Sen. Feinstein sent a letter to the California Horse Racing Board saying, 'If horse racing can not be conducted in a safe and humane manner, it may be time to reexamine the future of this sport in our state and in our country'.
CBS LA & LA TIMES: ‘It appeared that Santa Anita had a safe Breeders’ Cup, but in the last race, at the top of the stretch, Mongolian Groom was pulled up in distress. He suffered a life-ending injury to his left-hind leg and was euthanized on Saturday. It was the 37th death at Santa Anita since Dec. 30 and will raise the temperature even higher on the track with one day remaining in the meeting. It was the seventh death in the abbreviated fall meeting. Last year, there were four in the same time span.
‘On October 27, Bye Bye Beautiful, a 2-year-old filly, was also euthanized at Santa Anita Race Track … Her death brought the total number of horse deaths to 36 since Dec. 26 and 72 since the 2018 season. The 35th horse, a six year old mare named GQ Covergirl, was euthanized the previous days…
An official Santa Anita Race Track statement said, “Dr. Stead observed that the filly had suffered a right forelimb lateral condylar fracture with medial sesamoid involvement and, because of the severity of the injury, made the decision to humanely euthanize the horse”…
Animal rights advocates have demanded racing stop until an investigation into the exact cause of deaths can be completed… Bye Bye Beautiful’s death prompted PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo to call for the district attorney’s office to release findings of its investigation into the horse deaths at Santa Anita and “hold those responsible accountable”…
On Wednesday, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) sent a letter to the California Horse Racing Board saying, “If horse racing can not be conducted in a safe and humane manner that protects the life and safety of horses and jockeys, it may be time to reexamine the future of this sport in our state and in our country”.’ SOURCE 1 SOURCE 2…
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