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Coventina

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23. Awe, thanks! And thank YOU for this thread!

Reply to MoonRiver (Reply #22)

Sat Jun 6, 2015, 07:57 PM

Jun 2015

So many people "enjoy" horse racing, only because they are ignorant of its consequences.

I was once one of them, and so it is now my mission to make sure people understand what it is they are supporting.

If one truly loves horses, one cannot support this "sport."

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Horse Racing - The Cruelty Behind the Glamour [View all] MoonRiver Jun 2015 OP

K&R! napkinz Jun 2015 #1

You're welcome! Needs to be said. MoonRiver Jun 2015 #2

and this thread needs to be kicked! napkinz Jun 2015 #3

I believe a lot of people, with good hearts, just don't want to know. MoonRiver Jun 2015 #5

they need to have their eyes opened to have their hearts opened napkinz Jun 2015 #6

It's very hard to see, but has to be. That's the only way animals can be protected. MoonRiver Jun 2015 #7

I posted this story a few months ago ... :( napkinz Jun 2015 #10

F cultural things! MoonRiver Jun 2015 #11

I started a thread on that too, posting this link napkinz Jun 2015 #14

Signed! MoonRiver Jun 2015 #16

I signed that petition too. MoonRiver Jun 2015 #13

horse racing, puppy mills, factory farming, dolphin slaughter, etc ... napkinz Jun 2015 #15

Yes, yes, yes............................ MoonRiver Jun 2015 #18

and what we get in these threads from some members is ... napkinz Jun 2015 #27

I don't understand. MoonRiver Jun 2015 #29

I think what you wrote is the definition of a conservative ... napkinz Jun 2015 #30

Free at Last — Shirley Joins the Elephant Sanctuary After Fifty Years in Captivity! napkinz Jun 2015 #39

K and r. nt cwydro Jun 2015 #4

Kicking for exposure. City Lights Jun 2015 #8

Nor am I. MoonRiver Jun 2015 #9

My younger sister used to collect Breyer horses. City Lights Jun 2015 #20

Race Horse Industry - Nurse Mare Foals beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #12

Thank you. SusanCalvin Jun 2015 #37

You're welcome. beam me up scottie Jun 2015 #38

This Triple Crown win means thousands more horses will suffer and die. Coventina Jun 2015 #17

... MoonRiver Jun 2015 #19

Kicking AuntPatsy Jun 2015 #21

Moving thread by Coventina MoonRiver Jun 2015 #22

Awe, thanks! And thank YOU for this thread! Coventina Jun 2015 #23

I was also one of them. MoonRiver Jun 2015 #25

K&R LiberalElite Jun 2015 #24

Yep jberryhill Jun 2015 #26

... napkinz Jun 2015 #28

The murder of Helen Brach JonLP24 Jun 2015 #31

I love horse racing but Johonny Jun 2015 #32

K&R CharlotteVale Jun 2015 #33

time to end this cruelty of the elite restorefreedom Jun 2015 #34

kick napkinz Jun 2015 #35

kick Coventina Jun 2015 #36

kick for the day readers.... Coventina Jun 2015 #40