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in2herbs

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4. Not a coincidence. The races for the Triple Crown should be cancelled until the cause of
Sat May 6, 2023, 05:23 PM
May 2023

these deaths are identified. Hopefully this approach would cancel horse racing entirely because the causes of these deaths will never be identified. Owners may want to blame jockeys, etc., but it all comes down to who will be charged.

Hate is a strong emotion but that is the emotion I experience whenever I see animal abuse.

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Are you kidding me?? Just this year?? Peacetrain May 2023 #1
Oh my, how sad.I never liked the Derby. debm55 May 2023 #2
Just this week. I'd pull any horse I had there (not that I would have one, it's barbaric) Nevilledog May 2023 #3
I missed the stories on that all together.. it is just horrifying.. Peacetrain May 2023 #18
Not a coincidence. The races for the Triple Crown should be cancelled until the cause of in2herbs May 2023 #4
Most definitely Rebl2 May 2023 #6
Blood bath. Poor horses BlueWaveNeverEnd May 2023 #5
I loved animals. Was very fond of horses. Jarqui May 2023 #7
Hey, Jarqui. cilla4progress May 2023 #11
That's a bunch of steps in the right direction Jarqui May 2023 #13
Yep! cilla4progress May 2023 #14
Lifelong horse lover/caretaker here jeffreyi May 2023 #20
The last time I watched the Derby, crickets May 2023 #8
That's awful! 2naSalit May 2023 #9
Fucking cilla4progress May 2023 #10
Back in the 1960s UpInArms May 2023 #12
It is not just Churchill Downs. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2023 #15
But 7 in 10 days is not normal Nevilledog May 2023 #16
2,000 horses a year. 365 days in a year. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2023 #17
Horrifying. highplainsdem May 2023 #19
I can't stand to watch any horse race 🐴 anymore.😪 nt Raine May 2023 #21
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