First of all, the AERC doesn't respond to single incidents except to handle
them as protests if they are properly filed. The Protest &
Grievance handles each protest on its merits on the facts placed before by
the parties to the protest. The P&G Committee doesn't make policy;
that's the Board's job. The kinds of actions people have been talking
about from the AERC Board on horse fatalities are more general things like
better reporting, tightened up rules, and improved education and
research.
Second, you are just plain wrong on your facts. You
referred to two horse death incidents at rides. The horse death at the
NASTR ride was filed, then withdrawn, then refiled and then withdrawn.
WRONG!!!!! YOU wanted me to
rewrite my grievance because YOU didn't like the way it was
worded. YOU asked me to submit another check WHICH I
DID. Finally after months and months of nothing..............no word
from you or anyone...........the following spring I emailed you to find out what
was going on with the protest. YOU WROTE ME BACK AND SAID YOU LOST
MY CHECK AND PAPERWORK!!!!
I knew nothing would be done when I sent
both checks (certified return receipt) and I was
right...................oh...........I guess you did
*something*.....................your office managed to lose it...............how
convenient.
