Animal rights activists have demanded for months that Santa Anita and every other horse racing track in the country close their gates.
ALANIS THAMES: ‘A “Your Bet Funds Death” sign was the image Santa Anita Park bettors saw as they drove into the race track… Demonstrators arrived at 11 a.m. when the gates opened. Some carried posters splattered with phrases like “Horses Die Here” and “Death Track” to their usual weekly spot at the park’s entrance to protest what happens inside. The 29 horse deaths at Santa Anita Park since December have drawn national news…
“Horses die due to horse racing,” said Zafir Molina, an animal rights advocate. “It’s not like it’s something new. It’s something that’s been happening for years, just no one knew about it.” That’s why she, the 31 other protesters outside the park Saturday, and other animal rights activists have demanded for months that Santa Anita and every other horse racing track in the country close their gates.
They have met with the California Horse Racing Board as well as Frank Stronach, founder of the Stronach Group, to advocate for the abolishment of the horse racing industry. “This is going on at every track across the country,” said Kiersten Cluster, co-founder of the Elephant Guardians of Los Angeles, a group that advocates for elephants held at the Los Angeles Zoo. “This is business as usual”.’ SOURCE…
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