farg PETA.

[rjs246]

farg PETA.

[Munson]

Agreed.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=dxH4mjXL2VY

[SD_Eagle5]

http://sports.yahoo.com/rah/news?slug=ap-peta-eightbelles&prov=ap&type=lgns

PETA wants Eight Belles jockey suspended

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NORFOLK, Va. (AP)—People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is seeking the suspension of Eight Belles' jockey after the filly had to be euthanized following her second-place finish in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday.

Gabriel Saez was riding Eight Belles when she broke both front ankles while galloping out a quarter of a mile past the wire. She was euthanized on the track.

PETA faxed a letter Sunday to Kentucky's racing authority claiming the filly was "doubtlessly injured before the finish" and asked that Saez be suspended while Eight Belles' death is investigated.

"What we really want to know, did he feel anything along the way?" PETA spokeswoman Kathy Guillermo said. "If he didn't then we can probably blame the fact that they're allowed to whip the horses mercilessly."

Eight Belles trainer Larry Jones said the filly was clearly happy when she crossed the finish line.

"I don't know how in the heck they can even come close to saying that," Jones told The Associated Press on Sunday. "She has her ears up, clearly galloping out."

Guillermo said if Saez is found at fault, the group wants the second-place prize of $400,000 won by Eight Belles to be revoked.

Saez, a 20-year-old Panama native, was riding in his first Kentucky Derby. He frequently rides for Jones.

A call to the jockeys' room at Delaware Park, where Saez raced on Sunday, went unanswered.

Eight Belles, the first filly since 1999 to run in the Derby, appeared fine until collapsing while galloping out after the finish.

The letter to the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority also sought a ban on whipping, limits on races and the age of racehorses, and a move to softer, artificial surfaces for all courses.

[General_Failure]

and a move to softer, artificial surfaces for all courses.

Oh yeah, artificial surfaces have a long history of preventing injuries.

[methdeez]

Aren't these the guys that kill puppies?

[ice grillin you]

some random posts on the peta blog from their website




I know you'll think I'm crazy but I love animals so much I feel this is a disgusting "sport" if you want to call it that. I think in cases where the horse dies (and let's face it, it's only for money) the jockey, trainer and owners should die also. They are scum and what this jockey did to that horse is irreprehensible. This idot jockey should be banned from every being near a horse - what the heck - he'll get his money. Actually, the sport should be banned.

Also, the artical about anal and genital killing of fur bearing animals made me actually sick - my stomach hurts and I want to cry.

Posted by: Priscilla Beeman | May 4, 2008 10:53 AM

 

I hope that everyone at the Derby was so sick at what they saw and witnessed they vomited in their seats and I hope their sick feeling follows them around for a long time.

A long time ago when one of my co-workers was betting on the Derby, I told him what I thought and he stupidly said that horses were made to run. Ignornant people.

Posted by: Priscilla Beeman | May 4, 2008 10:57 AM

 

How stupid is horse racing? Why don't we make people wear harnesses and be whipped because they're not going fast enough? Maybe THEN people will listen!

Posted by: bob | May 4, 2008 11:33 AM

 

hi was screaming at the television with tears in my eyes while the vets surrounded Eight Belles with the several equine ambulances to block the view from the crowd, making sure to minimize the dirty truth about what happens on the track year after year.

what's worse, NBC pans to the winners circle, dancing and parading their greedy faces around the track while a poor, innocent, beautiful creature needlessly suffers and dies on the other end. just plain old bad sportsmanship.

i was in tears and will never watch this "sport" again. the anorexic/bulemic jockey's should feel hard fines that will hit their pockets since they clearly don't care about whipping these intelligent animals.

[SunMo]

after i heard the horse died, the first thing i thought about was that you never hear about PETA protesting these events or anything like that...

might change now

[Rome]

those freaks make taterskins fans seem rational.

also - i think priscilla actually was masturbating while thinking about anal & genital killing of fur-bearing animals.  i know i was.

[Seabiscuit36]

PETA makes me want to go hunting immediately, and just kill for the fun of it

[Cerevant]

irreprehensible?   farging brilliant.

"I don't know how in the heck they can even come close to saying that," Jones told The Associated Press on Sunday. "She has her ears up, clearly galloping out."

Animals give very visible cues of their moods.  These PETA idiots have zero clue.

[Diomedes]

I love PETA

[mussa]

that would just totally ruin our relationship

[The BIGSTUD]

PETA is making me start to like Michael Vick.

[mussa]

your a jackass

[rjs246]

King Cole is a jackass, yes, but PETA is the most awful hypocritical organization on the Planet. farg PETA.