Ireland's financial distress pushes horses out to die
By John F. Burns | New York Times | Updated: 2011-01-02 09:40
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Top: Owners who cannot afford their horses leave them at the Dunsink tip, near Dublin. Rescuers, above, were unable to save an abandoned pony. |
DUBLIN - In this country of lush green landscapes, celebrated for its traditional love of horses and the generations of racing thoroughbreds it has bred to conquer the racetracks of the world, the Dunsink tip on the outskirts of the Irish capital is a place that wounds the heart.
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