Re: Teflon Todd (433 Views)
Posted by:
sighthound (IP Logged)
Date: December 29, 2006 01:45PM
I would caution that the last thing horse racing would want is the active or targeted involvement of "animal rights" groups such as Humane Society of the United States, PETA (an FBI-documented domestic terrorist organization), etc.
Witness what these groups have done in the last 10 years legislatively, especially in states such as California. Their goal is to outlaw ownership of animals, all hunting, all pet ownership, etc. They are well-funded and have quite powerful lobbies.
These groups have avoided horse racing in the past as they view it as being more powerful and having deeper pockets than they can overcome.
Do not welcome nor embrace any public comment or involvement from these groups regarding horse racing - they are bad news, and they are not on the side of humane treatment of animals.