[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: HBO series investigating horse slaughter
- From: Fran Henry <fhenry1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Peggy <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx>, showgsd <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 16:34:02 -0600
Thanks be to HSUS and PETA!
Fran Henry
> HBO's award wining series Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel on HBO will feature
> an item regarding the slaughter of Thoroughbreds. The piece is titled
> "Hidden Horses" and according to an HBO press release: "Few casual horse
> racing fans are aware that many former racing horses are slaughtered for
> profit. When a thoroughbred race horse reaches the end of its career or is
> simply no longer profitable on the track, it is often taken directly to
> auction and sold for meat. Because horse slaughter is no longer practiced in
> this country, these thoroughbreds are now being shipped by 'killer buyers'
> to slaughterhouses abroad, which are frequently less regulated and less
> humane than former U.S. slaughterhouses."
>
> The show will air tonight at 10pm and at the following dates and times: May
> 13 (7:00 p.m.), May 16 (8:00 a.m., 8:00, May 18 (8:00 a.m.), 22 (1:00 p.m.,
> midnight), 24 (11:30 a.m.), 28 (4:30 p.m.) and 31 (4:40 a.m.)
> HBO2 playdates: May 17 (1:30 p.m.), May 20 (6:15 p.m., 2:30 a.m.), May 23
> (3:00 p.m.), May 25
> (7:00 p.m.) and 29 (11:00 a.m., 12:05 a.m.), and June 2 (5:00 p.m.)
>
> HBO On Demand availability: May 19-June 9
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