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happy (almost) new year! so far horseracing wrongs, a nonprofit that tallies how many racehorses in the united states are killed each year, has counted at least 464 dead racehorses in 2025. as horseracing wrongs continues to file FOIA requests over the coming months, this number is expected to rise. numbers from last year are still rolling in: 842 dead horses in 2024 have been counted so far. these horses were catastrophically injured both on the racetrack and in training, pushed to their absolute limit while already suffering from chronic health problems. a horse's spine finishes growing and fusing at age 6 -- racehorses are pushed into training at 18 months old.

i'm not going to tell anyone to stop playing their favorite gacha game, that's the least of my worries, but this summer i saw an alarming number of "cute" posts on my dash whitewashing horseracing -- aww, look at the retired racehorse getting his own private race! the horses totally understand what "winning" means! so cute! -- and i REALLY hope i don't see any more of these in 2026. these intelligent animals may love to run but they cannot comprehend and weigh the risks associated with racing. horseracing is a cruel and barbaric sport that doesn't deserve to be romanticized.

#the way i immediately accidentally deleted this. anyways this one can stay on the old blog

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