Thoroughbreds Washed Up in Racing Often Land at Slaughterhouse.
Rick Maese.
- Orlando Sentinel, 2004.
- SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 55, Institutions, 1522-3256; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: Thoroughbreds Washed Up in Racing Often Land at Slaughterhouse, May 28, 2004; pp. n.p..
"Five Star General will be sold on this day and shoved into a pen with two dozen other horses. Then he'll be loaded into a trailer and shipped 1,500 miles to a small plant just outside Fort Worth, Texas. He will be slaughtered there, racing dreams packaged and shipped overseas. His processed remains will be exported to Belgium or France, where the meat will be prepared in a kitchen. This is horse racing's dirty little secret--the one those in the industry traditionally have ignored and outsiders barely hear about." (ORLANDO SENTINEL) This article reveals the growing slaughter of thoroughbred horses after their racing careers and notes that this practice has drawn increasing attention and criticism.
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