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Horse Racing: Letting Money Get the Best of Us

December 7, 2012

(HORSE RACES) An average of 24 horses die at American racetracks each week. If this number wasn’t horrifying enough, United States tracks have also been caught illegally drugging horses a shocking 3,800 times. In addition, many horses are forced to begin training at a very young age—usually between 12 and 18 months old—often resulting in lower-limb ailments and injuries while severely reducing their lifespan. Read on to learn why we must stand up for horses and sign the petition to help make the sport of horse racing more humane. — Global Animal

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Veterinarians Compromise Ethics For Horse Racing

September 24, 2012

(HORSES) — Racetrack veterinarians are sworn by oath to protect the health and welfare of their horse patients, but it seems the economics of racing are getting in the way. There’s a powerful financial motive behind prescribing horses drugs for injuries rather than rest and rehabilitation. The veterinarians are both the doctors and the pharmacies, the more drugs they prescribe the more money they make. The result have been catastrophic for horses. Rather than therapeutic recovery, they get a needles plunged into their necks before racing. Read on for more on the devastating effect racetrack veterinarians are having on their patients. — Global Animal 

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Seeing Double: Cloned Athletes Allowed In Olympics

August 8, 2012

(ANIMAL WELFARE) Cloning superb athletes for future Olympics may seem like a far-fetched notion, but it is closer than you think. Last month, the Féderation Equestre Internationale authorized cloned horses to compete in upcoming games. Discussion over the morality, integrity, and practicality of this overturned rule is expanding. Read on to learn about the lifted ban and its potential threat  to horse welfare. — Global Animal

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Big Purses Mean Dead Horses

May 7, 2012

(HORSE RACING) NEW YORK — The most disgusting thing about horse racing is that it has become more about greed than the horses. When the winning purses become more than twice the value of the race horse, trainers will do whatever it takes to make sure their horse can race. That includes doping them up, ignoring injuries, and making them run themselves into the ground. Read this NY Times article about how a race track in New York has allowed more than twice the national average of horses to be euthanized on the track because a trainer ignored their welfare. — Global Animal

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Horse Tragedy Or Low Ratings? HBO Cancels Luck

March 20, 2012

(TV ANIMALS) Three horses died during the HBO filming of the TV show Luck, but do we know the whole story? Buzz Bissinger dives into the horse tragedy taking on Luck’s writer and director team David Milch and Michael Mann, as well as HBO. The show may not have been cancelled for the death of three horses, but instead for its low ratings. Read the article below and tell us what you think. — Global Animal

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UPDATE: ‘Luck’ Claims Another Horse, Cancels Show

March 14, 2012

(ANIMAL TV) CALIFORNIA — The filming of the second season of Luck has led to another horse death. The mare allegedly reared then fell on her back while crew members were trying to take her out of her stable, breaking her neck. The team at HBO emphasize that the horse was not injured during filming, however this is the third horse the TV show has euthanized. PETA is one of many animal welfare organizations demanding an investigation, and the American Humane Association has halted all filming involving horses. Read on for the details and why Luck should rethink its use of animal actors. — Global Animal

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When Will HBO’s “Luck” Run Out?

February 14, 2012

(ANIMAL TV) HBO’s Luck, a behind-the-scenes look at the dark underworld of professional horse racing, has recently caught flack from PETA and other animal advocacy groups. During the production of the show’s first season, two horses were injured and euthanized. Reports cited that “both incidents occurred during a short race sequence, where the horse sustained a severe fracture.” This led the on-site veterinarians to conclude euthanasia to be the most humane option. With Luck already picked up for a second season, read on for whether HBO plans to make major changes to the show’s production, or continue to put horses at risk solely for entertainment. — Global Animal

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A Horse Against All Odds

January 16, 2012

(HORSE RACING) Neville the horse is one of the top contenders for international Horse of the Year and a top contender for the Summer Olympics in London later this year. But like many other race horses, his life has not been an easy one. Racehorses are the victims of a multibillion-dollar industry where drug abuse, injuries, and race fixing is common, and where many horses’ careers end at the slaughterhouse. But Neville has endured more than the just the horrors of the race track. Read more on the strong-willed horse that was able to cheat death twice and who is now on his way to becoming a legend, thanks, in part, to his guardians who did not give up on him. — Global Animal

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