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At 11:45, we arrive at the slaughterhouse Sarel. There are horses in the paddocks

next to the main road. In contrary to our last visit, no straw is available for them as a supplement to the little grass growing in the pens. We observe that horses are searching the floor for something to eat. There is little shade from trees, but most of the horses…

In the morning, we go to a veterinary pharmacy in San Jacinto near Canelones and covertly film the purchase of Phenylbutazone. We buy Fenbuzol Oral (Phenylbutazone for oral use) without a prescription. The only question that we are asked is if we need it for a horse. It only costs 142 Uruguayan Pesos, which is about 5 USD.

Phenylbutazone is…

At 16:45, we arrive at the estancia “Sarandí” in the Department Lavalleja. When we drive to the estancia, which consists of three or four buildings, the custodian approaches on horseback. He tells us that this farm belongs to Roberto Mailhos, but no blood is taken here. The laboratory of Mailhos is at the estancia “La Paloma”. The mares are kept…

At the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries, we meet with Professor Dr. Ricardo Sienra, director of the Technical Group for Animal Welfare, and Jorge Armstrong, deputy director of the Animal Industry Division. They cannot tell us how many companies and farms are involved in the blood business. They say that the blood serum is exported…

When we arrive at the collecting station of horse dealer Riccetto at 18:30, there is only one horse in the holding pens. We guess that he must keep more horses at another place, being one of Clay’s largest suppliers. We drive around and look foranother field with horses, but without success. When we return to his collecting station at 19:00, a…

We drive to the new blood farm of Fernando Perdigón in the Department Maldonado. On the way there, we find groups of mares in forest clearings. They are dull, abused, their bodies covered in scars from the beatings. Some have identification tags around their necks. Their tails are not trimmed, indicating they are not yet in the production. Others…

We drive to the new blood farm of Fernando Perdigón in the Department Maldonado. On the way there, we find groups of mares in forest clearings. They are dull, abused, their bodies covered in scars from the beatings. Some have identification tags around their necks. Their tails are not trimmed, indicating they are not yet in the production. Others…

We drive to the new blood farm of Fernando Perdigón in the Department Maldonado. On the way there, we find groups of mares in forest clearings. They are dull, abused, their bodies covered in scars from the beatings. Some have identification tags around their necks. Their tails are not trimmed, indicating they are not yet in the production. Others…

We drive to the new blood farm of Fernando Perdigón in the Department Maldonado. On the way there, we find groups of mares in forest clearings. They are dull, abused, their bodies covered in scars from the beatings. Some have identification tags around their necks. Their tails are not trimmed, indicating they are not yet in the production. Others…