The Horse Racing Hall of Shame

This is a forum for people who love horse-racing but love the horses too. We want to make sure that the racing industry puts the welfare and safety of the horses FIRST, despite the financial pressures within the industry that lead to over-breeding, racing the horses to the ground or sending them off to slaughter for a quick, easy and profitable disposal method. We are DEMANDING industry accountability through less breeding, more retirement funding & putting an end to racehorse slaughter.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Mountaineer TB Found in Pa. Killpen & Mountaineer Wont Help?

5 TB'S at Sugarcreek needs help

Mon Nov 3, 2008 11:49 am (PST)

They had a team of people at New Holland this
morning to recover 5 TB'S from a ZERO slaughter tolerance track. They
recovered all 5 and they are safe and headed to a TRF facility.

During the process they found 5 more TB'S in the direct to kill pen.
2 are injured. One of the injured horses just raced at Mountaineer on
October 24th. They have contacted Mountaineer and they are
unwilling/unable to help.

-End of Report

I am wondering who they talked to at Mountaineer and who was the owner who sent them to SugarCreek? The LEAST we can hope for here is that Mountaineer will keep its word and prosecute the offenders.