Entertainment & Sports
Jan. 23, 2020
Recent horse deaths prompt calls for industry change
Regardless of the fate of any legislative initiatives, it’s clear that the industry will have to change — and soon. As people become increasingly aware of the cruelty of using horses in racing, demand for change is growing.
Elizabeth Holtz
Campaign Manager
Animal Legal Defense Fund
Fifty-six horses have died at the now infamous Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California between July 2018 and December 2019. Unfortunately, horse deaths are not unique to California tracks, though the Santa Anita fatalities became a media focal point, making national headlines throughout 2019. Horses exploited for racing are dying at alarming rates across the country. In 2018, nearly 10 horses died at a racetrack every week in the United States -- a rate at least two a...
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