Britain’s Gay Kelleway claims trainers are running lame horses

Newmarket trainer Gay Kelleway pictured at the Sales. Photograph: Steven Cargill/Racing Fotos/Rex/Shutterstock

The trainer has made a strongly worded call for more pre-race checks of horses and accused colleagues of sending racehorses to the track which are not fit to race. The Guardian newspaper reports: Gay Kelleway has made a strongly worded call for more pre-race checks of racehorses and accused some of her colleagues of sending… Continue reading Britain’s Gay Kelleway claims trainers are running lame horses

Undercover investigation reveals little oversight at California horse auctions

Cross-posted from CBS News San Francisco KPIX Channel 5 ELIZABETH COOK reports: SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) – Americans don’t eat horsemeat, but we do export horses for slaughter. Most end up on dining tables in Europe and China. While California is one of the few states that bans the exports, some activists have said the… Continue reading Undercover investigation reveals little oversight at California horse auctions