http://blog.aflcio.org/2009/12/28/caring-for-retired-race-horses-rehabing-people/ News for working families Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:35:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://blog.aflcio.org/2009/12/28/caring-for-retired-race-horses-rehabing-people/comment-page-1/#comment-15673 siouxgirl Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:48:57 +0000 http://blog.aflcio.org/?p=23201#comment-15673 the Sport of Kings is really the Sport of Shame. the racetracks in America do not insisit on aftercare for racehorses and the irresponsible owners send their horses to slaughter to dispose of them . Taking a percentage of purse money at all tracks for the retirement and aftercare of racehorses would solve the problem. As long as owners can send horse to slaughter be it underground as is going on, it will never stop. the public has the power to insist on aftercare of the horses by lettng the track know they must contribute to the care of these horses and stop sending them to slaughter. Wiht out the publice there is no racing, period. the Sport of Kings is really the Sport of Shame. the racetracks in America do not insisit on aftercare for racehorses and the irresponsible owners send their horses to slaughter to dispose of them . Taking a percentage of purse money at all tracks for the retirement and aftercare of racehorses would solve the problem. As long as owners can send horse to slaughter be it underground as is going on, it will never stop. the public has the power to insist on aftercare of the horses by lettng the track know they must contribute to the care of these horses and stop sending them to slaughter. Wiht out the publice there is no racing, period.

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