Another Day, Another Racing Animal Dies
What the world needs now is another animal to die in the name of racing.
The Kentucky Derby is huge and millions of people have been exposed to this tragedy including children. If there ever was a curtain of innocence in horse racing, yesterday’s horrors have now been forever etched in the minds of its viewers.
Not that it makes any difference.
Horses will continue to be injured and die in the name of horse racing and big money.
Greyhound racing sort of slips through the cracks because too many people are still in the dark about its horrors. Greyhound racing doesn’t draw the money, the media, or the celebrity that horses do.
A sports columnist for USA Today wrote a touching article about Eight Belles, asking some good questions.
PETA wants the death investigated as well as some other changes.
And if you want to cry your eyes out, there are plenty of Youtube videos but this one is among the best because it doesn’t show prolonged racing scenes.
R.I.P. Eight Belles you didn’t deserve this and neither does every other racing animal bred and trained for profit.
Thanks for the blog post.
The New York Times wrote an article questioning the sanctity of horse racing by saying that it’s no more humane than greyhound racing.
“Within the racing industry, Eight Belles was a tragic but glorious casualty. The industry is in denial: racing grinds up horses, and we dress up the sport with large hats, mint juleps and string bands.”
Read the article - Race Illustrates Brutal Side of Sport
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/04/sports/othersports/04rhoden.html?_r=1&em&ex=1209960000&en=a7824db46a95008f&ei=5087%0A&oref=slogin