Kitty Block is President and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States and CEO of Humane Society International, the international affiliate of the HSUS. The story was reported in Bloodhorse and the horse in question ironically named Kept True won $323,659 on the track with five wins, two seconds, and two thirds from 14 starts, all in In March 1964, Lisa Druck was born into a wealthy Florida family. According to information gathered from public records, as many as 2,000 racehorses die at tracks each year in the U.S.while racing, training, or on the grounds. Where there is potential for crime to exist, criminals will exploit and thrive in all the gaps they find. [14][16], Prosecutors later determined that the horse had not been injured.[15][19]. The Opson VI investigation saw the involvement of 61 countries. In the 1970s, many statutes that had criminalized certain sex acts in various U.S. states were repealed, largely since they had criminalized some consensual sex acts between adults that were no longer considered appropriate to forbid (e.g., criminalizing all oral and anal sex). The 65-year-old woman was never seen again and is presumed to have been murdered. While attention has also fallen on the treatment of racehorses, including the use of performance-enhancing and pain-masking drugs. [2] On November 29, 2005, Tait entered an Alford plea, a form of guilty plea in which the accused maintains that they are factually innocent but acknowledges that the evidence would likely lead to conviction and thus accept being convicted. In February 1977, the heiress to a vast fortune went missing in Chicago. 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The review aims to make recommendations designed to protect food business and help restore consumer confidence. These included Jason Servis, who trained Maximum Security. The $25,000 insurance policy on the animal excluded death from colic as claimable. With kill plants shuttered in the United States, the field of battle is increasingly on foreign soil; our neighbors in Canada and Mexico are taking in American horses and slaughtering them, while European and Asian nations (Belgium, France, Italy, Japan, and others) are importing that processed horse meat for human consumption. [31] Two days later, an anonymous person e-mailed investigators a photo of a man having sex with a Shetland pony from Thomason's farm; Tait and Thomason were arrested that same day. Is the source of the Irish horsemeat the same as the French one?6. What about industry claims that it has full traceability?10. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights? READ MORE, Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind. Tesco, whose own brand burgers were found to contain 29% horsemeat, promised to tighten up their supply chain, source British meat and be more transparent about the supply of their products. When asked why, he revealed Ciulla's involvement. Since the scandal the government has changed the rules so that horse carcasses may now only be released for consumption once they have been tested for bute. Management consultants KPMG estimate there are around 450 points at which the integrity of the chain can break down. He is said to be a model citizen. Although the horse meat scandal has affected the European consumer behavior, the main problems are not nutritional or food safety. Initially identified in Ireland, the scandal stretched across Europe and beyond. Mudede wrote "It was an almost comically easy law to pass";[2] bestiality had little political support in Washington and no group in the state actively advocated for bestiality to be legal. A supporter of civil rights, he'd given $60,000 in winnings from another race to Coretta Scott King in the wake of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. Though the California Horse Racing Board's inquiry discovered problems, such as trainers feeling pressured to have horses run and poor record-keeping, illegal drugs and procedures were not found responsible for the deaths. [11] Pinyan had been building a new house and a barn that he planned to keep a horse in, along the Key Peninsula Highway in Gig Harbor, Washington. While investigating the crime, The Irish and UK supermarket supply chains are highly integrated. It took time for the police to be contacted, lowering the chances of tracing Shergar. In December 2012, the Food Standards Agency Ireland (FSAI) tested a range of frozen foods. Spanghero had bought meat from a Dutch fraudster already convicted of passing horse off as beef, Jan Fasen. Companies have understandably been keen to distance themselves from the huge blow Horsegate had on the industry. Much of the latter is landed via Belgium. The group filmed one another being anally penetrated by horses and sometimes engaged in sex with each other afterwards (which was also filmed), and posted the videos online. The dye was rinsed off, then spray paint was applied to mimic Fine Cotton's white socks. administered a cocktail of anti-inflammatories, painkillers, sedatives, hormones, stimulants, diuretics, and muscle relaxants, a PETA investigation into trainer Steve Asmussen, every horse in his care had been given an array of drugs. There is no doubt that big steps have been taken to help make our food safer and less at risk of food fraud and food crime, but there is always more to be done with this ever-advancing crime. She has over ten years experience in the restaurant and hospitality industry and has spent time managing several successful businesses for large restaurant operators, as well as small independent outlets and craft brewery eateries. There is a clear need for leadership and cohesion when dealing with food fraud and food crime. April 16, 2013. As a food retailer whether it be a takeaway, restaurant, butchers shop, catering supplier or anything else having traceable food, a short supply chain, and stocking British food items will all go a huge way to establishing yourself as a reputable establishment and in gaining customer support. Some misconduct has been about manipulating races, whether by influencing jockeys or the recurring phenomenon of horse switching. Doses from horsemeat are likely to be very low. Silvercrest and Dalepak are both subsidiaries of ABP Food Group, one of the largest beef processors in Europe. At the instructions of the owner, Donna Brown, a simple solution was devisedbreak the animal's leg and then a vet would have to destroy it by lethal injection. There are 8 pillars of food integrity and they must all be considered together. 