Humane Society

Kitty Block, CEO and president of the Humane Society of the United States, has responded to the recent equine deaths in her joint blog with Sara Amundson, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund, with the following statement: "This is a grave situation, and a shameful one, and you'd think the industry would be racing to clean up its act and implement safeguards to protect its horses. Unfortunately, that has not been the case. While some reform-minded racetracks and state racing commissions have developed and implemented new safety measures, this...