Suffolk Downs Anti-slaughter Policy a Joke

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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

It was obviously not a well thought out policy and as you say positive PR motivated. But keeping these three trainers banned under a bad rule in no way helps animal welfare. They didnt have to announce the reinstatements at all but they did. What would be the proper punishment for someone found to be improperly accused? People who truly care about animal welfare should send the track an email stating that they should spend some money on the issue and set up an adoption program or at the very least a humane euthanasia program instead of a lame zero tolerence policy that can't be properly enforced or monitored.

According to the TT article, these trainers admitted violating the policy as a condition of reinstatement. As for the announcement, Suffolk had little choice but to make it, as the trainers surely would have themselves. They took a proactive approach but timed it to coincide with Derby preps when no one would be paying attention. The Suffolk management isn't stupid, just hypocritical.