The horse deaths at Santa Anita have brought pain and fears about the future for many of the roughly 1,500 workers — grooms, trainers, exercise riders and stable cleaners — who labor behind the scenes.
owners announced last weekOn Thursday, Kathy Guillermo, senior vice president for PETA, said in a statement that “backstretch workers have very little chance of continuing employment if horses keep dying” and that they should support reforms.“We understand they’re concerned for their jobs,” Guillermo said. “I think that concern is legitimate. I think they might be seeing the people concerned about the deaths as the enemy, and I hope that’s not the case.
Today, many lower-level backstretch workers at Santa Anita make about minimum wage and live in the stables, rent-free, so they can work around the clock. Palma struggled for more than 10 years as an immigrant living in California illegally, earning very little at the tracks. He worked nearly every backstretch job, working his way up to become one of the few Latino trainers at Santa Anita. Now, he employs nearly all Latino workers and has helped at least 30 gain citizenship and work permits, he said.Palma worries about his employees amid the controversy and thinks the politicians and media don’t understand their situation.
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