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How my sister got my goat

Boingboing @boiboing (13147) • Northampton, England 25 Oct 15

We've spent the weekend visiting my parents and one of the big benefits of visiting them is the local Saturday market. We stocked up on fruit and veg, nuts and quite a log of cheese - mostly goat cheese. We packed in a hurry...

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Race Horses & Slaughterhouses the Sad Future of Many Horses

vmenard @vmenard (895) • United States 19 May 08

I watched a segment about horse slaughterhouses on Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel. I like animals, but wouldn't classify myself as an animal rights activist. Watching horses being brutally killed was enough to make me want to do...

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Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro put down.

rracers89 @rracers89 (3246) • United States 30 Jan 07

I just wanted to make two comments on this, I was raised with horses and i wanted to say thank you to Barbaros owners for atleast giving him a chance to fix his leg, and getting the best medical care there is. ALot of the race...

Disgraceful Plight of Neglected Race Horses

Kylalynn @Kylalynn (1771) • South Africa 20 Dec 06

A while back, journalists came across a field full of very thin neglected ex race horses. Some of them had to be shot. They showed footage on the news. How could this have happened without someone in the racing fraternity not...