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Animal Rights Groups Strongly Oppose Proposal to Slaughter Retired Race Horses for Pet Food

JEJU, Oct. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — On the southern island of Jeju, where about 1,400 race horses are retired every year, a proposal was made to slaughter and use the meat from retired race horses to develop new pet food products. Animal rights groups are voicing strong opposition against this proposal. On Wednesday, Jeju’s provincial [...]

Race Horses Begin Intensive Training to Overcome Spring Fever

BUSAN, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) — LetsRun Park Busan–Gyeongnam, Busan’s largest racetrack and home to 1,100 race horses, introduced a new strategy to manage race horses in spring, when most horses need special training to overcome spring fever. The horses run on running machines 10 times larger than the ones used by humans, which can [...]