2. Meanwhile, their trainers and owners pocket the richesBafferts career earnings amount to over $329 million. On May 1, 2021, Medina Spirit won the Kentucky Derby. If you suspect something fraudulent in your restaurant, supply chain or your supermarket, you can check your company whistleblowing procedure, or report it confidentially through the FSA website, via email, or by calling the Food Crime Confidential line on 020 7276 8787. The FSAI released their findings in January 2013, and the horsemeat scandal broke in the following weeks throughout the industry. Ideally, as Elliott recommended, the NCU should have its own authority to make arrests and lead investigations, such as the Dutch unit do. As a diuretic, it also makes horses lose weight before a race. A handful of key players dominate the beef processing and supermarket sectors across Europe. Walter Swinburn on Shergar in the St. Leger Stakes at Doncaster, September 1981. Miebakagh Fiberesima from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, NIGERIA. 30% of consumers were buying less processed meat, and 24% were choosing vegetarian ready meals instead of meat ones. No one knows how long the adulteration has gone on. With kill plants shuttered in the United States, the field of battle is increasingly on foreign soil; our neighbors in Canada and Mexico are taking in American horses and slaughtering them, while This needs to be SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Timely), and should support and reaffirm its commitment to an independent FSA. The insurance companies simply increased their premiums to cover their losses. Before that scandal could be resolved, Medina Spirit died at just 3 years old. In addition to Blea, two other veterinarians in Southern California are under investigation by the states veterinary medical board. Any horse who has received Bute treatment cannot enter the human food chain. [21], The videographer in the case, 54-year-old James Michael Tait,[15] was charged with criminal trespass in the first degree the owners of the farm, a third party, were not aware that the men had entered the property to engage in bestiality. Where horse has been found in high concentrations, they say it suggests industrial scale adulteration. A recent HSI investigation found horse meat to be a hidden ingredient in several types of cheap convenience foods sold in local markets, and that most Europeans have no interest in consuming horse meat. Of the 36 people indicted in the horse murder scandal, 35 were convicted. In the weeks leading up to a race, horses are often administered a cocktail of anti-inflammatories, painkillers, sedatives, hormones, stimulants, diuretics, and muscle relaxants, either to mask their pain or to enhance their performance. Is it a health problem? The Trojan Horse scandal saw Islamic hardliners try to impose their agenda on state schools. In March 2020, U.S. federal prosecutors indicted 27 trainers, veterinarians and drug distributors. By communicating via their wallet and shopping patterns, consumers sent a clear message to the industry. In 1974, Tony Murphy, an Irish millionaire with a passion for horse racing, attempted to pull off a horse racing bait and switch. Pinyan and Tait filmed and distributed zoophilic pornography of Pinyan receiving anal sex from a stallion under the alias "Mr. This means that restaurants and supermarkets are also victims, as too might be the cheese producers, if they are unwittingly supplied milk from undeclared sources. Horse racing has been called the "Sport of Kings," and, just like royalty, racing has a scandal-filled history. The Qatar scandal could be the most egregious case of alleged corruption Parliament has seen in years, said Transparency International chief Michiel van Hulten. [8][9] In Washington state, a law was repealed on July 1, 1976, that had said: Every person who shall carnally know in any manner any animal or bird, or who shall carnally know any male or female person by the anus or with the mouth or tongue; or who shall voluntarily submit to such knowledge; or who shall attempt sexual intercourse with a dead body, shall be guilty of sodomy An effect of the repeal was that bestiality became legal in the state of Washington. Both groups should come back to the table immediately and make a plan to protect horses. Fuller was left with a theory about what had happened. The fact that horse meat is being comingled with other meats is no surprise to us, though it has been a major surprise to European consumers. This famous duo looked mighty cosy together when they were snapped in a local barn on Saturday night. One of the people caught in the dragnet was Victor Orena, onetime head of New York's Colombo crime family. [28] Following Sundance, it was also selected as one of the top five American films to be presented at the prestigious Directors Fortnight sidebar at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. This became public knowledge, resulting in threats, but Fuller's request for enhanced security before the race had been turned down. The coalition government broke up much of the FSA in its bonfire of the quangos, so that responsibility in the current scandal is split. The horsemeat scandal was when meat from horses entered the supply chain as beef and ended up being sold in many products in the UK. Burns had run away from home at the age of 15 and had made a living working with horses. Hes just one of more than two dozen individuals indicted for connections to the doping scheme, many of whom likely face or have received similar sentences. During California racetrack Santa Anita Park's December 2018 to June 2019 season, 30 horses died, with 23 of these deaths occurring by the end of March. This second round of testing showed only 0.61% of samples tested positive, a vast improvement. In the immediate aftermath of the horsemeat scandal, there was a drastic fall in consumer confidence in supermarket products. They should partnerwith Public Health England and local authorities to work towards shared a scientific service. It found horse DNA in over one-third of the beefburger samples, and pig in 85% of them. In a race at Atlantic City in 1975, the jockey Ciulla had influenced was too obvious about reining in his horse. 