Thousands of racehorses face slaughter: Not so fast Canada

THOUSANDS of racehorses face slaughter in Canada. This issue is making headlines usually with the number 13,000 attached to it. These horses may face death, but they cannot be slaughtered. I will tell you why in a minute. Sarah Ferguson, reporting for the Welland Tribune, reports: With 17 racetracks in Ontario expected to close by…

Canada: Cancellation of funding program could mean 13,000 dead horses

by SCOTT STINSON Cross-posted from the National Post Amid all the numbers and charts and graphs contained in the 49-page interim report of the Horse Racing Industry Transition Panel, one figure jumps out: 13,000 dead horses. It is, the report’s authors suggest, an accurate prediction of the number of racehorses that would have to be…