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Originally Posted by Riot
HSUS has 1000x more influence on congress than gambling or horse racing. They own - today - far more congressmen than racing or gambling ever will.
The Chairman leading the hearing is the husband of a vice president of HSUS.
They cut off or ignored everybody whose viewpoint they didn't want to hear and whose viewpoint didn't directly support federal control (don't read about what was said, go listen to it yourself)
Do not underestimate these people. PETA is nothing, but HSUS is something. HSUS dresses up well and goes to Washington daily.
HSUS wants to control horseracing with the point of banning it in the future. They know exactly what they are doing and how to garner public support, and how to lobby. And they have plenty of money to fund whatever they want.
THE HSUS CALLED THIS HEARING - it wouldn't have occured except for the Humane Society of the United States VP Connie Whitfield telling her husband to call it
The HSUS contributed campaign funds to Whitfields' husband, the Congressman who called this hearing.
To underestimate these people (the HSUS), or believe they will "help racing", is unbelievably naive. Look at their history in the animal rights arena.
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The President of the Jockey Club testified. He said he didn't want federal control. So that was a witness who did not support federal control. If Whitfield's husband wanted to ban horseracing, do you honestly think that he would have any chance of doing it? There is no way. The horseracing industry has an incredibly strong lobby in congress. They have 100x more power than the HSUS or PETA.
By the way, Dutrow was invited to testify. Is he in the pockets of PETA?