The Animal Defense Team has scheduled its third annual protest outside of the Del Mar track entrance. PLEASE JOIN US! EVERYONE IS WELCOME AND NEEDED! Bring signs, water and your compassion for the victims of an industry based on greed, drugging, deception and death.
WHEN
Saturday, August 28, 2010
11:30 AM - 1 PM
This is the $1 Million Pacific Classic Day,
the biggest purse of the season. Post time is at 1 PM
WHERE
The intersection of Jimmy Durante Blvd. and Via de la Valle,
under the Del Mar marquee at the corner.
WHY
Last year 230 horses died at California race tracks, including 13 at Del Mar. The evidence is clear: horses are being bred for speed not strength. They are trained and raced as two-year-olds, before they are mature, and bones are shattering under the stress of racing. They are being given legal drugs that hide symptoms like pain and bleeding into the lungs. Even those who survive the physical strain of the race aren't safe.
The losers of Del Mar's richest "betting" day will far outweigh the winners and death is imminent. Seven out of ten horses are slaughtered in the U.S because their owners don't want them anymore. For the thoroughbred, the risk of death is greater if they are injured or they finish last where the turf meets the surf in Del Mar. If your favorite horse doesn't make a good showing in the race, chances are the next stop is the slaughterhouse.
Information: sdanimaldefenseteam.blogspot.com
keafs2@yahoo.com and the Racehorse Memorial Wall scrollsequus.blogspot.com
The San Diego Animal Defense Team denounces all forms of "animal entertainment" for human pleasure. Whips, beatings, starvation and isolation are all a part of "training" an animal for human command and control. There is nothing exciting about suffering and pain.
Please do not support animal entertainment
of any kind, beginning with horse racing.
DEL MAR: CRUEL AS EVER |