1. The FSA is still in charge of food safety; the Department of Health is responsible for nutritional standards, and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs covers labelling and veterinary medicines. There have been numerous cases recently where peanuts have entered dishes through spice mixes. The charges alleged the use of "drugs designed to secretly and dangerously enhance the racing performance of horses beyond their natural ability, a dishonest practice that places the lives of affected animals at risk." Some got a few years and a hefty fine, others received lesser sentences. In attempts to quantify the level of food crime, the Elliott Review contacted the territorial police forces in England and Wales who mentioned the problems with obtaining this information. Then a phone call would be made to Tommy Burns: Hey Tommy, you busy tomorrow night?. Comigel had subcontracted its ready meal production to a factory in Luxembourg, Tavola. 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The government should support the creation of a new Food Crime Unit under the FSA and support them in taking the lead role on national incidents. Most people will remember the horsemeat scandal or Horsegate as it became known as one of the biggest threats to food safety of recent years. To deter those at the racecourse from betting on Gay Future and therefore increasing his winning odds, his legs were covered with soap to make him appear sweaty. The food fraud business is estimated to be more lucrative than the small arms trade and drug smuggling combined. The trail of the French manufacturing scandal has taken a different route to the Irish/British one so far. Of the products sold as supermarket pizza carrying buffalo mozzarella, supermarket pizza carrying mozzarella, restaurant pizza bearing buffalo mozzarella, and restaurant other (salads and pastas) also bearing buffalo mozzarella- two thirds of these had at least some cows milk in the cheese. Why are the supply chains so complex?7. Why did some products contain so much more horse than others?4. I never heard of this. The drug was not allowed to be present on race day at the Derby, though use was permitted at other times for pain-alleviation, so Dancer's Image's win was erased. But if altruistic and humane concerns are not sufficient to convince policy makers to act, then consumer protection standards related to food safety and authentic labeling should be enough to put the horse slaughter industry out of business. He was released in 2019 at the age of 89. While its a costly punishment for Rhein, the horses placed under his care are the ones who paid the real price for his unethical actionsand the laws need to be reformed now. Before the buyer could find out that the horse she had bought was worthless, the animal would mysteriously die. As far as I'm concerned the players in this unthinkable line of work got off far too easily. people tick me off. 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Licensed slaughterhouses across Europe are required to have an official vet in attendance when slaughtering takes place in the UK most used to be directly employed by the government but many are now supplied under contract to the Food Standards Agency by the private company Eville & Jones. The men would often visit that farm for sexual purposes. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. Supermarket buyers and big brands have been driving down prices, seeking special offers on meat products as consumers cut back on their spending in the face of recession. The 2013 horse meat scandal was a food industry scandal in parts of Europe in which foods advertised as containing spicy beef were found to contain undeclared or improperly declared In February 1977, the heiress to a vast fortune went missing in Chicago. Winning back this trust saw many supermarkets commit to buying more British meat. Due to a global shortage in 2014 after failed crops in Southeast Asia, prices of cumin increased. The Polish and Romanian governments have not only protested their innocence of exporting horse as beef but also pointed out that their horse slaughtering industries are not large enough to account for the scale of adulteration that is emerging. I've spent half a century writing for radio and print (mostly print). Additionally, the results of Opson VI (March 2017) resulted in the seizure of fraudulent foods to an estimated sum of 205m. The Polish government checked its horse slaughterhouses and found no irregularities in labelling. U.S. only. At New York's Belmont Park on September 23, 1977, Lebon defied the odds to win his race, earning Gerard $80,000. Once the Irish authorities had reported their findings, the UK FSA asked industry to test all its beef products for horse. As a business, implementing awareness and prevention programmes, training your staff and using suppliers with food defence strategies, will all help reduce this cost, and combat food crime. [25][26], A documentary of the life and death of Pinyan, and the lives led by those who came to the farm near Enumclaw, debuted at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival under the title Zoo. [11], After Pinyan's death, a video circulated on the Internet of Kenneth Pinyan engaging in receptive anal intercourse with a horse. An economy beefburger can legally contain as little as 47% beef. Smaller cutting plants are no longer subject to daily inspection. There are many very good reasons to oppose horse slaughter, including the malevolent presence of killer buyers misrepresenting their intentions at auctions,inhumane long-distance transport, and cruel and clumsy slaughter methods. This can lead to broken bones and death. Its purpose was in response to a growing concern about the system used to deter, identify and prosecute food crime. This was sadly the case for Paul Wilson who died from anaphylactic shock after eating a takeaway containing peanuts in 2014. However, it is clear that top trainers with muddled records, like, apparently, Baffert, will continue abusing drugs in racing to turn a profitand they must be stopped. The horsemeat scandal taught us a lot about our vulnerabilities when it comes to food fraud, not least the impact a high-profile case like that can have on the economy, and the wider food industry across continents. Comigel supplied products to Tesco, Aldi and Findus. Food Packaging Symbols: What Do They Mean? Hands" or "2 Guys 1 Horse". XY Jet received $1.5 million at the Dubai Golden Shaheen in 2019 but supposedly died from a heart attack in January 2020. The industry also needs to be able to recognise the risk of food fraud and introduce anti-fraud auditing measures. Since 2014, restaurants and takeaways have been required by law to tell customers if a dish contains any of the 14 allergens. