Young Horse Dies in Breeders’ Cup Race: PETA Statement

Please see the following statement from PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo regarding the collapse and death of the Thoroughbred Jayarebe at today’s Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar Racetrack:

Another dead horse on the biggest racing day of the year, and it must not be buried as a footnote in the results. PETA urges a full investigation into the death of Thoroughbred Jayarebe in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Turf as well as the release of all veterinary records, treatments the horse had during international transport and quarantine, and the full necropsy report. He was just 3 years old—not even physically mature—and there should be no reason for a healthy young horse to drop dead.

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