Register To Testify – Bill for Retired Racehorses

Cream Ridge, NJ – October 7, 2022 – The opportunity to register to testify in front of the committee in regard to A4465 was expected to open today but, has been postponed. Comment by email and telephone is available. Information is below.

We will keep you updated on the opening date to register to testify and the date of this meeting. A4465 will provide funds for retired racehorses, however, it is unclear as to eligibility requirements, and may also prevent these funds from helping racehorses tagged for slaughter.

The Standardbred Retirement Foundation, (SRF) must be certain that these funds are directed correctly and asks for your immediate help. In 2021, SRF diverted 733 Standardbred racehorses from the slaughter line to safety.

There are tens of thousands more each year being slaughtered. This is the latest wording of the Bill: click here.

There are two reasons to be heard if you want to be certain these horses are helped: -The current draft requires accreditation by the Standardbred Retirement Foundation, (SRF) however, it is not clear if the SRF, being an accrediting organization, will also be eligible for these funds.

We must preempt this.

-An additional accrediting organization that is noted follows the The Right Horse Initiative. Under their guidelines organizations must refrain from purchasing from “kill pens/bail outs”. This means that the Standardbreds in greatest need, tagged to ship for slaughter, will not be helped by this fund if accredited by this organization.

See #11 by clicking here. We encourage you to email: OLSAideATG@NJleg.org Assemblyman Alex Sauickie Assemblyman Ralph Caputo by clicking here.

We encourage you to call: Assemblyman Caputo at 973-450-0484 and Assemblyman Sauickie at 609-758-0205 Suggested wording:

In regard to A-4465 I urge you to clarify that the accrediting organization, Standardbred Retirement Foundation, is eligible to receive funds as it is an accrediting organization. In addition, no organizations following The Right Horse Initiative can be approved (as funds will not be directed to the racehorses in most need).

SRF is the largest Standardbred adoption program organization in the US and is currently feeding and caring for 512 Standardbreds today.

From the Standardbred Retirement Foundation