It is always hard to hear about a valient Animal such as The Big Barbabro, but it happens and always will with Horses who are Bred, Yes Bred for this type of racing. Spindly legs as opposed to quarter horses.
It is called the sport of Kings! They race and that is what they do.
It is for the owners to make money off of!
Get over it!
So now, lets talk about dog/cat shows and what they do!
