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12. That's horrible.

Thu Mar 15, 2012, 12:41 PM

Mar 2012

I don't know how people can enjoy these "entertainments" knowing that they rely on exploitation and often abuse of animals.

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Hollywood -- bad for horses [View all] marmar Mar 2012 OP

JFC Duer 157099 Mar 2012 #1

I'm wondering how often horses need to be hedgehog Mar 2012 #2

Horses are put down quite a bit HangOnKids Mar 2012 #6

Just so's you knows, each racing year, hundreds of horses die. Bluenorthwest Mar 2012 #3

I just think horses are a bad choice for film material. xchrom Mar 2012 #4

Horse people need to weigh in on this... Bigmack Mar 2012 #5

yes, US tb racehorses are extremely "overbred" and fragile as a result magical thyme Mar 2012 #9

Out law horseracing, dogracing, rodeos and circuses that use animals. Arugula Latte Mar 2012 #10

I can agree with that. RebelOne Mar 2012 #11

That's horrible. Arugula Latte Mar 2012 #12

Amen to that. nt Doremus Mar 2012 #14

No link, but I read this AM that Luck has been canceled by HBO Kingofalldems Mar 2012 #13

Can't they CGI these by now? Taverner Mar 2012 #15

Bad for horses, good for glue factories. briv1016 Mar 2012 #16