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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Saturday June 03, 2023 ( 3 items )  

Humane Society Legislative Fund: Kentucky's Churchill Downs Horse Racing Track Suspends Racing Upon Recommendation of The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority After 12 Horse Deaths
WASHINGTON, June 3 (TNStalk) -- The Humane Society Legislative Fund issued the following statement on June 2, 2023: * * * In response to Kentucky's Churchill Downs horse racing track announcement of a halt to racing upon the recommendation of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund issued the following statement. * * * Keith Dane, senior director of equine protection at the HSUS, said: "Only ten days into fu  more

Humane Society: Kentucky's Churchill Downs Horse Racing Track Suspends Racing Upon Recommendation of The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority After 12 Horse Deaths
WASHINGTON, June 3 (TNStalk) -- The Humane Society of the United States issued the following statement on June 2, 2023: * * * In response to Kentucky's Churchill Downs horse racing track announcement of a halt to racing upon the recommendation of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund issued the following statement. * * * Keith Dane, senior director of equine protection at the HSUS, said: "Only ten days int  more

PETA Statement on Churchill Downs' Racing Suspension and Move to Ellis Park
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, June 3 (TNStalk) -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following statement on June 2, 2023: * * * Please see the following statement from PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo regarding the unprecedented move of races from Churchill Downs to Ellis Park: "We are relieved that racing has been suspended, which PETA has been calling for since May 2, but Churchill Downs must not play Russian roulette with these horses' lives by simply shifting the pro  more