From backstretch to slaughterhouse, Fair Grounds horse deaths shouldn’t surprise

Researchers say over time horse side toes may have been lost to help them move faster and more efficiently. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images.

James Gill, writing for NOLA.com, states: The death of four thoroughbreds in six race days at the Fair Grounds track in New Orleans, a couple of weeks after two quarter horses were put down at Louisiana Downs in Bossier City, was not as shocking as it should have been.Horse racing is a dangerous sport anywhere,… Continue reading From backstretch to slaughterhouse, Fair Grounds horse deaths shouldn’t surprise