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May 21, 2013 @ 11:43 pm Sun Fan Seven More Al Zarooni Horses Test Positive

Seven further horses trained by banned Mahmood Al Zarooni, including 2012 St Leger winner Encke, have tested positive for anabolic steroid stanozolol, the British Horseracing Authority said in a statement on Monday.

Godolphin trainer Al Zarooni was handed an eight-year ban by the BHA last month for doping horses with anabolic steroids after 11 tested positive at his stable in Newmarket, England.

Al Zarooni, who admitted administering prohibited substances to four others, has appealed against the severity of the ban.

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May 19, 2013 @ 10:19 pm Sun Fan Cruel Or Necessary? The True Cost Of Wild Horse Roundups

Criticism of roundups is not limited to wild horses. The BLM also annually removes "excess" wild burros from public lands, mainly in Arizona, Nevada and California. In this video, wild burro advocates document "aggressive" roundup practices. As with horse roundups, the BLM defends the operations as humane and says such incidents are isolated and contrary to guidelines.

Does this look humane to you?

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May 4, 2013 @ 04:17 pm Sun Fan All Eyes On The Kentucky Derby, And Needed Reform

In what other professional sport is it acceptable for 24 athletes to die each week? With millions of Americans watching the Kentucky Derby this weekend, it’s an important time to take stock of the horseracing industry and the critical reforms that are needed to protect the welfare of its equine competitors—because the toll in animal deaths and injuries year after year is far too great and so many of them are preventable.

As Joe Drape reported in The New York Times, when lawmakers return to Washington after Derby weekend, a bipartisan group will introduce legislation to address the patchwork of state laws that govern horseracing and the ongoing failure of the industry to self-police. A previous New York Times study examined 150,000 horse races from 2009 to 2011 and found that minimal oversight, doped horses, and inconsistent regulations are putting both horses and jockeys in jeopardy.

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., and Reps. Ed Whitfield, R-Ky., and Joe Pitts, R-Pa., plan to introduce the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act, which addresses many of the most serious issues faced by the horse racing industry. In an effort to give their horses an edge, trainers abuse illegal drugs such as cobra venom and South American tree frog juice, which are far more powerful than morphine. But legal therapeutic drugs are also problematic because they can allow a horse to push through pain, intensifying an injury which can lead to breakdowns, career ending injuries, and death.

If passed, the legislation would designate the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) as the independent anti-doping organization for interstate horseraces. USADA, a non-profit, non-governmental agency, is recognized by Congress as the official anti-doping agency for Olympic, Pan American, and Paralympic sports; it would create rules regarding the use in racing of permitted and prohibited substances and develop anti-doping education, research, testing, and adjudication programs. Any racetrack that wanted to offer “simulcast” wagering, where most of the industry’s money is made, would first need to have an agreement with USADA. That agreement would include covering the costs of the anti-doping measures. This bill would cost taxpayers nothing.

Currently each state’s racing commission sets its own rules, allowing trainers to escape oversight by simply moving to another state. With no national governing body for the sport—like an NHL, NFL, or NBA—there is no consistency across the country. The new legislation includes stiff penalties for cheating, a “one and done” lifetime ban for the most severe types of doping, a “three strikes, you’re out” for other serious medication violations, and suspensions for rules violations that apply nationwide. The bill will also prohibit race day medication of horses, with a ban on the use of furosemide (“Lasix”) to be phased in over two years.

The racing industry’s half-hearted attempts at reform have failed to protect race horses from being treated as disposable, rather than highly skilled athletes and companions, despite a number of high-profile incidents and scathing exposés. Just as Congress and the nation have taken seriously the problems of doping in baseball, bicycling, and other sports, it’s time to get serious about doping in horseracing. Please contact your two U.S. senators and your U.S. representative at (202) 224-3121, and urge them to support and cosponsor the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act.

Apr 25, 2013 @ 02:23 am Sun Fan Italy: Animal Rights Protests Sets Back Research

The head of pharmacology at Milan's state university says a weekend break-in by animal rights activists who freed about 100 laboratory animals has cost years of research and hundreds of thousands of euros (dollars) in damage.

Prof. Francesco Scaglione said Tuesday the activists also mixed up cages, making it impossible to continue some experiments. Scaglione said most of the research is seeking treatments for brain diseases like Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and dementia.

Five animal rights activists who occupied the lab Saturday released about 100 of the 800 animals, mostly mice, while animal activists and lab supporters both demonstrated outside. Scaglione said his department plans to press charges for theft and trespassing, and to recover financial damages.

The activists said in a website post that their goal was to free the animals.

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Apr 5, 2013 @ 11:13 pm Sun Fan Horse Racing-Second Horse Dies At Aintree Meeting

A second horse in two days died at the Aintree Grand National meeting on Friday despite officials making changes to fences after criticism of deaths last year.

Little Josh was put down after a fall while Battlefront collapsed and died on Thursday. The English Grand National, widely regarded as the world's best known steeplechase, takes place on Saturday.

"We are sad to confirm that is has been necessary to humanely put down Little Josh on welfare grounds, as a result of his fall at the 15th fence in the Topham Chase," an Aintree statement said.

Apr 3, 2013 @ 09:00 pm Sun Fan April 4th Is: WORLD STRAY ANIMALS DAY!

Tomorrow is World Stray Animals Day.

Find out what the day is all about and how you can get involved:

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Mar 18, 2013 @ 02:58 am Sun Fan Bills Seek End To Farm Animal Abuse Videos

An undercover video that showed California cows struggling to stand as they were prodded to slaughter by forklifts led to the largest meat recall in U.S. history. In Vermont, a video of veal calves skinned alive and tossed like sacks of potatoes ended with the plant's closure and criminal convictions.

Now in a pushback led by the meat and poultry industries, state legislators across the country are introducing laws making it harder for animal welfare advocates to investigate cruelty and food safety cases.

Mar 7, 2013 @ 12:56 am Sun Fan MEET ANGEL...MICHAEL VICKS NEW DOG...

The pet-loving world was shocked last fall when Michael Vick got a dog, just a few years after serving time in federal prison for his role as a dogfighting kingpin. While involved with dogfighting, Vick personally drowned, slammed, and hanged dogs to death, according to a USDA investigation.

Now Vick has acquired a second dog, and it's a Belgian Malinois, a breed that's used by the military and police. TMZ reports that "Vick's new dog is the WORST possible breed for a convicted dog killer ... and that's from the official organization that breeds the dog," the American Belgian Malinois Club and Rescue.

That's like a pedophile being able to be around children!