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! The Druck family owned the Eagle's Nest Farm near Ocala where they bred show horses. It's said that hanging a horseshoe upside down is a harbinger of bad luck. Infamous horse trainer Bob Baffert has accrued more than 30 drug violations throughout his career, five in the last two years alone. In 2015, ten years after the incident, he wrote that Enumclaw residents were still unwilling to acknowledge what had happened. Food fraud or food crime should be punished in the harshest way possible to deter criminals. The Enumclaw horse sex case was a series of incidents in 2005 involving Kenneth Pinyan,[2] an engineer who worked for Boeing and resided in Gig Harbor, Washington; James Michael Tait, a truck driver; and other unidentified men. According to allegations that led to his suspension, he administered medications, including controversial thyroxine, without establishing a veterinarian-client-patient relationship, an examination, or sometimes even a diagnosis. Here are 10 horse racing scandals that made headlines in recent years: 1968: The Kentucky Derby winner tests positive for phenylbutazone Dancer's Image Jerry Cooke/Corbis via Getty Images The Food Authenticity Network, which was recommended by the Elliott review as necessary to the integrity and assurance of Food Supply Networks, aims to raise awareness of the tools available to check for mislabelling and food fraud. "[2] In 2015, Mudede said that he was unaware of any bestiality arrests in Washington State since the Pinyan incident. [1] In 2015, Mudede wrote that the men had a sexual fixation on large penises "that may have had nothing to do with horses". Jason Servis, trainer of Maximum Security #7, waits for an inquiry result after the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 4, 2019, in Louisville, Kentucky. The welfare charities have documented horses in the thousands that have been moved by networks of horse dealers without proper passports. John Urquhart of the Sheriff's Office said that "typically", men were having sex with a horse on the property of James Michael Tait, a truck driver who lived in a trailer next to the farm, "but on this particular night it is my understanding that horse wasn't particularly receptive". The first case of horsemeat being found in fresh beef surfaced this week, when Asda withdrew its fresh beef bolognese. Additionally, there was a huge loss of consumer confidence in some of the biggest brands in the UK market. Lastly, consumers became victims from a psychological perspective as they unintentionally ate an animal that many people consider as pets. Richard Bailey, the suspected killer of Helen Brach, was sentenced to life imprisonment. Until then supermarkets and enforcement bodies had not tested for horse in beef products, because no one expected it to be there. Of the 36 people indicted in the horse murder scandal, 35 were convicted. Published by Henry Stone on November 29, 2022 Nearly 300m has been wiped off the value of Tesco after a number of its burgers were found to contain horse meat. [21] Senate Bill 6417, which made bestiality a Class C felony, passed on February 11, 2006. The Trojan Horse scandal saw Islamic hardliners try to impose their agenda on state schools. The insurance companies simply increased their premiums to cover their losses. Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images. Since the horsemeat scandal, the recommendations of the Elliott Review have been considered, and are someway to being fully implemented. The industry has previously boasted that it has full traceability of its supply chain which it audits frequently. Tait and Thomason admitted to engaging in sex acts with a horse. selling beef burgers and other products that contained as much as 29 percent horse meat, Major win! Since it is not known what triggers the illness, it has not been possible to set any safe level for bute residues in human food. Enforcement largely falls to individual local authorities and their trading standards officers, and their budgets have been slashed. The government should work with the food industry to reduce the threat of food fraud and food crime, to develop whistleblowingprocedures and encourage industry sampling and checking of food at all stages of the supply chain. According to experts, the widespread use of nontherapeutic drugs (legal and illegal) is one of the leading causes of injuries and fatal breakdowns on racetracks. This spells disaster for the legislation and calls into question the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authoritys goalsdoes it want to get the drugs out of racing or simply appear to be making a change? During this incident, Pinyan sustained internal injuries including a perforated colon. However, as Elliott warns, food chains are now so complicated that the finished product we buy from our suppliers, or as consumers from the supermarket shelves, could easily have untraceable and fraudulent content. Its supplier was the Irish company Greencore, which said it had in turn been supplied the meat by ABP. Food fraud is a topic we all need to stay on top of. The food and retail industries have become highly concentrated and globalised in recent decades. He had moved from Seattle to Oak Harbor, Washington. Following threads from the Brach case, detectives came across the horse insurance fraud scheme. Last week a horse abattoir in Yorkshire, Peter Boddy, was raided along with a Welsh meat trading company. In 2008, as Senator John Edwards was running for the Democratic nomination for president and as his wife, Elizabeth, was dealing with cancer, he was having an affair with Ms. Hunter. Terms for automated texts/calls from PETA: http://peta.vg/txt. In Italy they have been dubbed the agromafia. Millions of burgers have been recalled, and in the U.K., Burger King has dropped a supplier that was linked to the burgers contaminated with horse meat. Meanwhile, the industry should have its own safe haven to collect, collate and analyse information. He was given a 30-year sentence. On October 13, 2009, a woman associated with them, Christy D. Morris, was arrested and charged with three counts of animal cruelty. There was no central body in charge of these types of crime, and there was no central database to store records. They have developed very long supply chains, particularly for their economy lines, which enable them to buy the ingredients for processed foods from wherever they are cheapest at any point, depending on exchange rates and prices on the global commodity markets. [2][16], On July 2, 2005, an unidentified man dropped Pinyan off at the Enumclaw Community Hospital. Here are five big drug-related horse racing scandals so far in 2022: When it was announced that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) would be serving as the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authoritys