Chicago writer should get fired for this article

[Scav]

Originally Posted by 2MinsToPost

Did Jay Marriotti get fired?

He has been on a 6 week vacation, he is still on Around the Horn on ESPN at the Sun Times Building but not sure.....been absent for some time now, alot of it had to do with how he called out his employer for not 'protecting' him or something, pretty comedy

[Gander]

Please clue me in on to what is so far off from the truth in this article?
So you have a guy who refuses to sugarcoat what is going on in this sport and how badly the animals get treated. So what, you want the guy to write an article beautifying Arlington and the sport and telling fabrications? I just dont get it.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by Gander

Please clue me in on to what is so far off from the truth in this article?
So you have a guy who refuses to sugarcoat what is going on in this sport and how badly the animals get treated. So what, you want the guy to write an article beautifying Arlington and the sport and telling fabrications? I just dont get it.

No, but talking about meat grinding and dog food is uncalled for IMO

[Gander]

Yes Scavs, I dont like it any more than you do. But unfortunately this guy brought out the cold hard facts which make guys like you and me who love this sport cringe. But its real and this needs to be dealt with.

Hard & not so much fun to think about this on beautiful sunny days when beautiful places like Del Mar and Saratoga are about to kick off their very anticipated meets.

[SentToStud]

Domesticated animals exist to serve and entertain man. No other reason. In the course of serving and entertaining, bad things happen. It's not pleasant at times but the value question is whether or not it is worth it. Is it worth breeding beluga whales for the purpose of displaying them at Shedd Aquarium? Or putting penguins on display in a giant windowed freezer at Lincoln PArk Zoo ? Who's to say.

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

THE ARTICLE WAS BAD...IT WAS WAY TO HARSH. This guy makes me sick. I know a lot about journalism and I think that he just clashed with some major rules of it. For one thing, he acted as if EVERYONE has their horses sent off to the slaughterhouse when their horses break down on the track. That is far from the reality of the situation. He also acts like no one cares about these animals and that is also far from the truth. He didn't have to compare Barbaro to a sandwich because they are doing everything to save that horse and will not send him to the slaughterhouse if he dies. The reason that I know this is because I know how New Bolton disposes of the bodies. If they don't dispose of the body at the Center, the Jacksons will have him buried. Horses die all the time off and on the track. People need to realize that. We've had two young horses euthanized at my stable in the past year...one was from a broken bone and the other was from colic. They get hurt, they get sick, and they die...just like people. Just because they die on the track doesn't mean that they might have not died running in the pasture a year down the road.

Do we have some problems in the industry...yes. Are we trying to do something about it...yes. Should the situation at Arlington be addressed and acknowledged by the public...yes. Should it be addressed in the manner that this journalist did it...absolutely not. I hate direct attacks on horse racing. I can't stand it because most of the time people attacking it know absolutely nothing about it. Horses have been around for centuries and have been breaking down for centuries...out in the pastures, in the stall, in the trailer, on the tracks...etc. If these people don't like it then don't become a part of it. I am an animal activist too and a member of the ASPCA, but I love horse racing. While their are cases of individual cruelty in the sport, their are also cases of love and caring...like with Barbaro...I can't believe this guy compared him to a sandwich. I swear, I will always defend horse racing until my last breath on this earth.

He was directly and maliciously attacking horse racing. Something has made him super sore with the sport. He said where are the Peta members. Really and truely this will be an excellent article for me to analyze because I could completely tear it apart because of my knowledge on this subject. I think I'll do it for the fun of it and post the results of my work sometime tomorrow. He was way to harsh...way.

I will also be e-mailing him and letting him know what he did wrong, and my opinions on this dreadful article. He could have stated his point a lot better than he did. That was sick and disgusting, and most importantly, not completely true.

[Gander]

He doesnt make me nearly as sick as some of the criminals involved in this sport and within the slaughter houses. Hes just a writer expressing his opinion. Whether you like it or not, most if not all of this article is true.

[Scurlogue Champ]

Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay

THE ARTICLE WAS BAD...IT WAS WAY TO HARSH. This guy makes me sick. I know a lot about journalism and I think that he just clashed with some major rules of it. For one thing, he acted as if EVERYONE has their horses sent off to the slaughterhouse when their horses break down on the track. That is far from the reality of the situation. He also acts like no one cares about these animals and that is also far from the truth. He didn't have to compare Barbaro to a sandwich because they are doing everything to save that horse and will not send him to the slaughterhouse if he dies. The reason that I know this is because I know how New Bolton disposes of the bodies. If they don't dispose of the body at the Center, the Jacksons will have him buried. Horses die all the time off and on the track. People need to realize that. We've had two young horses euthanized at my stable in the past year...one was from a broken bone and the other was from colic. They get hurt, they get sick, and they die...just like people. Just because they die on the track doesn't mean that they might have not died running in the pasture a year down the road.

Do we have some problems in the industry...yes. Are we trying to do something about it...yes. Should the situation at Arlington be addressed and acknowledged by the public...yes. Should it be addressed in the manner that this journalist did it...absolutely not. I hate direct attacks on horse racing. I can't stand it because most of the time people attacking it know absolutely nothing about it. Horses have been around for centuries and have been breaking down for centuries...out in the pastures, in the stall, in the trailer, on the tracks...etc. If these people don't like it then don't become a part of it. I am an animal activist too and a member of the ASPCA, but I love horse racing. While their are cases of individual cruelty in the sport, their are also cases of love and caring...like with Barbaro...I can't believe this guy compared him to a sandwich. I swear, I will always defend horse racing until my last breath on this earth.

He was directly and maliciously attacking horse racing. Something has made him super sore with the sport. He said where are the Peta members. Really and truely this will be an excellent article for me to analyze because I could completely tear it apart because of my knowledge on this subject. I think I'll do it for the fun of it and post the results of my work sometime tomorrow. He was way to harsh...way.

I will also be e-mailing him and letting him know what he did wrong, and my opinions on this dreadful article. He could have stated his point a lot better than he did. That was sick and disgusting, and most importantly, not completely true.

If you do "tear it apart," please use spell-check. Or else you will lose his attention in the first sentence as you did mine.