Deadly for Horses

From: The Washington Post | Date: May 31, 1999 | Copyright information

In her May 15 letter, Jo Ann Simmons writes about the deaths of equine athletes Jilati and Luke a Duke at this year's Virginia Gold Cup Races. Ms. Simmons writes, "It is unconscionable that two horses had to die in accidents that probably could have been prevented." Sadly, these deaths are just the tip of the iceberg.

According to a 1993 University of Minnesota study, 840 horses were fatally injured on U.S. tracks in 1992, and 3,566 horses -- or one horse in every 22 races -- were so severely injured they could not finish the race. Countless more horses suffer injuries that are not revealed ...

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