independent enforcement agency, hopes were high that positive change was coming for horses used in the racing industry. The situation highlights the importance of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act, which will institute national standards for drugs and medication, along with testing and enforcement measures, when it takes effect on July 1, 2022. [29][30], Some time after the events in Washington, James Michael Tait moved to Maury County, Tennessee, onto a farm owned by a man named Kenny Thomason housing horses, pigs, goats and dogs. LONDON Two months after a horse meat scandal first gripped Europe, tests conducted by European Union countries showed on Tuesday that France had found the most Claim: An Oklahoma City McDonald's outlet was caught with horse meat and human meat in their freezers. Lisa Druck went into the movie business where she still works as a producer. A scandal has erupted in Europe because some products labeled as beefincluding Burger King hamburgers and frozen lasagnawere recently found to contain various amounts of horse meat. The Dutch trader ran a company called Draap, which spelled backwards is paard or Dutch for horse. A trend to deregulate and leave industry to police itself, begun under the last government, has seen numbers of inspectors fall from 1,700 at the height of the BSE crisis to around 800 now. The cause of death was registered as colic and Druck collected on the $150,000 insurance he had taken out on Henry the Hawk. Jennifer Sullivan, a Seattle Times staff reporter, said that originally the King County Sheriff's Department did not expect the local newspapers to report on the event because of its gruesome nature. This can lead to broken bones and death. Hands". From historical figures to present-day celebrities, Sara Kettler loves to write about people who've led fascinating lives. There are conflicting reports as to whether the agency began its investigation as random surveillance or after having been tipped off. 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But soon an Uruguayan journalist notified the New York Jockey Club that the winning Lebon was actually Cinzanothe two horses looked similar, but the white stars on their foreheads were different. In the early 2000s, he found a group of men online, nicknamed "zoos", who began meeting at a farm in an unincorporated area of King County, Washington, for communal weekends. The animal would drop fast and be dead before it hit the floor. After such a scandal, people understandably feel uncertain about food and lose trust in food provenance. Gillespie and his trainer ended up serving time. To address this, Gillespie's gang used hair dye, which turned the horse orange. Horsemeat scandal: the ABP and Comigel connections. Jorge Navarro, trainer for XY Jet, was also indicted. Sarah Taylor is the Content Production Manager for Food & Drink at High Speed Training. [1] He also believed Pinyan did not truly love horses and was not a true zoophile,[1] although Pinyan had a cast created of the penis of his favorite horse, Strut. The results came back with over a third of the products containing equine DNA, and 85% of the total products containing pig. Although some people claimed to have an allergic reaction, in general it posed a low risk to human health. They are a mixture of horses bred for racing and pets. Of course, Gay Future won. Where did the horsemeat scandal begin?2. Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. After the horses' arrival at Gerard's farm, Cinzano's accidental death was recorded. It is not illegal to use these protein concentrates so long as they are identified correctly to the manufacturer. In some cases, the buffalo mozzarella advertised was in fact 100% cows milk mozzarella. Fine Cotton was not a successful Australian racehorse when he was purchased by bloodstock agent John Gillespie. The wining and dining usually led to the sale of a broken down old nag passed off as a champion show mount for top dollar. The horsemeat scandal is an example of how criminals can infiltrate supply chains of legitimate businesses, without their knowing, causing huge impact both across the industry and down to individual consumers. However, the Soil Association reported that organic sales increased by 8.4% from January 2013 to February 2013, indicating that consumers were choosing to buy organic as a sign of integrity and quality. Using the contacts, the authorities found the farm where the incident occurred. Previous convictions of dealers and traders along with intelligence suggest a link between the horse trade, meat laundering and various forms of trafficking. HubPages is a registered trademark of The Arena Platform, Inc. Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners. They would usually be told to slow their horses so they didn't finish in the top three, thus ensuring that less favored horses won and delivered big payouts. [18], After Pinyan died, the authorities used his driver's license to find acquaintances and relatives. McAdam said it in turn had been sold them by a meat trader in Hull, Flexi Foods, which imports from Poland and elsewhere. [22] Judge David Christie gave him a suspended one-year sentence, a $300 fine, one day of community service, and ordered Tait never to visit the farm again. Shauna L Bowling from Central Florida on August 05, 2021: This both breaks my heart and disgusts me. Three men have been arrested on suspicion of offences under the Fraud Act. The French government said Spanghero was the first agent to stamp the horse as beef; Spanghero has denied doing so deliberately. What is Food Fraud Costing Your Business. There was speculation that the dirt track's conditions, perhaps affected by heavy rains, had caused the deaths, but tests showed nothing was amiss. Current subscribers: You will continue to receive e-mail unless you explicitly opt out by clicking, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. The tests showed unknown DNA present in the samples, and so they were tested again for bovine (cow), porcine (pig) and equine (horse) DNA. This ensures that consumers can have confidence in the food they buy. Read on to find out more about what food fraud is costing you. The judge remarked that it was easy to become remorseful after being caught and gave her a seven-month federal prison sentence. Recent scientific work from the Quadram Institute in Norwich has established a test to differentiate between buffalo mozzarella and mozzarella made with cows milk. FSAI says it alerted the UK Food Standards Agency in November since what was on sale in Ireland would also be on sale in the