Tragedy strikes once again at the Santa Anita Racetrack. Two more horses died in one weekend, bringing the death toll to 36 since December 2018.
Five-year-old GQ Covergirl and 2-year-old Bye Bye Beautiful were euthanized as a result of injuries that occurred on the track. The former injured both front legs during a training exercise while the latter sustained her injuries during a race.
In March, the racetrack closed its doors to investigate the numerous deaths and took some measures to prevent more loss, but it was clearly not enough. The racetrack is set to host this weekend’s Breeder’s Cup, and despite the deaths and call for action, the race is still on, placing even more lives in danger.
Racehorses are worked to the bone and forced to race with injuries. On race days, many receive illegal medications to numb their pain so they can still participate, which often ends in devastating results. Separate investigations by the California Horse Racing Board and Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office have begun with results anticipated in December of this year, but given the high death toll and extreme risk, we call for immediate and decisive action.
It is shocking and horrifying that this track is still open given the number of lives at risk with every training exercise and race. We thank everyone who has signed our petition to shut down this dangerous track and help prevent more deaths. If you have not done so already, please take a moment to sign our petition to help end this cruel sport.
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Rather it be horses murdered for human entertainment or a lion being trophy hunted , dogs or cats abused ALL OF THIS MUST END! All life matters and either human beings are made to respect and protect the life’s that are upon this earth or they must be made to endure the same fate as their victims do – if they live the rest of their rotten life’s deserve to be made to be the subjects for testing for laboratories instead of the innocent animals! Animal abusers and Animal murders,Human Murders, Human Abusers are the ones whom deserve to be there – they are violators not innocent! Animals lives Matter! It is mankind killing our world and everything upon this planet NOT THE ANIMALS!
Please close this racetrack down, there is too many accidents where the horses have to loose their lives.
It’s hard to be peaceful when so many horses have died at Santa Anita racetrack. Why? Because of greedy owners and an industry that doesn’t care about the the welfare of their animals. Enough is enough! If the responsible parties don’t change their ways, horse racing will be extinct.
It’s a crime ! And not to mention that the race horses are send off to be slaughtered after their racing days end and that is the majority ,they do not retire them to homes,they are shipped out of this country to be butchered for human consumption.
High time this death trap was closed down.
Making money from these horses is wrong and needs to stop now.
Racing horses must be stopped! What does it do? I causes people to lose money they don’t have betting on the horses and cruelty to the animals!
Horses have been dying in record numbers at tracks all over the world. And, although all factors involved in horse racing are cruel and unnecessary, I cannot stress ENOUGH how deadly and damaging the vaccines are to all living beings. If anyone would just analyze the ingredients, which are all toxic (and then delve into the real history of vaccines and epidemics). ALSO, just like with people, the increase in vaccines for horses has been skyrocketing over the last 3 decades, and one interviewed track worker stated that it’s within this time period when the massive injuries and illnesses began occurring:
“Horses receive more vaccinations on a more frequent schedule than any other domesticated animal.”
Vaccination Schedule for Horses – Valley Vet
http://www.valleyvet.com/library/si_horse_vaccine.html
Understand Founder – Sandy JudyEquine Art & Hoofcare
http://www.hosshoofho.com/understand-founder.html
“Laminitis is triggered by toxins:..
“Vaccinations; multiple and certain vaccinations especially can trigger laminitis.”
“Equine metabolic syndrome and Cushings (note: also caused by vaccinations) can predispose horses to laminitis.”
Re: Vaccinations and laminitis/Elinda – Onibasu
onibasu.com/archives/bv/2247.html
“Health issues in horses attributed to adverse vaccine reactions have included fever and nasal discharge, temporary blindness, thrombocytopenia, muscle wasting or weakness, anasarca or purpura hemorrhagica, lymphangitis and laminitis.”
Laminitis & Vaccines | Training Horses … Naturally!
http://www.traininghorses-naturally.com/laminitis-vaccines
“The researchers carried out intra-dermal skin tests on seven normal horses and on seven with chronic laminitis. All of the laminitic horses had rotation or sinking of the pedal bone and had been affected for at least a year or more. Only one laminitic mare had previously shown any signs of allergic skin disease. It had a bout of urticaria (hives) 6 months after contracting laminitis, but had shown no further signs for 7 months before the investigation began.”
The Immune Laminitis Connection – For Love of the Horse
http://www.forloveofthehorse.com/laminitis-immune-connection.php
Evidence of a link to immunologic hyperactivity in chronic laminitis
“Researchers from Texas A&M University have conducted a well-designed study that implicates a link between routine vaccination and acute episodes of horses with chronic laminitis. Their results were quite convincing, presenting clear evidence that there is a relationship between vaccines and acute episodes brought about through changes in the immune system produced by the chronic laminitis, which then leads to a heightened sensitivity to vaccines.”
And from:
Laminitis 101 – EQUUS
http://www.equus.co.uk/blogs/community/laminitis-101
“The most disturbing thing about laminitis is that the initial developmental stages usually go undetected.”
There must certainly be a lot of corruption in the horse racing industry for so-called officials, including legislators, police, judges, fill-in-the-blank who are profiting from horse racing. Why else are the powers-that-be turning a blind eye to the ever soaring numbers of horse deaths at Santa Anita Racetrack? It breaks my heart to hear how these beautiful horses are being so abused for a filthy profit. God will judge the wicked.
Are you kidding me????? How many horses have to die to understand this race track is lethal. Shame on you at the Santa Anita Racetrack. Greed will bite you in the butt. This needs to stop. Period! Get a life all and please let these beautiful horses live theirs. Money over life. Disgusting!
WHEN IS SOMEONE IN THE RIGHT OFFICE GOING TO DO SOMETHING OR BETTER WHEN WILL THE SHALLOW , THRILL SEEKING .. LIFELESS HUMANS WHO DONT CARE.. STOP GOING TO THIS AWFUL PLACE????