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Letters Investigate horse racing Published in AM NEW YORK www.amny.com
5/24/06: May 24, 2006 We are calling for a complete investigation into the terrible injury
suffered by racehorse Barbaro during the Preakness. According to an AP
article by Richard Rosenblatt on May 7, 2006, Barbaro "stumbled out of the
gate" at the Derby; the article ended "As he watched his colt coming down
the stretch, the trainer said he had one thought: 'Don't fall down.'" This appears to indicate that they had prior knowledge that something was
already wrong with this animal's leg. Horseracing is an industry rife with scandal, animal cruelty and
thievery. Forcing an animal of this size to run on spindly legs is begging
for problems--indeed, by the Churchill-Downs web site stats alone, 15 horses
have already suffered "slight" ankle and leg injuries in 2006 alone (and the
stats are only listed to advise bettors on making astute bets!) Coupled with continuing issues of masking injuries, drugging animals,
overbred animals who wind up in filthy, heartless auctions and
misappropriation of funds, horse racing needs to be re-evaluated as an
antiquated horror; bottom line, don't bet on animals, whether they're
whipped to run or not. --Kiley Blackman, spokeswoman for Animal Defenders of Westchester Fair Use Notice: This document may contain
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