UK; the FSA told MPs that it only found out in January. We all need to take responsibility for preventing food fraud and food crime where we can, both as workers within the industry, and as consumers. Baffert's horses have failed 30 drug tests over 40 years, with Medina Spirit becoming the fifth horse to do so in the past year. This consumer avoidance of certain products, for example choosing not to purchase cheap meat ready meals and choosing organic or vegetarian instead, helped them to show their feelings to food businesses. While the death of Medina Spirit is being investigated, PETA is pushing for Baffert to be banned from having unsupervised contact with these horses, and an independent state-appointed veterinarian should make medical decisions concerning them. The current scandal shows that that traceability is not worth the paper it is generally written on. By participating on this page, you are agreeing to our. But food crime is already a billion-pound business with links to organised crime being well known. The scheme went off the rails when Dashing Solitaire was injured in a kangaroo-related incident and left unable to run. He acquired the nickname of The Sandman.. The first batch of tests found around 4% of horse testing positive. But now, despite months of negotiations, it has been announced that the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority and the USADA are unable to reach an agreement in line with the requirements of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020 and maintain a credible, effective program. Four people have gone on trial in Paris over the 2013 horsemeat scandal in Europe. Manufacturers add other cheap ingredients including water and fat, and use concentrated proteins to bind the water and fat in. ABP has also confirmed that it has been supplied with beef by Norwest Foods, based in Cheshire, with operations in Poland and Spain, which is now also part of FSA inquiries. This meant mixes were being bulked up with cheaper alternatives to keep costs down. The National Crime Unit (NCU) was established to aid intelligence gathering and to help with investigations. They should develop specialist training and advice for detecting food fraud. Sometimes this is done fraudulently and proprietors dont know the product contains other ingredients. The next round of tests revealed that the "beef" in frozen lasagne and spaghetti bolognese made for Tesco, Aldi and Findus by a French manufacturer, Comigel, was up to 100% horse. - video, Horsemeat: the mystery 'Polish beef trimmings' at the heart of a scandal, Supermarket suppliers could win from the horsemeat scandal, Howthe horsemeat scandal unfolded timeline, Howwill bute being found in horsemeat affect the food chain? ABP pointed the finger of blame at its continental suppliers, with the FSAI saying these were in the Netherlands and Spain. Tommy Burns scored leniency for his cooperation and was sentenced to a year in prison. All he had to do then, says Burns, was plug the cord into a standard wall socket. In the weeks leading up to a race, horses are often administered a cocktail of anti-inflammatories, painkillers, sedatives, hormones, stimulants, diuretics, and muscle relaxants, either to mask An investigation discovered that Chris Harn, one of Davis' fraternity brothers, was a senior computer programmer at Autotote, which handled the telephone betting service that Davis used. Consumers are the obvious victims in these cases. One of the cheapest sources of these protein additives is pork rind. Rupert Taylor (author) from Waterloo, Ontario, Canada on August 05, 2021: Agreed that the punishments in no way fit the crimes. In 1989, he was hired to put down a gelding named Streetwise that had a history of colic. How Much Money Did Tesco Lose In The Horse Meat Scandal? Industry sources and food safety officials believe there are different types of adulteration taking place. The video was nicknamed "Mr. Lorries transporting horses have been used as cover for smuggling large quantities of cannabis between the UK and Northern Ireland and lorries transporting horsemeat to the continent are believed to be used for people smuggling on the return journey. Investigators concluded that Ms. Brach had figured out what Bailey was up to and that he bumped her off to silence her. Druck taught Burns how to electrocute a horse so that its death would look like colic, a catch-all word for often-fatal equine intestinal ailments. According to Charles Mudede, co-writer of the 2007 documentary film Zoo, the men trained the horses to penetrate them by stripping, applying a horse breeding pheromone, and bending over. As buffalo mozzarella is a premium product, they are paying more for a product they are not getting. In April 2014, a second round of coordinated pan-European testing for horse meat DNA in beef products was launched. Bailey was a con man who targeted wealthy widows. There is no doubt food fraud costs businesses every day. It's a crying shame. The failed test also brought negative attention to Medina Spirit's trainer, Bob Baffert. Earlier news reports stated that the authorities had used surveillance camera footage to track down Pinyan's companion. Human relationships or interactions with horses have varied throughout history depending on human needs, but it is horses' ability to carry a human individual that has had perhaps the greatest impact on their relationship with man. Druck had taken a page out of Richard Bailey's crime manual and had located a very unsavoury character called Tommy Burns (real name Tim Ray). The type of food consumers trusted least was processed foods and red meat. She asked the judge for leniency as all she wanted to do was look after her seven-year-old daughter. [14][17] Medical staff wheeled Pinyan into an examination room before realizing he was dead. The network has recently joined forces with private company LGC to ensure there is access to laboratories which provide fit for purpose testing to check for food authenticity. While investigating the crime, the FBI came across a man called Richard Bailey. One of the issues the scandal highlighted was how vulnerable to food crime the supply chain is. The majority of the beef ready meals also contained pig DNA but not horse. The Food Standards Agency should lead for the government and share intelligence with the industry. The horse trade from the Americas has similarly been bedevilled by problems with horse passports and drug contamination. The revelation led to the largest meat recall in U.S. history in 2008, 143 million pounds. on August 04, 2021: It seems to me the Judges like the cruelty done