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The FTC now has 60 days to approve or deny HISA's proposed medication rules, meaning HISA expects to implement the rules on March 27

The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority’s (HISA) Board of Directors yesterday submitted its proposed rules for HISA’s Anti-Doping and Medication Control (ADMC) Program to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for final approval ahead of the program’s Jan. 1, 2023 implementation date.

On behalf of the Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Associations, Inc, Kentucky Thoroughbred Association, Thoroughbred Owners of California, and Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association collectively, we thank you for affording us the opportunity to review and provide initial comment on HISA’s proposed Anti-Doping and Medication Control Protocols, the Prohibited List, Equine Testing and Investigation Standards for Laboratories and Accreditation and Arbitration Procedures

/ Pets who live near the Chemours plant in Fayetville have higher concentrations of PFAS in their blood than what is considered safe by the EPA, according to a new study from N.C. State. Mike Watters saved the second report from N.C. State University’s Pets and Equine Testing Survey for last. Two of Watters’ beloved Siberian huskies had participated in the study. While both had health issues, Watters said, they were much more pronounced in Cesar. Watters said he started noticing the probl...

Photos courtesy of the pet owners. Pets who live near the Chemours plant in Fayetville have higher concentrations of PFAS in their blood than what is considered safe by the EPA, according to a new study from N.C. State. Mike Watters saved the second report from N.C. State University’s Pets and Equine Testing Survey for last. Two of Watters’ beloved Siberian huskies had participated in the study. While both had health issues, Watters said, they were much more pronounced in Cesar. Watters sai...