THE WASHINGTON POST – OPINION
MARCH 13, 2020 – By Editorial Board
IN THE aftermath of federal indictments that charged more than two dozen people in or associated with horse racing in “a widespread, corrupt” doping scheme, the industry rushed to put on a good face. The arrests, said the head of the Association of Racing Commissioners International, show that the system works, and that will have “a cleansing effect” on racing. “Let’s face it. It’s like any sport,” said one leading horse trainer. “We’re no different.”
Let’s be charitable and chalk up such comments to self-delusion, because anyone who thinks horse racing is like any other major sport is lying, ignorant or kidding themselves.
No other accepted sport exploits defenseless animals as gambling chips.
No other accepted sport tolerates the cruelties that routinely result in the injury and death of these magnificent animals.
The rot in horse racing goes deep. It is a sport that has outlived its time.
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It may be hard for some to believe that tens of thousands of horses, including pets, are routinely slaughtered in Canada, for human consumption.
Some of the meat is consumed in Canada and much of it is shipped to the European Union and other markets, including Japan.
The barbaric slaughter of horses is currently not legal in the United States, BUT horses, including pets and ex-racehorses, from the United States are shipped to Canada and to Mexico to be slaughtered.
In addition Canada allows for the transportation of live horses to Japan, to be slaughtered for human consumption, and unfortunately the transportation of horses destined for slaughter within Canada, and by air, is far from humane.
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November 24th, 2019. A decision on this ground breaking case has yet to be announced. Hello All! If you’d like to come watch me argue the Canadian Horse Defence Coalition lawsuit against the Federal government (re the transportation of horses sent for slaughter by...
