Viagra News (2006)

Viagra Induced Horse's Strength Utilized for Illegal Horse Races

Date: March 1, 2006

After, Viagra increasing the sexual virility and strength in the males by increasing the blood flow into their sex organ, it is finding use in the enhancement of the strength of the animals as well.

In the Italian city of Naples , two veterinary doctors and a pharmacist have been arrested on the charges of giving Viagra to the horses in order to increase their strength to make them run in the illegal horse race. They had actually fed the horses with Viagra to make them superior in strength while running in the horse race. It is an illegal race where thousands of people place their bets.

These arrests were made in order to nab the racket of the illegal horse racing in Southern Italy . The Police also arrested the horse owners and the jockeys participating in these kinds of clandestine horse racing. Prosecutors have been trying to catch hold of the people involved in the horse racing that takes place on the public race tracks hours after attracting hundreds of gamblers.

In these kinds of illegal races often stolen horses are used and in order to make these horses gain strength to run in these races, they are fed with Viagra and other stimulants. A great number of gamblers used to come for these races betting their money on these horses in spite of knowing that these kinds of races were illegal.

Source: cmbi.bjmu.edu.cn