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Horseracing Safety Act Banning Doping Signed Into Law


Horseracing Safety Act Banning Doping Signed Into Law
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Animal Wellness Foundation News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. In the biggest gain for animal welfare in 2020, and in the $900 billion year-end spending bill, President Trump signed into law Sunday night, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety (HISA) Safety Act, H.R. 1754/S. 4547, concluding an eight-year campaign to end medication abuses leading to breakdowns and injuries and deaths on tracks across the nation.
The House passed H.R. 1754, led by U.S. Representatives Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., and Andy Barr, R-Ky. by a voice vote in September, but the Senate had not taken up S. 4547 introduced by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Senators Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. that promises to end the era of widespread doping of horses in Thoroughbred racing in America. ....

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