Muckraked

Muckraked is a blog devoted to investigative journalism. A recent post asks, "Where’s The Outrage on Barbaro?":

It’s interesting to note that amid all the poignant stories about brave Barbaro, the Kentucky-Derby-winning racehorse who broke several bones at the start of the Preakness, very few commentators are raising an essential question:

Is horseracing animal cruelty? ...

The post highlights a San Antonio Express-News story "which found that at the state’s five licensed tracks, 'veterinarians with the Texas Racing Commission have euthanized or documented the deaths of 300 horses in the past five years, usually after the animals broke ankles, legs or even spinal cords during races.'"