Animals of the Year

This is utterly digusting!!!!

Why cant' we educate people??? Why are they so stupid? The things that they do to animals and to one another??? I wish we could take all the children and place them in boarding schools, while the parents work only to see them on the weekends, just like the wealthy children, paid for by the government instead of these public schools that are a disaster... Then teach them the religion they want, how to be smart, perhaps gentlemen and ladies. I think then with stucture and guidance perhaps we could regain what it is that we lost from so many years ago. respect....

Hilton truly is a beautiful women in spirit and in soul. If you have nothing good to say then say nothing....respect

Hilton truly is a beautiful woman,both in soul and in spirit Those that have nothing good to say should keep thier mouth shut....? Respect..

The heart of the industry is in your last statement. "You can't breed a dead horse". This animal was made to suffer far longer than necessary in the hope he would survive to be a breeder. Human greed was probably the reason he was kept alive so long. I am not a member of PETA or SHARK but beleive that animals are here for our use. Along with the right of use comes the obligation to provide quality humane care putting thier neeeds over our economic gains.

I have the privilege of owning two beautiful thoroughbreds, one of whom I had to euthanize due to a severe bout of colic. Losing ANY horse is a horrible experience, but I just wonder why it was that Barbaro got so much attention. I have no doubt he was a magnificent horse and might possibly have been as good as some of racings most famous stars had he not broken down. However there have been MANY magnificent horses that have broken down that nobody even knows or cares about (Timely Writer, Star Over the Bay, Go For Wand, Pine Island, Prairie Bayou who in 1993 won the Preakness and finished second in the Derby, he lost his life in the 1993 Belmont Stakes. What of poor George Washington? Never heard of him? A MULTIPLE CHAMPION in Europe this beautiful horse lost his life in October at the Breeder's Cup. Where were the headlines about him???? This list could go on and on) my point being what made Barbaro's break down more important than any of the other horses who give their lives for our pleasure. Again I have nothing against Barbaro and the fact that he brought awareness to the darker side of racing is a positive thing. I'm just saying that he wasn't the first champion to lose his life and he won't be the last. They all deserve to be mourned from the Kentucky Derby winners to the lowest level claimers.

Sport, athlete, whatever.... I love horses, not horse racing. Take away all the gambling and the "sport" would fade away. How many horses have to be put down to keep this archaic "sport" alive. Come on people, lets just bet on just the jockeys running around the track.

As a horse owner, it is always devastating to have to put down a horse but sometimes it has to be done. To "larrydee", you obviously are clueless and must suffer from the same ailment of being without brains that you accuse others of, because if you had brains you would understand that sometimes the most humane thing to do is to put down an animal. Most horses are put down much sooner than Barbaro was mostly due to the fact that it is extremely expensive to give the same care that Barbaro was given and this is a shame. Trust me when I say that if there was anyway that Barbaro could have been saved, he would have been. He was worth much more money alive then dead, you can't breed a dead horse!

Barbaro deserves to be NUMBER 1.....he was without question the best racehorse we have seen in years !!! A virtual Secretariat in the making !!!! It is however callous and crude to insinuate that his connections would shoot him!!!!!! He was humanely euthanized when there was no further hope of recovery when all four feet had been affected by laminitus an extremely painful condition....Barbaro and ALL his connections were a CLASS ACT and don't deserve your cheap shots!!!!! Please apologize immediately!!! I am not impressed!!!!!

What an incredibly callous thing to say. Was it supposed to be funny or clever? If so, it was a dismal failure. Maybe instead of a joke you should have opted for something kind and respectful.

What is wrong with these people? They should be "put down" for not having brains.

Barbaro was the best horse there was why did they put his picture up there.

Yes that was really stupid to make such a headline. First of all, they don't shoot horses. Where is the editor?

That was just a plain dumb ideal to put that headline about Barbaro. I love Barbaro!!!!!

They did not shoot Barbaro so why did you put that as a headline that was so stupid.

can i send these to a friend ?? and how

That was an absolutely stupid headline. Do you hate horses?????????? The most beautiful animal God made. I'm glad i didn't have to read your article.
Mori.

The BARBARO story was, indeed, a big story of the year. He was an outstanding athlete, and the story of the Love, Courage, and Determination of the horse and the people connected to him, is unique and inspirational. The saving grace in this tragedy, is that the work goes on. BARBARO's legacy is to end the transport of American horses for slaughter, finding a cure for Laminitis, promoting horse rescue organizations across the country, as well as safer racetrack surfaces, and breeding for soundness. BARBARO still has fans around the world. He will never forgotten. Your vulgar headline, "they shoot horses," is ignorant, shameful and insensitive. Otherlyn, in Grand Rapids Michigan