HBO's "Real Sports" Investigates Racehorses Sold for Slaughter Issues Tonight
"Real Sports" host Bryant Gumbel headlines HBO's sports newsmagazine format show at 10 p.m. EDT. On the schedule: an investigative segment on the fate of US racehorses in the hands of the slaughter-for-meat industry.HBO has not disclosed many details about tonight's segment but the press release tells us that the segment is called "Hidden Horses" and describes it this way: "Few casual horse racing fans are aware that many former racing horses are slaughtered for profit. When a thoroughbred race horse reaches the end of its career or is simply no longer profitable on the track, it is often taken directly to auction and sold for meat. Because horse slaughter is no longer practiced in this country, these thoroughbreds are now being shipped by 'killer buyers' to slaughterhouses abroad, which are frequently less regulated and less humane than former U.S. slaughterhouses."
I'll be watching, how about you?
Labels: Bryant Gumble, HBO, racehorses, Real Sports, Saratoga Thoroughbred, slaughter
posted by Fran Jurga @ Monday, May 12, 2008
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4 Comments:
I looked for this program last night and it wasn't on at least to what I saw. What did it say and how did it come off. I hate the racing industry. BREED and abuse and then slaughter. If you produce it, own it, train it you must be responsible for it humanely.
Hi! The HBO segment has been posted on YouTube.com and you can judge for yourself. Part 1 is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04mvw6tTHrs
Part 2 is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSboR03WnjI&feature=related
I wish they had focused more on what some tracks are doing to have on-track adoption programs. I know it is still not enough but we need more programs like those.
fran
Thanks for the link. I missed seeing this.
I totally HATE racing! This should be illegal!
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