SPORT. SHUT DOWN ALL RACE TRACKS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Horse racing is a reflection of how disgusting the human race can be. Using animals to make money with complete disregard for their well-being shows the worst in people. The most dangerous animal on the planet is on two legs. Anything connected to gambling brings out the worst in mankind. Horse and dog racing should be illegal. Anyone who says that it supports people’s livelihoods is sick because nobody should profit by forcing animals to do this.
I pray for stop horses racing and they abuse beat up and drugs kill horses lay on ground leave horse dead bones shame people and need shutdwn bad hurt horses i have see al pictures awful
STOP HORSE RACING IMMEDIATELY!!!! This killing has to stop!!! Why should a horse be literally ridden to death!!!!!!! Forced onto a track and shot out of a metal cage all for the almight dollar!!!! These are living pain feeling creatures of God and should be treated with respect not run to death!!! There are many other things to bet on!!!! Stop this cruelty!!!!! Greyhound racing was stopped now STOP HORSE RACING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
STOP HORSE RACING IMMEDIATELY!!!! This killing has to stop!!! Why should a horse be literally ridden to death!!!!!!! Forced onto a track and shot out of a metal cage all for the almight dollar!!!! These are living pain feeling creatures of God and should be treated with respect not run to death!!! There are many other things to bet on!!!! Stop this cruelty!!!!! Greyhound racing was stopped now STOP HORSE RACING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On Thursday, the horror for HORSES come to Saratoga Springs,NY for the annual run. This racing continues to two weeks in September.
I would like to see a daily count of horse
deaths, with a accumulated total. Maybe even the gender, age, name and trainer.
But NY and city government, horse owners and trainers, and the racetrack itself would fight not to have this information provided to the public.
When will this horror end FGS! The evil devils involved in this sickening cruelty belong in hell ASAP!!!
There are more times than not I am actualy Embarrassed to be a human being. We Knowingly place bets on animals we ALL KNOW they ABUSE TO DEATH, Literally. Yet we allow this, HOW??? This is right up there with Child abuse and elderly abuse, to know and Use things that cannot defend and Speak for themselves IS the definition of Torture. ENOUGH already, we need to Grow and STOP THIS now. If we cannot protect one of our animal friend and stop the MURDER there, what hope do we have a race? The Wrong species is in charge of this planet…..
shut down horse racing
SHUT IT DOWN NOW! THIS IS INSANE. HOW MANY HORSES MUST DIE B4 SOMETHING IS DONE??????