to the horses or there is no reliable animal law back then. There has been a mistmatch between the cost of real beef and what companies are prepared to pay. The fact is, Canada and Mexico do not have sufficient protocols for safety testing, yet somehow the EU is allowing these products in. The story was reported in The Seattle Times and was one of that paper's most read stories of 2005. On race day, conveniently the same day as nine other larger races, the two other horses were officially pulled from competition, leaving Gay Future and one other horse left. This type of meat is a valuable new foodstuff, with physical, chemical and nutritional characteristics higher or closer to those of other domestic animals, being a part of the traditional diet in many communities. By submitting this form, you are agreeing to our collection, storage, use, and disclosure of your personal info in accordance with our privacy policy as well as to receiving e-mails from us. thereafter. An economy beefburger can legally contain as little as 47% beef. It later said the horsemeat had entered its chain through suppliers in Poland. [2], Pinyan had previously lost the ability to experience certain sensations after a motorcycle accident, and he had begun to seek out increasingly extreme sexual acts such as insertion of extremely large dildos, fisting, and receptive anal sex with horses. I hope to still be tapping the keys as I take my last breath. The HSUS has been battling against the slaughter of American horses for human consumption for many years. Officials from the Florida Department of Agricultural and Consumer Services had a tip about Burns and had watched the whole grisly scene unfold. Someone could have approached Dancer's Image and drugged him. What was the Horsemeat Scandal? The investigations into how the horsemeat came to be in certain foods then unravelled across Europe. The take home message we should learn from the horsemeat scandal must be this: food crime is real, it happens globally, and it costs every single person dearly. Why has it happenened?8. On February 8, 1983, masked gunmen came to Shergar's farm, forced a groom to load up the horse, and drove away. The government should work to develop Centres of Excellence and foster relationships across the industry. [12][13], The incident that killed Pinyan occurred at a 40-acre (16ha) farm located in an unincorporated area in King County, Washington,[14][15] 5 miles (8.0km) northwest of the city of Enumclaw. Five weeks into the scandal and the links in the Irish chain have still not been fully established. It is indisputable that American horses whether they come off the racetrack, out of the show ring or from a ranch are treated throughout their lives with drugs prohibited for use in food producing animals, both here and in the EU. After the Breeders' Cup race on October 26, 2002, Derrick Davis had winning Pick Six ticketsin which bettors try to select the winners in six consecutive racesand won more than $3 million. Peggy Woods from Houston, Texas on August 05, 2021: What horrific crimes! The USADA is the national anti-doping organization in the U.S. for the Olympic, Paralympic, Pan American, and Parapan American Gamesan impressive rsum. The call to industry to request evidence of food fraud also had limited results, either being insignificant concerns or already widely known problems. The Elliott Review made it clear how the extent of food fraud and food crime has previously been unrecordable. The economic downturn from 2008 had previously put sales of organic food in a downward trend. It emerged during Fasen's trial in Holland that he had supplied French companies with horsemeat imported from South America and Mexico fraudulently labelled as Dutch and German "beef" going back to 2007. Donna Brown, owner of Streetwise whose leg was broken, was convicted of insurance fraud. From horse and beef to chicken, donkey and buffalo. Huge blocks of frozen meat at a cold store in Northern Ireland, Freeza Foods, which had been quarantined by officials suspicious of its labelling and state of packaging, were found to contain 80% horse. He also agreed to cooperate and was wired up to record conversations with other conspirators. After pleading guilty to distributing performance-enhancing drugs to horses in his care and then hiding the activity from regulators, Dr. Kristian Rhein received three years in prison and a financially devastating $1 million in forfeitureswith more costly fines likely to follow. Burns later told Sports Illustrated writer William Nack that Druck instructed him, How to slice an extension cord down the middle into two strands of wire; how to attach a pair of alligator clips to the bare end of each wire; and how to attach the clips to the horseone to its ear, the other to its rectum. The companies involved in the horsemeat scandal. Horse passports are supposed to record any bute administered so that animals can be excluded from going for food, but with large numbers of fake passports in circulation, some horses containing bute have been eaten. Some of the drugs used were referred to as "red acid," "bleeder" and "frozen pain." Thanks anyway. These tests revealed that the beef in frozen lasagne and spaghetti Bolognese, made by French manufacturer Comigel, was up to 100% horse. Each year, horses are forced to train and race with painful preexisting injuries that should warrant pulling them from competition. Because the horse didn't appear promisingand it decreased the odds of him winning an upcoming August 26 race in Cartmel. Owner Peter Fuller contested the disqualification in court for years, spending more than the $122,000 prize money, but was ultimately unsuccessful. The Peter Boddy abattoir, now closed, was small, with official records showing it slaughtered 44 horses last year. It led to five schools being placed into special measures and teachers banned. He must be held accountable for his actions, and the horses in his barns need protection. Where any serious food safety or food crime incidents occur, the government should protect public health against risks and work with the FSA to implement contingency plans in case of another food safety and/or food crime incident. Alberto Alemanno, a law Animal rights activists protest horse racing deaths outside Santa Anita Park on March 10, 2019, in Arcadia, California. Evidence of this is seen in the annual coordination of Interpol and Europol and their food fraud investigations under the operation title Opson. Horses are such majestic creatures. What happened to government control of food safety and standards?11. Either Pinyan or the unidentified