Michael Savage: Eight Belles Put Down For The Insurance

So I'm still out of books-on-CD so I was listening to Michael Savage on 55KRC on the way back to Camp Axinar and he was saying that Eight Belles was put down for the insurance.

One of his callers was practically in tears telling the tale of how he was actually at the Kentucky Derby, saw the whole sequence of events with the horse being euthanized and is now ashamed to know all the words to "My Old Kentucky Home".

Michael Savage even says he agrees with PETA on this one.

Yikes - that's heavy.

Yes, my friends, we may have our first bonafide animal martyr on our hands here.

The trainer and owners of Eight Belles have been defending the jockey, Gabriel Saez and saying he did nothing wrong.

The story is that Eight Belles had a tendency towards drifting towards the rail and the jockey was using the whip to get her away from the rail.

The trainer, Larry Jones, is scheduled to hold a news conference tomorrow morning.

This ought to be entertaining.

The Humane Society of the United States is also chiming in saying that these horses are being so bred for speed they're becomming fragile.

I believe a blacksmith called into Michael Savage a few minutes ago and basically said these horses should not be run in competion until they are at least four years old because the bones have not fully formed yet.

Oh yes ... we've got a horse scandal here for sure, people ...

Related:
Why didn’t NBC show Eight Belles’ injury? - HorseRacingBetting.com
Should Eight Belles Jockey Gabriel Saez be Euthanized? - beRecruited.com SportsWrap
Did Eight Belles Really Die Because She "Ran Her Heart Out"? (includes Larry Jones interview) - Jezebel
Eight Belles or Eight Million? - PuddyDunne
What’s Wrong w/ Showing Eight Belles Injury On Air? - Sportaphile
WIN, DEATH, SHOW … R.I.P. Eight Belles - Y2Kers.com

Kentucky Derby Runner-Up Eight Belles Euthanized After Breaking Both Front Legs

Certainly I'm usually not big on keeping up with sports, but I stumbled across this really wicked sad story that the runner-up in yesterday's Kentucky Derby, a filly (female) they called "Eight Belles" had to be euthanized (put down) after breaking both ankles just after the finish of the race.

There are various versions of this story going around, but this original Louisville Courier-Journal article really seems to cover all the details.

Eight Belles snapped the cannon and sesamoid bones in both her lower front legs, which collapsed both of her ankles.

She was put down by lethal injection.

In a hurry.

In the middle of a race track.

And they can't seem to carry out lethal injections on human prisoners right with all the latest equipment and controlled circumstances.

It was the first Kentucky Derby fatality in modern times.

Only three fillies have won the Derby and only one other, Lady Navaree in 1906, ever came in second.

The Shakesville blog mentions that thoroughbreds are often given Lasix to prevent nosebleeds and that horse racing has a higher death rate than any other animal sport.

The Hullabaloo blog is making rude comments that this might be some sort of preview of coming attractions as Hillary Clinton has made some comments about "bet on the filly".

And of course you knew this was coming - PETA wants Eight Belles' jockey suspended. This despite the fact that the animal apparently looked perfectly fine right after crossing the finish line.

I'm guessing my grandmother would have said, "Poor horse ..."

PetSmart Supplier Caught Torturing Animals

Apparently it's not just sick kids who are abusing animals these days.

PETA sent in an undercover crew to a major PetSmart supplier, Rainbow World Exotics in Hamilton, Texas, and found things that would make any decent person sick for a week.

• Rabbits being neutered with dull instruments without proper anesthesia and then cleaned up with CLOROX WIPES.


• Rabbits force mated.


• Live animals thrown in the trash.


• Animals kept alive as "breeders" with HORRENDOUS injuries.

Yes - you know what's coming ...

This company just doesn't need fined.

This company just doesn't need put out of business.

The people involved in this company need executed.

With the same scissors they took to that rabbit.

And, I'm sorry ... I know you blocked out the face of "the snipper" because the poor S.O.B. probably couldn't get a job anywhere else, but how in the HELL could ANY human being serve as the "trigger man" in such a situation no matter how desperate they are.

I tell you ... I've pretty much lost all faith in humanity.

If there's an asteroid on the way, we deserve it ...


Related Coverage:
PETA Video Shows Abuse of PetSmart Animals - KRISTV.com