Penn National anti-slaughter policy violation?

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Originally Posted by Merlinsky

What part? The part where Prince Michael ended up in a potentially bad situation? Didn't sound like it was particularly hard to figure out he wouldn't be going to 'a good home' as it were.



Or do you mean the overall system of dealing with retired racehorses?

Most people don't come with a horse slaughterer sign wrapped around their necks. You say that this situation wasn't particularly hard to figure out because you are looking at it after the fact.

While I have no idea what the intentions of the seller were or if had done any due diligence the fact is that once the horse leaves your care there isn't much that you can do. We have found what we thought were good homes for lots of horses over the years but sometimes the situation changes with out your knowledge or ability to do anything.

When they come to buy or "adopt" horses everyone has a story about a cheerful 12 year old that is going to be riding them or a big field of green grass that they will be staying on. Horses like Prince Micheal aren't even eligible for most of the racetrack retirement programs because they dont meet the requirements which usually is a certain number of local starts. Finding good homes for horses is far from an easy task and because the dirtbags know this posing as a legitimate buyer is pretty easily accomplished.