man recorded Tait being anally penetrated by a stallion known as Big Dick. The pulverizing mechanisms of meat processing allowed horse meat to easily masquerade as beef, while the EUs protracted supply chain obscured the country and facility of origin. [16] So Pinyan, Tait, and a third unidentified man snuck into the barn of the Southeast 444th Street farm that night. With the majority of Australians repulsed by the thought of Soon, word spread among the well-heeled community of equestrian sports that if something nefarious needed to be done, Tommy Burns was the go-to guy. It's said that hanging a horseshoe upside down is a harbinger of bad luck. As investigators worked behind the scenes, public events in the European food industry took on the appearance of collapsing dominoes: One beefburger sample from Tesco turned out to be 29% horse instead of beef. However, before the race, the real Gay Future was brought to England from Ireland to be swapped in secret. In 1992, Orena was convicted on racketeering and murder charges and received three life sentences plus 85 years. Text HARVARD to 73822 to urge Harvards administration to close Livingstones laboratory, where baby monkeys are stolen from their mothers and their eyes are sewn shut in depraved experiments! Some got a few years and a hefty fine, others received lesser sentences. Where horse has been found above trace levels, however, experts believe they are looking at fraudulent substitution of horse for beef. In less than a month, the scandal has spread from Ireland, where prepared foods sold as beef products were found to contain horse, to Britain and much of the Continent. Edwards' 'other Woman' Revives Memories of a Gruesome Scandal., Chicago's Most Famous Missing Person Case Began 40 Years ago Friday., Rielle Hunter and the Murdered Show Horses., The Worst Serial Murderer Sports Has ever Seen.. Of the five samples from the supermarkets that were labelled as simply mozzarella, 100% were made with cows milk. Nearly 200 beef products sold in the EU were found to contain horse meat, but the scale of the supply chain made investigating the source of the contamination extremely challenging. After finishing, Tait then filmed Pinyan being anally penetrated by the same horse. However, after an Associated Press report stated that the farm where the event occurred attracted a significant number of people who sought to partake in bestiality, the Times decided that it needed to write articles about the case as multiple people were involved. It is possible that horse hide is now also being used. Barry James Gilmour/Fairfax Media via Getty Images. The horse ran, and wonbut the subterfuge was quickly discovered, in part because paint was dripping down the horse's legs. Baker faces 15 causes for discipline, which could result in the suspension or revocation of his license. [34], After Pinyan died, a Washington State Senator, Pam Roach, crafted a bill to ban bestiality in Washington State. [14] Sgt. The Enumclaw horse sex case was a series of incidents in 2005 involving Kenneth Pinyan, [2] an engineer who worked for Boeing and resided in Gig Harbor, Washington; James Michael Tait, a Its alleged that Baker prescribed medicationincluding thyroxineto horses he had not examined. It turned out that Burns was just the tip of the horse barn. In all these nations thanks to the work of our investigators and program staff with The HSUS and Humane Society International we are finding a trail of cruelty and deception, which is fomenting public concern among European citizens about the integrity, honesty and wholesomeness of the global horse slaughter enterprise. Lisa Druck went by several other names, one of them being Rielle Hunter, which may ring a distant bell for some. Networks of brokers, cold stores operators and subcontracted meat cutting plants have emerged to supply rapidly fluctuating orders "just in time". The government should encourage fewer audits but make them more effective by arriving unannounced. There have been suggestions the crime was committed by the mafia or Libya's Muammar Gaddafi, but the most accepted theory is that the stallion was taken and killedby the IRA in a botched attempt to fund the group. The 2013 horse meat scandal shed light on fraudulent practices on a huge scale. Consumers became economical victims of this food crime when they paid for beef and instead unknowingly received a cheaper horsemeat alternative. And in an attemptnot to alert bookmakers, Murphy entered two other Collins-trained horses, though he never planned on actually having them race. Where do the horses come from?12. They have all the connections that can pull a few strings to make problems go away. Her father, James Druck was a lawyer who made a handsome living defending insurance companies against fraudulent claims. Burns and Arlie were arrested and, realizing they had no defence, decided to cooperate with authorities. The world-class irony of this will become apparent soon. However, consumers are likely not the only victims. Kathy Milani/The HSUSAmerican horses being loaded onto a double-deckertruck in Texas, bound for slaughter in Mexico. [32][33] In January 2010, Tait pleaded guilty in a Tennessee court to engaging in sexual acts with animals and was placed on probation. They were victimised further when they ate horse without the knowledge of whether it had been contaminated with illegal pharmaceuticals, such as phenylbutazone (commonly known as Bute). The horsemeat scandal taught us how susceptible to fraud and crime the food industry can be. The story was reported in Bloodhorse and the horse in question ironically named Kept True won $323,659 on the track with five wins, two seconds, and two thirds from 14 starts, all in races against fillies. From race-fixing and horse switches to performance-enhancing drugs, some will do whatever it takes to see their horse cross the finish line first. James Druck faced no consequences for his actions over Henry the Hawk unless you count dying of lung cancer in 1990. Respected animal welfare organisations have warned governments for several years about the growing trade in knackered horses both between Ireland, the UK, France and Belgium, and between North and South America, and continental Europe. report from March 2013 found that 6 in 10 consumers had changed their shopping habits. Eight samples from the supermarkets had ingredient labels saying buffalo mozzarella and 100% were labelled correctly. Medina Spirit, a horse trained by Baffert, tested positive for betamethasone after finishing first at the Kentucky Derby. 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