The racing industry has been under intense scrutiny since early 2019, when the deaths of 23 horses over three months at Santa Anita Park brought the issue of horse welfare into sharp focus.<\/p>\n
Last year, 27\u00a0horses died at Golden Gate Fields. Six have died so far this year.<\/p>\n
Citing these deaths, DxE is calling for the track\u2019s closure and supports a statewide or nationwide ban on the sport.<\/p>\n
“This is a brutal industry that exploits horses, it exploits workers, it exploits people with gambling addiction, and we’re standing with a rising majority of the public in saying that we’re better off without places like that,” DxE spokesman Matt Johnson told Fox.<\/p>\n
It’s pretty hilarious, actually, how they are talking about we are a danger to the horses. It’s completely, ironically hilarious,” Johnson added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The Stronach Group noted that part of the facility at Golden Gate Fields had become a COVID-19 vaccination center, which was forced to close during the protest, resulting in the cancellation of around 200 appointments.<\/p>\n
Johnson said Stronach highlighted this in a \u201cdesperate attempt to deflect blame and attention from the horror show [the track] is for horses and humans.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Golden Gate Fields owner the Stronach Group is suing four members of an animal rights group who disrupted races by lying down on the track March 4, FOX 2 of the Bay Area reports. The four activists from Berkeley, California-based group Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) caused the cancellation of one race and the postponement of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":168191,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14577,60],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Golden Gate Field Sues Animal Rights Group for On-Track Protest<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n