Re: Drugs and Modern Sports (702 Views)
Posted by:
bobphilo (IP Logged)
Date: September 17, 2006 08:20AM
To say that the only way to stop illegal drugging of horses is for everyone to stop betting is like saying the only way to stop muggings is to keep people from going out of their houses. Juicing is both a crime of fraud and abuse of animals for which we have a Dept of Justice to deal with. Considering the millions of dollars racing generates and the effects of what happens on the track to the even bigger breeding industry argues against the position that the problem is too “small potatoes” to interest law enforcement.
As for the effects of some kind of bettor boycott, While everyone must make their own moral choices, I personally would have no trouble playing one track less that was guilty of the worst derelictions of duty with regard to the protection of horses and public. It’s sad that the suffering and risk to both horses and riders is of no concern to some that would not even make the most meager sacrifice to protect their profits earned by the misery of others.
Bob