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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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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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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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Rider Beware: Horse Herpes Outbreak

June 8, 2011

(HORSES) Although many horses have herpes, the disease is mostly benign. However, a malicious strand of equine herpes that can be fatal has taken root in the western United States. Horses placed in stressful conditions and close quarters have a greater chance of exhibiting illnesses caused by herpes. While suffering from the symptoms, the debilitating disease becomes extremely contagious. Despite being contagious, equine herpes cannot be contracted by humans. Currently, researchers are developing a vaccine. In the meantime, those tending horses need to be aware of the warning signs and take the necessary precautions to keep horses from contracting equine herpes. Read on…— Global Animal

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The English Monarch Saddled On Irish Stallions

May 25, 2011

(HORSES/IRELAND) While Queen Elizabeth II is the face of England, the race horse symbolizes the pride of Ireland. Naturally, a horse greeted the Queen upon her arrival at Dublin. In addition to living with her ten beloved corgis, the Queen keeps some of the finest Irish race horses. However, these race horses, the pride of Ireland, are increasingly being sold to foreigners and taken from the Emerald Isle. The loss of these athletic animals will cripple the already strained Irish economy as horse racing employs many Irish workers. So, can selling Irish stallions be considered an act of treason—especially to British owners?— Global Animal

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Retired Racehorses Neglected By Charity

April 4, 2011

(HELP ANIMALS) More than 1,000 horses are being neglected by the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, one of the world’s largest private organizations dedicated to caring for former racehorses. The foundation could not afford to fund the farms providing the care for the horses, and the animals were neglected, some  to the point of death. The horses are being cared for now, but the question remains: who deserves the blame for the condition of these horses? — Global Animal

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