An HW Reader on Jobs, Aftercare
Hi Patrick, I just became aware of your blog and want to commend you and your efforts to shut down horseracing. The argument that doing so will cost thousands of jobs is a stubborn one. I moved to Pittsburgh when…
Giving Voice
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MSNBC, USA Today, CNN – A Good Day Indeed
As mentioned, The New York Times covered our Stakes protest yesterday. But that wasn’t the only good news on the media front. (It’s good news, of course, because we’re able to get the facts and truth out to a much…
Our Belmont Stakes Protest
Yesterday, HW was out in force protesting the Belmont Stakes. It was a great turnout – over 50 activists – and our two billboard trucks traversed Hempstead Turnpike all day, displaying the gruesome video truth. In short, if you were…
Cali & Wildfire: A Story of Love
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…
HW on CNN
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…
A Disgusting Vet, Lousy Journalism
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…
Protesting Works
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:
The HW Army Out in Force
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 –…
Protesting the Preakness
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…
Activism 101: Write Those Letters
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…
Why We Do What We Do: “I stopped wagering three years ago. I stopped watching last year.”
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…
Let Your Voice Be Heard
“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.