Essay About Horse Racing
Off To The Races- The Truth About Horse Racing
As many as 10,000 thoroughbreds are shipped to Canada and Mexico for slaughter every year. What could possibly justify this number? Due to the mistreatment of horses, horse racing should be considered a crime and should be banned. Drug abuse in racing is an ongoing issue. Dr. James Hunt was interviewed by PETA. He explains how trainers widely use illegal drugs as a performance-enhancer to make the horses faster by taking pain away. After the drugs wear off, the horse feels pain again but worse than before. According to PETA, one trainer used a drug similar to Ecstasy in five horses.
Additionally, horse's health is being put at risk. Scott Blasi, Steve Amussen’s top assistant trainer, discussed how he saw Ricardo Santana Jr. using a buzzer on his horse which is banned in racing. Blasi also explains how devastating it was to see animals in so much pain they could hardly stand. Blasi tells the conditions of a horse …show more content…
Steve Amussen has made over $14 million after one year. But In reality, exactly how many owners make that much money? Nehro, a racehorse, got sick and was taken to the hospital but died on the way. His owner tried to take care of him. This proves that very few people do care about their horses. But how many animals dying does it take to show that this isn’t okay? Animals are being used for money and entertainment of humans. New York Times states that an average of 24 horses die at American tracks a week.
Horse racing should be banned due to animal cruelty. Horse racing causes injury to animals, and is unfair to the animals for people to force them to race. To help make the issue of horseracing disappear, people should boycott races. The sport should be made more animal friendly. Stand up for animal rights, they deserve to live just like
As many as 10,000 thoroughbreds are shipped to Canada and Mexico for slaughter every year. What could possibly justify this number? Due to the mistreatment of horses, horse racing should be considered a crime and should be banned. Drug abuse in racing is an ongoing issue. Dr. James Hunt was interviewed by PETA. He explains how trainers widely use illegal drugs as a performance-enhancer to make the horses faster by taking pain away. After the drugs wear off, the horse feels pain again but worse than before. According to PETA, one trainer used a drug similar to Ecstasy in five horses.
Additionally, horse's health is being put at risk. Scott Blasi, Steve Amussen’s top assistant trainer, discussed how he saw Ricardo Santana Jr. using a buzzer on his horse which is banned in racing. Blasi also explains how devastating it was to see animals in so much pain they could hardly stand. Blasi tells the conditions of a horse …show more content…
Steve Amussen has made over $14 million after one year. But In reality, exactly how many owners make that much money? Nehro, a racehorse, got sick and was taken to the hospital but died on the way. His owner tried to take care of him. This proves that very few people do care about their horses. But how many animals dying does it take to show that this isn’t okay? Animals are being used for money and entertainment of humans. New York Times states that an average of 24 horses die at American tracks a week.
Horse racing should be banned due to animal cruelty. Horse racing causes injury to animals, and is unfair to the animals for people to force them to race. To help make the issue of horseracing disappear, people should boycott races. The sport should be made more animal friendly. Stand up for animal rights, they deserve to live just like