Is Horse Racing Cruel?

Posted by Anonymous, Monday, March 24, 2008 at 04:00 AM by Anonymous

I live near a horse race track but feel guilty about going. Are the horses being hurt?

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Posted by Terri

May 03, 2008 at 03:33 PM

No, they aren't being hurt. They are getting hurt and then being killed. I'm never watching horse racing again.

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Posted by forestdragin

July 02, 2008 at 02:06 PM

I don't know where the previous person gets her info, but racehorses are NOT put down just because they get hurt. As with any injury, it depends on the type & severity of it. Any animal that gets hurt, even your pet dog or cat, can have to be put down because of the type of injury. Anyways, the racing sport in which more of the participants are put down when injured or retired is greyhound racing, not horse racing.

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