Monday, March 26, 2012

Dear New York Times: Please Don’t Forget the 26,600 Slaughtered Thoroughbreds « Straight from the Horse's Heart

Dear New York Times: Please Don’t Forget the 26,600 Slaughtered Thoroughbreds « Straight from the Horse's Heart

It’s been a busy week in equine America.
The racing community’s been debating the breakdown of horses at Aqueduct, on the set of “Luck” and in general. Separately, the equine welfare community’s been fighting new legislation and proposals to open horse slaughterhouses in Tennessee, Missouri and Oregon, while consumer and humane watchdog groups are fighting ag-gag rules, one of which was just signed into law by Tennessee’s Governor.

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