{"id":14176,"date":"2022-08-06T00:09:06","date_gmt":"2022-08-06T07:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/uncategorized\/animal-advocates-proposition-26\/"},"modified":"2023-06-05T10:19:37","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T17:19:37","slug":"animal-advocates-proposition-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sfspca.org\/press-releases\/animal-advocates-proposition-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal Humane Advocates Across the State Announce Opposition to Proposition 26"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prop 26 Provides a Financial \u201cLifeline\u201d to the Horseracing Industry with a Terrible Animal Safety Record<\/em><\/p>\n

SACRAMENTO, CA \u2013 August 4, 2022 \u2013 Organizations across the state dedicated to the humane treatment of animals have come together to announce their opposition to Proposition 26 which will be on the November 2022 ballot. Prop 26 contains a provision that allows in-person sports betting at private horse racetracks in addition to tribal casinos. This amounts to a special interest giveaway that hands millions of dollars to horse racetracks \u2013 a dying industry that has led to the death of more than 1,600 horses over the last 10 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cProp 26 will give millions of dollars to an industry that has a terrible record on animal safety with horses dying every year,\u201d said Madeline Bernstein, President of spcaLA. \u201cThis industry has been failing and attendance declining over the last few years \u2013 even before the pandemic \u2013 and we should not give them a bailout. The people have already \u2018voted\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cProp 26 provides a financial \u2018shot in the arm\u2019 to private horseracing tracks with no requirement or accountability towards increasing animal safety,\u201d said Jill Tucker, CEO of California Animal Welfare Association. \u201cThis is not good policy as the industry needs to independently improve animal safety to attract back its customer base rather than ignoring these serious challenges and focusing on millions of dollars coming their way due to Prop 26.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are seriously concerned about Proposition 26 as it ignores the animal safety record and instead gives the horseracing industry a new funding stream in the form of millions of dollars,\u201d said Dr. Gary Weitzman, President and CEO at San Diego Humane Society. \u201cWe encourage voters to reject Prop 26.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHorse racing amounts to animal cruelty and exploitation,\u201d said Dr. Jennifer Scarlett, CEO of San Francisco SPCA. \u201cIt is a dying industry that should not be given millions of dollars in aid through in person sports wagering. If Prop 26 passes, countless horses will suffer in the coming years. For this reason, we strongly oppose Prop 26.\u201d<\/p>\n

California horseracing tracks reported 144 horse deaths in 2018 as well as reporting 122 horse deaths from July 2019-June 2020 and 72 horse deaths during the height of the pandemic from July 2020-June 2021. In fact, a nationally-recognized horse racing expert stated in a January 2022 Daily Californian opinion article, \u201cFrom breeding for speed, to employing pubescent bodies, to the incessant grinding \u2013 not to mention the commodification \u2013 of those bodies, to forcing them to run at an unnatural rate, in an unnatural way, and through unnatural means, horse racing guarantees killing. Guarantees.<\/strong>\u201d Source<\/a><\/p>\n

Santa Anita has already experienced another eight horse deaths in the past six months<\/a> while the horse racing industry is touting Prop 26 as its \u201clifeline\u201d stating:<\/p>\n

USA Today headline last week<\/a> proclaimed \u201cHow legalized sports betting in California could revive horse tracks\u201d and the article discusses how Prop 26 will help a dying industry. One owner of 76 race horses said, \u201cThe addition of this wagering could be monumental for horse racing, a major shot in the arm.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s going to be very powerful\u201d for the racing industry. Horse racing is never going to get monies from the state or from the casinos. This is our last lifeline, and it’s extremely important to us.\u201d – Thoroughbred Owners of California (TOC) vice chairman, Bob Liewald, Thoroughbred Daily News<\/a><\/p>\n

Due to this handout to horse racetracks, organizations today announcing their opposition to Proposition 26 include:<\/p>\n

\u25cf California Animal Welfare Association
\n\u25cf Forgotten Felines of Sonoma County
\n\u25cf Fresno Humane Animal Services
\n\u25cf Inland Valley Humane Society and S.P.C.A.
\n\u25cf Marin Humane Society
\n\u25cf National Animal Care and Control Association
\n\u25cf Public Interest Coalition
\n\u25cf San Diego Humane Society
\n\u25cf Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles (spcaLA)
\n\u25cf San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (San Francisco SPCA)<\/p>\n

If enacted, Prop 26 will propagate the horse racing industry by allowing horse racetracks to accept sports wagers at their facilities and receive millions of dollars in new revenue. For years, horse racing has been declining in popularity, with attendance dramatically down at racetracks even before the COVID-19 pandemic began. Handing millions of dollars to special interest racetracks will enable them to continue operating despite their concerning animal safety record and declining popularity with Californians.<\/p>\n

For more information on Prop 26, go to https:\/\/tasimcoalition.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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