I'm going to have to disagree with the your comment on the euthanization of eight belles the filly in the Kentucky Derby). She broke both her front ankles and it was coming through the skin. They tried to do everything for her but in the end it was decided it was better to euthanize her. Horses unlike dogs or cats (or any other animal with four legs)need to bear their weight evenly on all four legs. If she were to get fixed up there would be a chance she would have developed the same disease that killed Barbaro (the 2007 winner of the Kentucky Derby)and rather put her through months of painful therapy, they put her down. Its not really a horrbile thing. Its more for the horse. I mean yes its sad but it had to be done. At least finished the race coming in second place!
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