Horseracing Wrongs At Saratoga Race Course yesterday: “Golden Julia found distressed in stall; referred to Rood & Riddle, whereafter horse died from acute blood loss.” While the Gaming Commission filed (dismissed) this as a “non-racing death,” the two-year-old filly was coming off her first “workout” at a public racetrack (she had two others at a…

  …to price-gouge vegans.     Before the Armory came into being, I was publishing Notes on my Facebook profile which I called political grenades, weapons to be wielded in the war for animal rights. Those modest apothegms and observations have grown to over twenty five hundred grenades and articles. In addition to regular articles,…

Originally posted on Exposing the Big Game:
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/lawsuit-launched-to-protect-endangered-california-salmon-harmed-by-federal-beaver-killing-2019-05-30/ Legal Action Challenges Shooting, Trapping by ‘Wildlife Services’ Program SACRAMENTO, Calif.— The Center for Biological Diversity today launched a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services program for killing California beavers and harming native salmon, southwestern willow flycatchers and other endangered wildlife that uses habitats created by beavers. In…

Originally posted on The Extinction Chronicles:
https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2019/5/30/18643819/climate-change-natural-gas-middle-ground To tackle climate change, natural gas has got to go. By David Roberts@drvoxdavid@vox.com  May 30, 2019, 10:10am EDT SHARE A liquid natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal. Shutterstock Expert opinion on climate change policy has been evolving quickly. The opinion of policymakers has not always kept up. One area where this split…

Horseracing Wrongs Through a FOIA request to the California Horse Racing Board, I have confirmed the following deaths at that state’s tracks in 2018. (Please note: The Board redacted the names of the dead horses; any identifications below came via other channels.) unidentified, August 4, Los Alamitos T “Upon arrival horse was dead. Viewers described…

  It is the 21st Century version of “Let them eat cake.” ~Rafael Perez     Before the Armory came into being, I was publishing Notes on my Facebook profile which I called political grenades, weapons to be wielded in the war for animal rights. Those modest apothegms and observations have grown to over twenty…

Horseracing Wrongs According to Equibase, in the 7th at Belmont Friday, Anne’s Song “lost her action nearing the quarter pole and was placed to an immediate protective hold and expertly pulled up just after straightening away for home, then was subsequently vanned off.” (The NYRA chartwriters are well-known for commending complicit jockeys – “protective hold,”…

Horseracing Wrongs Yesterday, the Paulick Report ran a story on Senator Feinstein calling (for the second time this spring) “for an immediate moratorium on racing at Santa Anita.” Clearly, the pressure is ratcheting up. The really good stuff, however, came in the comments section. I highlight three from three different pro-racing readers: “[Feinstein] asks the…

  They have the right to enter the country and apply for asylum.     Before the Armory came into being, I was publishing Notes on my Facebook profile which I called political grenades, weapons to be wielded in the war for animal rights. Those modest apothegms and observations have grown to over twenty five…

Horseracing Wrongs From the Stewards Report for the Radnor Hunt Steeplechase in Pennsylvania May 18: “DAPPER DAN fell at the 12th fence.” “Both BALISTES and MUTIN fell at the 11th fence. The course vet reported that BALISTES was bleeding from the nose after his fall. He was…transported back to the barn area in the horse…