AP IMPACT: Losing racehorses killed in Puerto Rico
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080516/capt.4e1998265fb74d6dbfc81486131c5c3e.puerto_rico_racetrack_killings_sju304.jpg?x=130&y=76&q=85&sig=2imgjUmiRkzOaq5dtmXGeg--" align="left" height="76" width="130" alt="Jockey Andy Hernandez rides horse Lillians Boy races to the finish line at the Camarero racetrack in Canovanas, Puerto Rico, Friday, March 14, 2008. About 450 retired thoroughbreds, many in perfect health, are killed each year by lethal injection at a clinic tucked behind Puerto Rico's only racetrack, shortening their options of becoming jumping or riding horses, as happens in the U.S. mainland. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080517/ap_on_re_us/puerto_rico_killing_racehorses)AP - For thoroughbreds in this U.S. Caribbean territory, being fast enough to win, place or show is a matter of life and death ? losers often don't even make it off the racetrack grounds alive. More than 400 horses, many in perfect health, are killed each year by injection at a clinic behind the Hipodromo Camarero racetrack, said chief veterinarian Jose Garcia.</p><br clear="all"/>
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