Responsibility for ex-racehorses

[Sightseek]

This link was sent to me today. http://www.ksdk.com/news/local/story...provider=email The horse was bred by John Oxley and last trained and owned by Dawn Martin. Who Her Own Storm was turned over to after she was retired to the track is not known, but she eventually was starved and on the way to the slaughterhouse. In addition a few tracks (none of them 'Storm had raced) have taken an anti-slaughter stance. Personally, I would be devastated if a horse I had bred or owned ended up like this horse, but is it the breeders or former owner's responsibility for the rest of the horses' life? Please note that no one involved in this situation has said it is, but this is a topic of discussion in the racing industry and something worth addressing I think.