21 horse deaths haunt Santa Anita racetrack while problem remains unclear.
“It’s been tough on everybody, just from a morale standpoint,” said Ray Paulick, owner of the Paulick Report, a website for horse racing aficionados. “I don’t know anyone in this business who doesn’t love horses, and to see this happen has been a demoralizing thing.
While the recent deaths have drawn renewed attention to the dangers facing racehorses, experts and animal rights advocates note that they are not an anomaly in a sport that often pushes animals to their limits. “When I see something like this, at one particular track, the first thing that comes to my mind is there has to be a problem with the surface,” García-López said.
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