Stop Horse Racing Now

the day my son will never forget

UPDATE-Santa Anita Track won't suspend racing but agrees to more veterinary oversight b4 a horse races. How conflicted will these vets be? To owners? The track? Who will hire an equine vet who keeps DQing horses? This won't work -we must look out for the horses without these competing interests. https://abc7.com/pets-animals/santa-anita-park-agrees-to-new-measures-to-protect-horses/5343851/


UPDATE - 2 More die- now 29

UPDATE-27th horse dies - a 2 year old - this is a disgrace https://abc7.com/sports/27th-horse-dies-after-suffering-injury-at-santa-anita-park/5336695/


UPDATE - Gov. Newsom to take on Horse Racing Industry https://spcala.com/press-release/spcala-commends-governor-newsom-and-introduction-of-sb-469-to-protect-horses-in-racing/


UPDATE-rules tightened again - but racing continues - are we not evolved enough to stop this? They claim they love horses - what is love?

UPDATE-racing board votes to restrict use of whips-at Santa Anita - so drugging, whipping and more - STOP already

UPDATE- a 22nd horse died. Now Santa Anita banning race day medication - ya think?

One warm day in June of 2018, my son and a group of his friends decided to go to Santa Anita Racetrack. My son had never been to any kind of animal race before. After all, look who he lives with. He told me he wanted to go and see for himself what it was like.

Not 4 hours later he sent me this photo and said "something was wrong with a horse". My heart broke twice. Once for the horse, as I new from the photo that the horse would be euthanized, and once for my son, because he had to witness the death of a beautiful animal. He still is upset by the memory.

Why should he have to have this memory? In the last few months 21 horses have died on the track and the track officials don't know why. They have suspended racing indefinitely until the mystery is solved.

Lets definitely suspend racing. We have evolved to reject the exploitation of animals in circuses, fighting matches, apparel, films and some greyhound racing. Why not horse racing.

Are we not better than this as a people? Do we need to gratuitously abuse animals for our own entertainment? How do we explain why this "sport" exists? In fact, how is this even a sport??

Do we want our children, or anyone to be haunted by these images? How many were, the last 21 times a horse died?

Let's end horse racing now. We can do this.

Viceland-WHY?

Why does Viceland feel a billboard suggesting that blending a live goldfish is something to advertise and be proud of?

I understand, and will defend to my death Viceland’s first amendment right to publish the billboard.  However, I must ask, is this the best your advertising company can do? Maybe “let’s not do it” is the better message for young people who will see this. Rather than being edgy or clever, the sign is advocating bad behavior just for shock value.

“f*** it, we’ll do it live” , in the context of blending a live creature, seems more the rallying call to sociopaths rather than to a television show.

Maybe, standing up for good against pressure rather than acquiescing to committing a crime is a better message.

Next time, rather than clutching your pearls and censoring the word “fuck”,  consider, instead, not suggesting a gross and violent act, and -

hiring a new advertising company.