ARCADIA, Calif. - Investigators with a prosecutors’ office have been assigned to help look into 22 recent horse deaths at Santa Anita, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said Friday. The investigators will work with the California Horse Racing Board as it probes the deaths, said district attorney’s spokesman Greg Risling said. This March 7, 2019, file photo, shows the empty home stretch at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. A filly broke both front legs at the end of a workout on the main dirt track at Santa Anita and has been euthanized, becoming the 22nd horse to suffer catastrophic injuries since Dec. 26. The most recent horse death happened Thursday, when a 3-year-old filly broke down just past the finish line after a half-mile workout. Article Continued BelowPETA said in a statement that it began campaigning against cruelty in horse racing in 2008, when a horse broke both front legs after crossing the finish line at the Kentucky Derby.

Source: thestar March 15, 2019 22:49 UTC