I first met Bill Neal at the 2019 National Animal Rights Conference in Washington, D.C. Bill was there to screen his documentary Long Gone Wild, which gave us both an update on the continuing captivity of the SeaWorld orcas (and…
As mentioned in this morning’s post, I have been working closely with CNN over the past couple weeks. While a larger piece is still to come, yesterday I was asked for a response to HISA’s statement announcing an “Emergency Veterinary…
The media coverage of, and the national conversation on, horseracing is the most intense and sustained that I have seen in my nine years of doing this. And I know with certainty that horse deaths have never received this level…
Just one of the many media pieces on our Preakness protest Saturday. ABC Baltimore: Also, one of our tweets Saturday was picked up by the New York Post:
Yesterday, Horseracing Wrongs, led by Maryland Coordinator (and board member) Jennifer Sully, was out in full force protesting the Preakness at Pimlico. 50+ smart, passionate activists lent their voices to the abused and suffering. The media coverage was exceptional –…
Horseracing Wrongs will of course be out in full force tomorrow at Pimlico Race Course, protesting not only the Preakness Stakes but the entire cruel, ugly U.S. horseracing industry. In advance of that, we purchased a largescale advertising campaign: 125…
Another fine example of simple, direct activism. A recent LTE published by The Baltimore Sun. (Please note: The kill rate is of course much higher than 10) “Horse racing is a cruel industry. Horses have 1,000-pound bodies resting on very…
Churchill’s recent kill cluster, and the media whirlwind that followed, has given rise to much soul-searching, which in the final analysis, is all we ask. One of the more noteworthy examples is an opinion piece by Joseph Gerth of the…
“Letters to the Editor” are a great way to educate and advocate. Here are two from HW supporters: Silvie Pomicter in the Lexington Herald-Leader (scroll down to “Horse Deaths”); Ann Roberts in The Baltimore Sun. Thank you to both.
This week is the most anticipated of the U.S. Racing calendar, with the Kentucky Derby, the world’s most famous race, slated for next Saturday. It’s an even bigger deal, of course, in host state Kentucky, and most especially at Churchill…
