Horseracing Wrongs And another at Saratoga. This morning, Umetuka was “injured galloping [training] on main track, vanned off for x-rays” and, says the Gaming Commission, euthanized. Umetuka was four; she had been put to the whip nine times. This (already) makes nine dead at NYRA’s crown jewel – the lie of “Demonstrably Safer” laid bare,…
Horseracing Wrongs Forza in the 8th at Thistledown yesterday, as relayed by Equibase: “Forza…suffered an injury near the furlong marker, was eased to the wire then euthanized.” Not just killed, mind you, but abused beforehand: Jockey Hector Berrios was whipping the hell out of this poor animal right through the final seconds of her life…
But he opposes free trade, which makes him better than most Democrats running for president. 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…
Originally posted on The Extinction Chronicles:
Even common birds such as great tits, blue tits and guillemot cannot adapt fast enough Phoebe WestonScience Correspondent @phoeb0 6 days ago https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/mass-extinction-climate-change-animal-evolution-study-science-nature-a9017591.html Researchers looked at 13 species in detail and found there was a risk of extinction for all but four of them. Pictured is a great tit Animals are not…
Originally posted on Exposing the Big Game:
Posted by News Editor in Air/Climate, Latest News, RSS, Wildlife on July 23, 2019 5:23 https://ens-newswire.com/2019/07/23/wildlife-changing-too-slowly-to-survive-climate-change/ ? BERLIN, Germany, July 23, 2019 (ENS) – Climate change can threaten species and extinctions can impact ecosystem health, so it is of vital importance to assess how animals respond to changing environmental conditions, and whether these shifts…
Horseracing Wrongs Through a FOIA request to the West Virginia Racing Commission, I have confirmed the following kills at Mountaineer thus far this year: An Absolute Trip, Apr 28, Mountaineer T – “fractured carpus” Papa Y, Apr 30, Mountaineer R – “comminuted sesamoids” Brooklyn Gerty, May 6, Mountaineer – “colic, died” (note: no mention of…
Horseracing Wrongs 2-year-old Verravanni is dead at Saratoga Race Course – officially (Gaming Commission), “diagnosed with pleuropneumonia 7/11, euthanized on 7/25 due to lack of positive response to treatment.” He is the 8th dead horse for Saratoga ’19 – with several weeks still to go… Golden Julia, May 25, Saratoga T (died May 30) –…
…and Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Burr, Henry, Hamilton, and Hancock were atheists. So much for this being a capitalist Christian nation. 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…
Originally posted on Animalista Untamed:
The True Cost of Cheap Meat “If you eat meat, you probably buy products made by one Brazilian company. A company with such influence it can impact climate change, openly admit to having bribed more than 1,000 politicians, and continue to grow despite scandal after scandal. And you’ve probably never heard of it. “Welcome…
Why not some neoliberal like Biden, Harris, or Butthurt? Simple. If a neoliberal corporate whore is nominated, enough Berners, both Democrats and independents, will stay home, vote third party, write in Bernie, or Support Trump, to ensure his re-election. Berners want fundamental change in government. They want Medicare for All. Free college tuition. An…
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