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Sad truths about horse racing - Catherine - 06-01-2016
Whatever else goes on with horse racing, the truth is that it kills horses.
Every year the death toll is alarming, if you add up all the deaths and think about it.
Fortunately someone has done just that. They have put the numbers together so we can see how bad it is.
http://news.google.ca/news/url?sr=1&ct2=ca%2F5_0_s_8_1_a&sa=t&usg=AFQjCNFHTq4yjj3kKfGptHWp7t0Ecw-Sxg&cid=null&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.onegreenplanet.org%2Fanimalsandnature%2Fhorse-racing-victims-will-inspire-you-to-act%2F&ei=AXROV5jCEaTI8gH1tKT4Dw&sig2=7OyjT9Xgg1VbFhQ032mxUA&rt=HOMEPAGE&vm=STANDARD&bvm=section&did=-6234943273034726227&sid=-8045216523962456070&ssid=cstm&st=2&at=dt0
I have never been one to attend the horse races, but maybe that is not enough. Maybe we need to be fighting against them so that no more horses will die so young.